Optical fiber scanner and scanning endoscope apparatus
US10973400B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 2, 2017 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B1/00172
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Provided is an optical fiber scanner capable of generating an image with excellent image quality, which displaces an emission end of an optical fiber by means of an optical scanning actuator and scans light emitted from the optical fiber, in which the optical fiber 31 includes a photonic crystal fiber at least in a propagation path of the light leading to the optical scanning actuator.
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