GB2163617B - Optical coupling device with rotating joint - Google Patents

Optical coupling device with rotating joint

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Publication number
GB2163617B
GB2163617B GB08333904A GB8333904A GB2163617B GB 2163617 B GB2163617 B GB 2163617B GB 08333904 A GB08333904 A GB 08333904A GB 8333904 A GB8333904 A GB 8333904A GB 2163617 B GB2163617 B GB 2163617B
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Prior art keywords
coupling device
optical coupling
rotating joint
joint
rotating
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GB08333904A
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GB2163617A (en
Inventor
Auria Luigi D
Philip Richin
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Thales SA
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Thomson CSF SA
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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
    • G02B6/3604—Rotary joints allowing relative rotational movement between opposing fibre or fibre bundle ends
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04B—TRANSMISSION
    • H04B10/00—Transmission systems employing electromagnetic waves other than radio-waves, e.g. infrared, visible or ultraviolet light, or employing corpuscular radiation, e.g. quantum communication
    • H04B10/80—Optical aspects relating to the use of optical transmission for specific applications, not provided for in groups H04B10/03 - H04B10/70, e.g. optical power feeding or optical transmission through water
    • H04B10/801—Optical aspects relating to the use of optical transmission for specific applications, not provided for in groups H04B10/03 - H04B10/70, e.g. optical power feeding or optical transmission through water using optical interconnects, e.g. light coupled isolators, circuit board interconnections

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Optical Communication System (AREA)
GB08333904A 1982-12-28 1983-12-20 Optical coupling device with rotating joint Expired GB2163617B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR8221861A FR2569861B1 (fr) 1982-12-28 1982-12-28 Dispositif de couplage optique a joint tournant

Publications (2)

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GB2163617A GB2163617A (en) 1986-02-26
GB2163617B true GB2163617B (en) 1986-12-03

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GB08333904A Expired GB2163617B (en) 1982-12-28 1983-12-20 Optical coupling device with rotating joint

Country Status (5)

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DE (1) DE3346342A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
FR (1) FR2569861B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
GB (1) GB2163617B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
IT (2) IT8354041V0 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
NL (1) NL8304463A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

Families Citing this family (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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US4900117A (en) * 1989-02-21 1990-02-13 Chen Linus T Rotary optical coupler utilizing cylindrical ringshaped mirrors and method of making same
DE102004042500B4 (de) * 2004-08-31 2010-04-29 Jenoptik Laser, Optik, Systeme Gmbh Vorrichtung zur optischen Datenübertragung zwischen einem feststehenden und einem beweglichen Bauteil
EP1890168A1 (de) 2006-08-18 2008-02-20 Leica Geosystems AG Laserscanner
FR2924234B1 (fr) * 2007-11-23 2010-02-26 Thales Sa Canal de tres haute qualite pour les joints tournants optiques multivoies.
JP4787292B2 (ja) * 2008-06-16 2011-10-05 富士フイルム株式会社 全方位撮像装置
US11283519B2 (en) * 2018-03-22 2022-03-22 Sew-Eurodrive Gmbh & Co. Kg System and method for operating a system having at least one first mobile part and one second mobile part
US20240168236A1 (en) * 2022-11-22 2024-05-23 Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation Rotary joint system
US20250055567A1 (en) * 2023-08-10 2025-02-13 Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation Optical communication device with optical slip ring

Family Cites Families (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2396419A1 (fr) * 1977-06-27 1979-01-26 Thomson Csf Diode capable de fonctionner en emetteur et detecteur de lumiere de la meme longueur d'onde alternativement
DE3007483A1 (de) * 1980-02-28 1981-09-03 Licentia Patent-Verwaltungs-Gmbh, 6000 Frankfurt Drehkupplung fuer lichtwellenleiter
FR2496281A1 (fr) * 1980-12-16 1982-06-18 Kokusai Denshin Denwa Co Ltd Joint rotatif pour fibres optiques

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IT8368300A0 (it) 1983-12-14
IT8354041V0 (it) 1983-12-14
FR2569861A1 (fr) 1986-03-07
DE3346342A1 (de) 1986-06-12
IT1160139B (it) 1987-03-04
GB2163617A (en) 1986-02-26
FR2569861B1 (fr) 1990-01-26
NL8304463A (nl) 1986-01-02
DE3346342C2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1993-02-25

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Effective date: 19961220