Abstract: An optical component protector, comprising a transparent plate, configured to be mounted in front of an optical component to be protected and a plenum chamber, connected to a top edge of a transparent plate wherein the plenum chamber is configured to receive a supply of gas from a gas supply and provide a curtain of the gas across a surface of the transparent plate that is on an opposite side of the transparent plate from the optical component.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 23, 2019
Date of Patent:
November 5, 2024
Assignee:
Andrew Subratie
Inventors:
Andrew Subratie, Alberto Llopis-Pascual, Peter Hoare