Shaped reflector for coaxial illumination of non-normal surfaces
US12265213B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 18, 2023 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B21/06
- 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 chamfer or a ferrule radius. The microscope may transmit direct light onto the shaped reflective surface and may receive reflected light from the ferrule chamfer or the ferrule radius and with a camera of the microscope.
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