Shaped reflector for alternative microscopy lighting techniques
US11899193B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 22, 2021 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/381
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A microscope may receive a fiber optic connector via a connector adapter of the microscope, wherein the connector adapter includes an opening and a shaped reflective surface surrounding the opening. The microscope may align a ferrule of the fiber optic connector with the opening of the connector adapter of the microscope, wherein the ferrule includes a ferrule endface. The microscope may transmit light onto the shaped reflective surface and may receive reflected light from the ferrule endface and with a camera of the microscope.
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