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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2020
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Kamee, Koganei, JP;
Satoshi Ohara, Tokyo, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical connection module for an endoscope includes: an optical fiber having a fiber end surface and configured to guide a part of emitted light emitted from a light source and incident on the fiber end surface; a ferrule having a ferrule end surface with an opening of a through-hole into which the optical fiber is inserted, the ferrule including a scatterer configured to scatter, in an inside of the ferrule, a part of the emitted light incident on the ferrule end surface, the ferrule being configured to emit scattered light generated by scattering from a side surface; and an optical sensor arranged in the periphery of the side surface of the ferrule and configured to receive the scattered light.