Multiport illuminator optic design for light guides

Details Multiport illuminator optic design for light guides Multiport illuminator optic design for light guides

1997-01-31

1999-01-19

Healy, Brian

Optical waveguides

With optical coupler

Input/output coupler

385 31, 385 39, 385 47, 385147, 385901, 362 32, G02B 632, F21V 704

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active

058622772

ABSTRACT:
The inventive system, which is used in transmitting illumination from a central source to a variety of remote locations, efficiently couples the light originating from a lamp, or similar source, into a multiplicity of flexible macroscopic light guides. The combination of the several elements of the inventive system results in a very efficient transfer of the energy of the light source to the light guides. Light from the lamp is fed to four or more ports, with each port having one or more flexible macroscopic light guides connected thereto.

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