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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2017
Applicants:
Canon U.s.a., Inc., Melville, NY (US);
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
Mitsuhiro Ikuta, Cambridge, MA (US);
Dongkyun Kang, Arlington, MA (US);
Guillermo J. Tearney, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignees:
Canon U.S.A., Inc., Melville, NY (US);
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/26 (2006.01); G02B 6/36 (2006.01); G02B 6/32 (2006.01); G02B 23/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/3604 (2013.01); G02B 6/32 (2013.01); G02B 23/2407 (2013.01);
Abstract
Exemplary apparatus, systems, methods of making, and methods of using a rotary junction are provided. A rotary junction having multiple channels is provided herein. The rotary junction has a first coupling optic and a second coupling optic where the rotating optical fiber or other waveguide comping from the first coupling optic passes through the second coupling optics.