Illumination for optical scan and measurement
First Claim
1. Apparatus for optical scanning, the apparatus comprising:
- an optical probe comprising an elongated cylinder of transparent material mounted upon an optical scanner body;
one or more sources of scan illumination mounted in the probe distally from the scanner body and projecting scan illumination longitudinally through the probe toward the scanner body;
a radially-reflecting optical element mounted in the probe between the sources of scan illumination and the scanner body, the radially-reflecting optical element comprising a conical mirror on a surface of the radially-reflecting optical element distal from the scanner body, the mirror oriented so as to project scan illumination radially away from a longitudinal axis of the probe with at least some of the scan illumination projected onto a scanned object;
a lens mounted in the probe between the radially-reflecting optical element and the scanner body and disposed so as to conduct to an optical sensor scan illumination reflected from the scanned object; and
the optical sensor mounted in the scanner body and disposed with respect to the lens so as to receive through the lens the scan illumination reflected from the scanned object.
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Abstract
Optical scanning with an optical probe composed of an elongated cylinder of transparent material mounted upon an optical scanner body; one or more sources of scan illumination mounted in the probe distally or proximally with respect to the scanner body and projecting scan illumination longitudinally through the probe; a radially-reflecting optical element mounted in the probe having a conical mirror on a surface of the radially-reflecting optical element, the mirror oriented so as to project scan illumination radially away from a longitudinal axis of the probe with at least some of the scan illumination projected onto a scanned object; a lens mounted in the probe between the radially-reflecting optical element and the scanner body and disposed so as to conduct to an optical sensor scan illumination reflected from the scanned object.
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21 Claims
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1. Apparatus for optical scanning, the apparatus comprising:
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an optical probe comprising an elongated cylinder of transparent material mounted upon an optical scanner body; one or more sources of scan illumination mounted in the probe distally from the scanner body and projecting scan illumination longitudinally through the probe toward the scanner body; a radially-reflecting optical element mounted in the probe between the sources of scan illumination and the scanner body, the radially-reflecting optical element comprising a conical mirror on a surface of the radially-reflecting optical element distal from the scanner body, the mirror oriented so as to project scan illumination radially away from a longitudinal axis of the probe with at least some of the scan illumination projected onto a scanned object; a lens mounted in the probe between the radially-reflecting optical element and the scanner body and disposed so as to conduct to an optical sensor scan illumination reflected from the scanned object; and the optical sensor mounted in the scanner body and disposed with respect to the lens so as to receive through the lens the scan illumination reflected from the scanned object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. Apparatus for optical scanning, the apparatus comprising:
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an optical probe comprising an elongated cylinder of transparent material mounted upon an optical scanner body; at least one source of scan illumination mounted on the probe proximally to the scanner body and disposed so as to project scan illumination distally through the probe away from the scanner body; a radially-reflecting optical element mounted in the probe distally from the scanner body, the radially-reflecting optical element comprising a conical mirror on a surface of the radially-reflecting optical element proximal to the scanner body, the mirror oriented so as to project scan illumination radially away from a longitudinal axis of the probe with at least some of the scan illumination projected onto a scanned object; a lens mounted in the probe between the radially-reflecting optical element and the scanner body and disposed so as to conduct to an optical sensor scan illumination reflected from the scanned object; and the optical sensor mounted in the scanner body and disposed with respect to the lens so as to receive through the lens the scan illumination reflected from the scanned object. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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