Optical slip ring assembly
US4436367A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 9, 1981 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B10/801
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An optical slip ring assembly couples an optic signal from a rotating source to a stationary detector. The rotor of the optical slip ring comprises a rotor optic fiber having a first end coupled with the optic signal source and a second end portion having one side adapted to form a light-emitting area of a selected length. The stator comprises a plurality of stator fibers each having a first pickup end and a stator block for mounting the fiber pickup ends in a radially symmetric array opposite the light emitting area of the rotor whereby an optic signal transmitted from the source through the rotor fiber is picked up by the stator fibers.
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