Fiber scanning optical probe and medical imaging apparatus including the same
US9936865B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 14, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 2, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B26/103
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Fiber scanning optical probes and medical imaging apparatuses including the same are provided. The fiber scanning optical probe includes an optical fiber; an actuator attached onto the optical fiber and configured to drive the optical fiber at a driving resonance frequency; a mass provided at a side of the optical fiber and configured to control the driving resonance frequency; and a frequency separator provided on a portion of the optical fiber between the actuator and the mass, the frequency separator being configured to separate the driving resonance frequency into separate resonance frequencies.
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