Optical imaging system and optical imaging detection method
First Claim
1. An optical imaging system for irradiating light that emanates from a light source and constructing an observed image of an object according to information of return light received from the object, said optical imaging system comprising:
- a replaceable optical probe for propagating the light, which emanates from said light source, to an object, and receiving return light from the object;
a device main body including a light receiving means that receives return light from said light source and object, and converts the light into an electric signal, and having said optical probe freely detachably attached thereto;
a detecting means for detecting the characteristics of an optical probe attached to said main body; and
a designating means for designating the conditions for controlling an optical probe according to the characteristics of the optical probe detected by said detecting means.
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Abstract
An attachment 10 that is proximal to an optical probe 9 includes probe information holding means 39 that holds probe information such as a scanning technique and an optical path length or the like. When the optical probe 9 is connected (attached) to an observing device 6, probe information detecting means included in the observing device 6 automatically detects the probe information held in the optical probe. Based on the detected probe information, a scanning technique and an optical path length of reference light are set to values suitable to an actually connected optical probe 9.
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1. An optical imaging system for irradiating light that emanates from a light source and constructing an observed image of an object according to information of return light received from the object, said optical imaging system comprising:
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a replaceable optical probe for propagating the light, which emanates from said light source, to an object, and receiving return light from the object;
a device main body including a light receiving means that receives return light from said light source and object, and converts the light into an electric signal, and having said optical probe freely detachably attached thereto;
a detecting means for detecting the characteristics of an optical probe attached to said main body; and
a designating means for designating the conditions for controlling an optical probe according to the characteristics of the optical probe detected by said detecting means. - View Dependent Claims (4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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2. An optical imaging detection method for irradiating light that emanates from a light source and constructing an observed image of an object according to information of return light received from the object, wherein:
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said optical imaging detection method is implemented in an optical imaging system comprising;
a replaceable optical probe for propagating light, which emanates from said light source, to an object and receiving return light from the object;
a light receiving means for receiving return light from said light source and object, and converting the light into an electric signal;
a main body to which said optical probe can be freely detachably attached; and
a detecting means for detecting the characteristics of an optical probe attached to said main body; and
the conditions for controlling an optical probe are designated based on the characteristics of the optical probe detected by said detecting means. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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3. An optical probe for propagating light, which emanates from a light source, to an object, and receiving return light from the object, comprising:
memory means in which the characteristics of probes are recorded so that the characteristics of a probe freely detachably attached to a device main body can be read out.
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