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7618465 |
Near-field antenna
The invention relates to a near-field antenna comprising a dielectric shaped body having a tip. The shaped body is characterized in that at least the surface of the tip is metallized, thereby...
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7609927 |
Light diffusing tip
A light diffusing tip is provided. The light diffusing tip comprises a housing and a monolithic light scattering medium disposed within the housing. The monolithic light scattering medium comprises...
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7609440 |
In-vivo examination apparatus
When carrying out in vivo examination of a living organism, the behavior in the interior thereof is continuously observed with clear images. Provided is an in-vivo examination apparatus 1 ...
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7608842 |
Driving scanning fiber devices with variable frequency drive signals
Methods of moving or vibrating cantilevered optical fibers of scanning fiber devices are disclosed. In one aspect, a method may include vibrating the cantilevered optical fiber at an initial...
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7603013 |
Fiberscopes and fiber bundles
An elongate imaging fiber bundle may include a plurality of elongate optical fibers coherently arranged in the bundle, the plurality including peripheral fibers at a periphery of the bundle and...
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7599591 |
Optical delivery systems and methods of providing adjustable beam diameter, spot size and/or spot shape
An optical device and method for varying an optical characteristic of an optical beam can include a plurality of optical fibers each having an input end, an output end, and a core, wherein each of...
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7569013 |
Endoscope optics with a lateral optic-fiber bundle
An endoscope optics receiving a fiber tube to separate optic fibers running between the tubes from an image guide fitted with a distal objective lens, the objective lens being configured to look...
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7544162 |
Optical probe
An optical probe has a tubular outer envelope, and a shaft rotatable about a rotating axis extending longitudinal direction of the outer envelope. A light guide disposed to extend along the shaft...
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7522797 |
Method and apparatus for fiberscope
The disclosure generally relates to a method and apparatus for a fiberscope. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a chemical imaging fiberscope for imaging and collecting optical spectra...
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7522796 |
Camera integral with optical fiber
A camera ( 1 ) has a tubular housing ( 3 ) having an emission window ( 7 ). A unitized optical fiber bundle ( 9 ) is provided on the inner surface of the housing ( 3 ) by utilizing a bundle of...
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7502537 |
Optical fiber-bundle and fiber-optic processing equipment using the same
A fiber-bundle disclosed has: a bundle of a plurality of optical fibers each receives a light beam in one end and emits the light beam from the other end; and an adjuster to adjust positions of a...
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7483607 |
Dual core optic fiber illuminated laser probe
A microsurgical laser probe primarily used in ophthalmic surgery provides both laser light and illumination light to a surgical site from a single light source. The laser probe has a dual core...
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7480433 |
Electro-optical stimulation/measurement
An electro-optical system includes an array including a plurality of optical fibers and a plurality of electrodes, and an insulator. The optical fibers are configured to transmit light, the optical...
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7460754 |
Medical inspection device
A medical inspection device. A housing includes a transparent plate and a first opening. A reflective layer is formed in the housing and opposes the transparent plate. The first opening is between...
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7440661 |
Configuration detection device for endoscope
A configuration detection device includes a light-providing optical fiber, a light reflector a curvature-detecting optical fiber, and a light modulator. The light-providing optical fiber transmits...
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7430350 |
Multi-length flexible image bundle
A method for manufacturing an image fiber bundle that includes the steps of aligning a plurality of image fibers into a bundle, bonding the plurality of image fibers in at least three regions to...
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7418178 |
Multi-core fiber
A multi-core optical fiber apparatus is disclosed. The multi-core optical fiber apparatus includes a cladding comprising quartz and a plurality of cores embedded in the cladding. Each of the cores...
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7418169 |
Apparatus for controlling at least one of at least two sections of at least one fiber
An apparatus for controlling at least one of at least two sections of at least one fiber can be provided. The apparatus can include an arrangement which may be provided between the first and second...
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7412131 |
Multilayer optic device and system and method for making same
An optic device, system and method for making are described. The optic device includes a first solid phase layer having a first index of refraction with a first photon transmission property and a...
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7409130 |
Endoscope
An endoscope includes an elongated insertion section which has a distal end portion and is inserted into a body cavity. The insertion section has a rigid portion body on the distal end portion. The...
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7404794 |
Microendoscope
A microendoscope with a distal probe tip which has, in particular, a diameter of up to approximately 1 mm is provided and inside of which an optical subassembly at least provided with a...
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7359601 |
Device and method for delivery of long wavelength laser energy to a tissue site
A laser energy delivery device is provided that is suitable for irradiating a body tissue with relatively long wavelength laser energy in the presence of an aqueous liquid without significant...
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7349608 |
Stationery products incorporating fiber optics
The inventive subject matter is directed toward a stationery item having bundles of fiber optics that extend through an outside surface of the stationery item in order that points at the...
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7336990 |
Equipment for subsurface autofluorescence spectroscopy
An equipment includes an excitation source ( 1 ), elements for injecting ( 2 ) an excitation signal produced by the source in an ordered bundle ( 3 ) of flexible optical fibers, elements for...
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7336988 |
Multi-photon endoscopy
An apparatus includes an optical element, a GRIN lens, and a detector. The optical element has a first optical aperture. The GRIN lens has first and second ends. The first end of the GRIN lens is...
