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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018
Filed:
May. 17, 2017
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo, JP;
Yamashita Denso Corporation, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo, JP;
Sanekazu Igari, Tsukuba, JP;
Nobuhiko Kubo, Hachioji, JP;
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Tokyo, JP;
YAMASHITA DENSO CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A light irradiation apparatus includes a plurality of light sources, a plurality of light transmission paths capable of selectively transmitting lights from the plurality of light sources, respectively, and an optical fiber path provided with a plurality of light incidence ends receiving respective lights from the plurality of light transmission paths, and a single light exit end. The optical fiber path has a plurality of optical fiber bundles. Incidence ends of the plurality of optical fiber bundles configures the plurality of light incidence ends, and exit ends of the plurality of optical fiber bundles configure the single light exit end by combining themselves. A lot of optical fibers constitute the plurality of optical fiber bundles. The optical fibers of the plurality of optical fiber bundles are dispersedly arranged with each other in uniform at the single light exit end.