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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2018
Applicant:
Renishaw Plc, Wotton-Under-Edge, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/32 (2006.01); A61B 1/07 (2006.01); B23K 26/18 (2006.01); B29D 11/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/26 (2006.01); G02B 23/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/325 (2013.01); A61B 1/07 (2013.01); B23K 26/18 (2013.01); B29D 11/0075 (2013.01); G02B 6/262 (2013.01); G02B 6/322 (2013.01); G02B 23/2469 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical device includes a unitary substrate of optically transparent material. The unitary substrate has formed therein at least one collection lens and channel, the channel for receiving an optical fibre and arranged to align the optical fibre inserted therein such that the collection lens couples light collected by the collection lens into the optical fibre.