Multicore fiber with distal motor
US11681093B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 4, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 2, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01B9/02091
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical probe imaging system includes an optical probe having a multicore optical fiber. Distal optics image light propagating in the multicore optical fiber so as to generate a light pattern on a sample that is based on a relative position of the cores. A distal motor causes the light pattern to traverse a path across the sample. An optical receiver includes a first receiver receiving light that has traversed the path across the sample from one of the at least two cores and a second receiver receiving light that has traversed the path across the sample from the other of the cores, such that the first receiver and the second receiver detect light in parallel. A processor maps relative position of the cores at the distal facet based on signals generated by the receiver.
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