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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2009
Soh Ohzawa, Toyonaka, JP;
Soh Ohzawa, Toyonaka, JP;
Konica Minolta Opto, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is disclosed a probe () for directing light to an object to be measured and receiving light returned from the object to be measured, the probe including: an optical path () for transmitting light from a light source (); a mirror member () for reflecting the light transmitted through the optical path (); and a rotational oscillation mechanism () for rotatably oscillating the mirror member () and a tip end portion of the optical path () about a longitudinal axis of the optical path (); wherein the rotational oscillation mechanism () is adapted to perform the rotational oscillation within a range defined by a torsional elasticity limit of the optical path (). This configuration can provide an optical rotary probe with a simple structure and with high reliability, which is capable of suppressing optical losses and reflection ghosts.