AU2002227212A1 - Fiber-optic connector - Google Patents

Fiber-optic connector

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Publication number
AU2002227212A1
AU2002227212A1 AU2002227212A AU2721202A AU2002227212A1 AU 2002227212 A1 AU2002227212 A1 AU 2002227212A1 AU 2002227212 A AU2002227212 A AU 2002227212A AU 2721202 A AU2721202 A AU 2721202A AU 2002227212 A1 AU2002227212 A1 AU 2002227212A1
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Australia
Prior art keywords
fiber
optic connector
optic
connector
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Abandoned
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AU2002227212A
Inventor
Patrick J. Campebell
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Individual
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Individual
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Publication of AU2002227212A1 publication Critical patent/AU2002227212A1/en
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Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4298—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements coupling with non-coherent light sources and/or radiation detectors, e.g. lamps, incandescent bulbs, scintillation chambers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/40—Mechanical coupling means having fibre bundle mating means
    • G02B6/403—Mechanical coupling means having fibre bundle mating means of the ferrule type, connecting a pair of ferrules
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4292—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements the light guide being disconnectable from the opto-electronic element, e.g. mutually self aligning arrangements

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Endoscopes (AREA)
  • Instruments For Viewing The Inside Of Hollow Bodies (AREA)
  • Investigating Materials By The Use Of Optical Means Adapted For Particular Applications (AREA)
AU2002227212A 2000-12-04 2001-12-03 Fiber-optic connector Abandoned AU2002227212A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US09/730,410 US6478478B1 (en) 2000-12-04 2000-12-04 Fiber-optic connector
US09/730,410 2000-12-04
PCT/US2001/046392 WO2002046817A1 (en) 2000-12-04 2001-12-03 Fiber-optic connector

Publications (1)

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AU2002227212A1 true AU2002227212A1 (en) 2002-06-18

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AU2002227212A Abandoned AU2002227212A1 (en) 2000-12-04 2001-12-03 Fiber-optic connector

Country Status (5)

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US (1) US6478478B1 (en)
EP (1) EP1340110A4 (en)
AU (1) AU2002227212A1 (en)
CA (1) CA2430742A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2002046817A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE102004008458A1 (en) * 2004-02-16 2005-09-01 Karl Storz Gmbh & Co. Kg Method for fixing glass fibers in an endoscope
WO2013023080A1 (en) * 2011-08-09 2013-02-14 Alcon Research, Ltd. Endoillumination using decentered fiber launch

Family Cites Families (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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DE3500085C2 (en) * 1985-01-03 1995-06-22 Kaltenbach & Voigt Dental functional handpiece
US5170454A (en) * 1989-04-13 1992-12-08 Kabushiki Kaisha Machida Seisakusho Optical connector for endoscope
US4947828A (en) * 1989-04-17 1990-08-14 Schott Fiber Optics Endoscope connector
US5573493A (en) * 1993-10-08 1996-11-12 United States Surgical Corporation Endoscope attachment for changing angle of view
US5882102A (en) * 1997-01-10 1999-03-16 Welch Allyn, Inc. Fiber optic light turret with built-in illumination control
JP3326356B2 (en) * 1997-04-22 2002-09-24 旭光学工業株式会社 Endoscope lighting system
US6626582B2 (en) * 2000-02-17 2003-09-30 Cogent Light Technologies, Inc. Snap-on connector system for coupling light from an illuminator to a fiber optic

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EP1340110A4 (en) 2005-04-13
CA2430742A1 (en) 2002-06-13
WO2002046817A9 (en) 2003-04-17
EP1340110A1 (en) 2003-09-03
WO2002046817A1 (en) 2002-06-13
US6478478B1 (en) 2002-11-12

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