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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2020
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yusuke Nakagawa, Nagano, JP;
Youhei Sakai, Ina, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical module for endoscope includes an optical element, an optical fiber, a ferrule including a first principal surface, a second principal surface, and a side surface, an opening of an insertion hole being present on the first principal surface, the insertion hole having a bottom surface made of a transparent material, the optical fiber being inserted into the insertion hole, the optical element being bonded to the second principal surface, an opening of a groove connected to the insertion hole being present on the first principal surface, the grove having a bottom surface made of the transparent material, and transparent resin disposed in the insertion hole and the groove of the ferrule.