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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2014
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Seung-wan Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Woon-bae Kim, Seoul, KR;
Eun-sung Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Jong-hyeon Chang, Suwon-si, KR;
Min-seog Choi, Seoul, KR;
Hyun Choi, Yongin-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
Provided are an optical switch, an optical probe including the optical switch, and a medical imaging apparatus including the optical probe. The optical probe includes a probe body that is configured to be insertable into a body cavity, and an optical switch that is disposed in the probe body and includes a first region formed of a material having a first refractive index, and a second region that forms an interface with the first region and is configured to have a fluid is introduced into the second region, wherein the optical switch is configured to change a path of propagation of incident light according to a second refractive index of the second region.