Fiber optics illuminator
First Claim
1. A fiber optics illuminator including:
- (a) a source of illumination; and
(b) an envelope means enclosing said source of illumination, said envelope means having an optical window means integrally formed therein for passing illumination from said source of illumination through said envelope means, said envelope means also having inner reflective surface means geometrically shaped to focus substantially all of the illumination from said source of illumination onto said optical window means.
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Abstract
A fiber optics illuminator is described consisting of a light bulb having a fiber optics coupler or coupling means integral with the bulb envelope. The bulb is provided with a combination of ellipsoidal and spherical mirrors which together direct all light emitted from the filiment through a small optical window located at the rear of said coupler or coupling means. To facilitate trapping of the light in the optical fibers, the light is made to emerge from the optical window at angles equal to or less than the critical angle of the fibers. This invention is intended for use as a primary light source for most applications involving illumination wherein visible or infra-red or ultraviolet electromagnetic radiation is channeled by optical fibers to illuminate a specific environment.
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26 Claims
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1. A fiber optics illuminator including:
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(a) a source of illumination; and (b) an envelope means enclosing said source of illumination, said envelope means having an optical window means integrally formed therein for passing illumination from said source of illumination through said envelope means, said envelope means also having inner reflective surface means geometrically shaped to focus substantially all of the illumination from said source of illumination onto said optical window means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A fiber optics illuminator including:
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(a) a source of illumination which generates both visible light and infra-red radiation; and (b) an envelope means enclosing said source of illumination, said envelope means having an optical window means integrally formed therein for passing visible light from said source of illumination through said envelope means, said envelope means also having an inner reflective surface means geometrically shaped to reflect substantially all of the visible light generated by said source of illumination toward a focal point located at said optical window means while simultaneously transmitting substantially all of the infra-red radiation generated by said source of illumination away from said focal point.
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