DE69113708D1 - Lichtübertragungsvorrichtung. - Google Patents

Lichtübertragungsvorrichtung.

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DE69113708D1
DE69113708D1 DE69113708T DE69113708T DE69113708D1 DE 69113708 D1 DE69113708 D1 DE 69113708D1 DE 69113708 T DE69113708 T DE 69113708T DE 69113708 T DE69113708 T DE 69113708T DE 69113708 D1 DE69113708 D1 DE 69113708D1
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transmission device
light transmission
light
transmission
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John Martin Davenport
Richard Lowell Hansler
William Walter Finch
John Lawrence Henkes
Jeffrey Donald Johnson
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General Electric Co
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/40—Mechanical coupling means having fibre bundle mating means
    • G02B6/403—Mechanical coupling means having fibre bundle mating means of the ferrule type, connecting a pair of ferrules
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4298—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements coupling with non-coherent light sources and/or radiation detectors, e.g. lamps, incandescent bulbs, scintillation chambers
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S385/00—Optical waveguides
    • Y10S385/901—Illuminating or display apparatus

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Optical Fibers, Optical Fiber Cores, And Optical Fiber Bundles (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
DE69113708T 1990-07-23 1991-07-22 Lichtübertragungsvorrichtung. Expired - Lifetime DE69113708T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US07/556,134 US5058985A (en) 1990-07-23 1990-07-23 Coupling means between a light source and a bundle of optical fibers and method of making such coupling means

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DE69113708D1 true DE69113708D1 (de) 1995-11-16
DE69113708T2 DE69113708T2 (de) 1996-05-30

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DE69113708T Expired - Lifetime DE69113708T2 (de) 1990-07-23 1991-07-22 Lichtübertragungsvorrichtung.

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US (1) US5058985A (de)
EP (1) EP0468723B1 (de)
JP (1) JPH07113692B2 (de)
CA (1) CA2042144C (de)
DE (1) DE69113708T2 (de)

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CA2042144C (en) 2001-08-21
DE69113708T2 (de) 1996-05-30
EP0468723A1 (de) 1992-01-29
JPH07113692B2 (ja) 1995-12-06
EP0468723B1 (de) 1995-10-11
JPH04234011A (ja) 1992-08-21
CA2042144A1 (en) 1992-01-24

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