Karl Storz Se Co. & Kg

Universitãt Stuttgart

Baden-wurttemberg Stiftung Ggmbh

Nanoscribe Gmbh

The University of Adelaide

Harald Gießen

Klaus M Irion

Alois Herkommer

Simon Thiele

Michael Thiel

Timo Gissibl

Benjamin Häsler

Werner Göbel

Jiawen Li

Robert Mclaughlin

An endoscope includes a shaft having a distal end, an optical imaging device at the distal end of the shaft for producing a real image of an object observed by means of the endoscope and at least one of an image transfer device for transmitting the real image and an image sensor for capturing the real image. The imaging device has curved light-refracting interfaces, which are tilted in relation to one another.

Endoscope and imaging device for an endoscope

The invention relates to a method and a device for producing at least one microstructure () on an axial end () of an optical fiber (). The method comprises the following steps: &#x2014;providing (S) the optical fiber (); &#x2014;wetting (S) the axial end () of the optical fiber () with photoresist (); &#x2014;orienting (S) the optical fiber () and a writing beam of a 3D printer with respect to one another; &#x2014;forming (S) the at least one microstructure () by exposing the photoresist () to light with the aid of the 3D printer.

Method and device for producing microstructures on optical fibers

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Marnheim, Germany

Harald Gießen