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7333700 |
Scanning apparatus and endoscope
An endoscope includes a generally cylindrical optical waveguide, an light source emitting a laser beam, and a generally annular photodiode. The optical waveguide is provided at the distal end of...
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7333698 |
Optical scanning device
An optical scanning device including a bundle of optical fibers adapted for delivering optical energy beams therethrough, and an actuator coupled to the bundle of optical fibers adapted to bend the...
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7330305 |
Laser scanning confocal microscope with fibre bundle return
The invention provides a confocal microscope or endoscope, having a source of coherent light for illuminating a sample, and an imaging optical fibre bundle ( 82 ) for receiving return light,...
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7315678 |
Method and apparatus for low-loss signal transmission
The present invention relates to the field of radio-frequency (RF) waveguides. More specifically, the present invention pertains to a method and apparatus that provides ultra-low-loss RF waveguide...
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7294102 |
Method and apparatus for providing depth control or z-actuation
A position control apparatus for controlling position along an axis, comprising: an extensible member that can be extended and contracted along said axis, comprising shape memory alloy locatable to...
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7289705 |
Cable having signal conductors surrounding optically transmissive core remote imaging system
An optical imaging system with a flexible cable having a first end and a second end. The cable has a central core element including a flexible optical conduit, with a number of wires surrounding...
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7275875 |
Universal interface for single-handed insertion of cables
A method and apparatus for a universal single handed light cable receptive port is disclosed. In one embodiment, a jaw assembly is coupled to a base. A latch is coupled to a base to hold the jaw...
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7274847 |
Light diffusing tip
A light diffusing tip is provided. The light diffusing tip comprises a housing and a monolithic light scattering medium disposed within the housing. The monolithic light scattering medium comprises...
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7242833 |
Method and apparatus for high resolution coherent optical imaging
A method and an apparatus for examining the subsurface microstructure of a sample are provided. Radiation from a plurality of optical radiation sources travels along a first optical path. In the...
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7242832 |
Device for tissue characterization
A probe for use in characterizing tissue. The probe includes a plurality of optical fibers and an optical element. Each fiber includes a distal portion and a proximal portion. The fibers transmit...
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7239782 |
Chemical imaging fiberscope
A fiberscope device is disclosed which is suitable for video imaging, laser Raman spectroscopy and laser Raman spectroscopic (i.e. chemical) imaging. The fiberscope design minimizes fiber...
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7221836 |
Light diffusing fiberoptic coupling
In an endoscopic system there is a source of radiation and a waveguide, which is symmetric about an axis and receptive of the radiation for guiding the radiation therealong. A coupling mechanism...
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7221834 |
Image fiber
An image fiber includes an image fiber body having a twisted portion which is formed by heating, softening, and twisting a portion of the image fiber body. The rate of twist in the twisted portion...
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7221824 |
Miniaturized focusing optical head in particular for endoscope
An optical head for equipping the distal end of a flexible optical fiber bundle, designed to be urged into contact with an analyzing surface and including optical elements for focusing an...
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7212694 |
Fiber-optic sensing system for measuring curvature
The invention provides a fiber-optic sensing system for measuring a curvature in a small and elongated cavity of an object. The system includes a light source, an optical fiber and a light signal...
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7167622 |
Photonic crystal fibers and medical systems including photonic crystal fibers
In general, in one aspect, the invention features systems, including a photonic crystal fiber including a core extending along a waveguide axis and a dielectric confinement region surrounding the...
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7121098 |
High-temperature inspection device and cooling apparatus therefor
An inspection system includes a cooling apparatus for conducting visual inspections within operating temperature environments, such as, for example, the interior of a combustion turbine shortly...
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7110645 |
Method and instrument for microscopy
A microscope includes a light source that emits an illuminating light beam for illumination of a specimen, a beam splitter separating measuring light out of the illuminating light beam, and an...
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7054528 |
Plasmon-enhanced tapered optical fibers
An apparatus includes an optical fiber and an electrically conducting layer. The optical fiber has a tapered portion with a lateral surface and an end face. The electrically conducting layer is...
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7050692 |
Proximal coupler for optical fibers
A coupler for interfacing a light source, such as a laser, and a fiber optic cable is disclosed. The coupler includes a slide mount having a channel that is adapted to receive optical fibers. The...
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7041054 |
LED illumination for surgical endoscopes and industrial rigid boroscopes
An endoscope and stroboscope comprising an elongated rigid tube that includes an inner tube providing an optical path for viewing through said tube by a human being, an LED light source connected...
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6983101 |
Image recording apparatus, image reproducing apparatus and image recording/reproducing apparatus
An image recording apparatus comprises means for storing in a memory input image data as basic image data in a period of a predetermined number of fields as well as feeding the input image data to...
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6941033 |
Method and device for manipulating microscopic quantities of material
A method of manipulating a microscopic quantity of material is disclosed wherein an optical fiber probe having a sharp tip with a hole fabricated therein is used to extract the material. The hole...
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6937803 |
Display arrangement for fading optical information into an observer's field of view
A display arrangement for providing optical information into an observer's field of view, which can be carried at the head, includes a picture source, a picture transmission device and an eyepiece....
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6917738 |
Optical fiber system with sealed fiber bundle
An optical fiber imaging system includes an optical fiber bundle including a plurality of optical fibers, an elongated housing receiving and at least partially enclosing the optical fiber bundle...
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