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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2013
Carl Zeiss Meditec Ag, Jena, DE;
Markus Bausewein, Aalen, DE;
Peter Reimer, Ellwangen, DE;
Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Jena, DE;
Abstract
A coupling-in apparatus is provided for coupling light from a light-emitting diode () into a fiber entry end () of at least one optical fiber (). The coupling-in apparatus has a changing device () and a first light-guide element (-) arranged on the changing device (). The first light-guide element (-) has specific transmission properties, an entry end () and an exit end (). The changing device () can be arranged and moved into a position with respect to the light-emitting diode () and the fiber entry end () such that the entry end () of the light-guide element (-) lies opposite the light-emitting diode () and the exit end () of the light-guide element (-) lies opposite the fiber entry end ().