公开(公告)号：EP1789826A2

公开(公告)日：2007-05-30

申请号：EP05778324.3

申请日：2005-09-09

申请人： HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY, INC.

发明人： SCHMITZ, Roger, W.

IPC分类号： G02B6/40

CPC分类号： G02B6/3821 ,  G02B6/3817 ,  G02B6/3879 ,  G02B6/3891 ,  G02B6/40

摘要： An optical connector comprises a first block having a channel for accommodating a first set of optical cables aid a second block having a channel for accommodating a second set of optical cables. Each block has three protrusions, each adapted to be engaged to a respective one of the three protrusions from the other block in an end-to-end fashion aid having a channel for accommodating one of the optical cables. The connector further comprises a spring biasing the two blocks to maintain the end-to-end engagement a longitudinal direction between the protrusions three spacers. The connector also includes limiter disk having three slots arranged in a Y-pattern, each slot width-wise closely fitting an opposing pair of the protrusions. The limiter disk thus constrains the relative shifting or rotation between the two blocks in any direction transverse to the longitudinal direction. The connector further includes a fastener attached to the two blocks for securing the two blocks together. A kinematic support is thus provided for stable optical connection across an optical connector.

公开(公告)号：EP1789826B1

公开(公告)日：2010-11-03

申请号：EP05778324.3

申请日：2005-09-09

申请人： HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY, INC.

发明人： SCHMITZ, Roger, W.

IPC分类号： G02B6/40

CPC分类号： G02B6/3821 ,  G02B6/3817 ,  G02B6/3879 ,  G02B6/3891 ,  G02B6/40

摘要： An optical connector comprises a first block having a channel for accommodating a first set of optical cables aid a second block having a channel for accommodating a second set of optical cables. Each block has three protrusions, each adapted to be engaged to a respective one of the three protrusions from the other block in an end-to-end fashion aid having a channel for accommodating one of the optical cables. The connector further comprises a spring biasing the two blocks to maintain the end-to-end engagement a longitudinal direction between the protrusions three spacers. The connector also includes limiter disk having three slots arranged in a Y-pattern, each slot width-wise closely fitting an opposing pair of the protrusions. The limiter disk thus constrains the relative shifting or rotation between the two blocks in any direction transverse to the longitudinal direction. The connector further includes a fastener attached to the two blocks for securing the two blocks together. A kinematic support is thus provided for stable optical connection across an optical connector.

公开(公告)号：EP1817570A1

公开(公告)日：2007-08-15

申请号：EP05817972.2

申请日：2005-10-29

申请人： HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY, INC.

发明人： SCHMITZ, Roger, W. ,  SCHEELE, Bryan, J.

IPC分类号： G01N21/27 ,  G01N21/47 ,  G02B6/26 ,  G02B6/28

CPC分类号： G01J3/10 ,  G01J3/02 ,  G01J3/021 ,  G01J3/0216 ,  G01J3/0218 ,  G01J3/024 ,  G01J3/0256 ,  G01J3/0291 ,  G01J2003/2866 ,  G01N21/274 ,  G01N21/474

摘要： A spectrophotometric instrument is comprised of a processor, a probe (402) having a tissue engaging surface (404) with an aperture (422) therethrough and a light source producing measurement light signals and optically coupled to the probe via a first optical path (420). A partially reflective first reflecting member (430) is located in the probe and has a generally elliptical profile positioned to reflect a first portion of the measurement light signals to the tissue aperture and to transmit a second portion of the measurement light signals through the first reflecting member. A second reflecting member (456) is located in the probe and has a generally elliptical profile positioned to reflect the measurement light signals transmitted through the first reflecting member. A second optical path (428) has a distal end positioned in the probe to receive to receive light signals transmitted through the tissue sample and a proximal end coupled to the processor.