JP2014197193A - リング結合器 - Google Patents
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Description
本出願は、参照によりその全部が本明細書に組み込まれている、2013年3月15日にHollandによって出願された米国仮特許出願第61/787,283号、題名「Collapsible Ring Combiner」の利益を主張するものである。
Claims (12)
- 第1の開口数(NA)を有し光を導く第1の端であって、環状断面をさらに有する第1の端と、
第2のNAを有し光を導く第2の端であって、円形断面をさらに有する第2の端と、
前記第1の端と前記第2の端との間の導波路であって、前記第1のNAから前記第2のNAに次第に移行する変化するNAを生じる前記導波路と
を備える、装置。 - 前記第1の端は入力であり、前記第2の端は出力である、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記第1の端は出力であり、前記第2の端は入力である、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記導波路は、前記環状断面から前記円形断面に次第に移行する変化する横断面を備え、
前記環状断面は環状断面積を有し、前記円形断面は円形断面積を有し、前記円形断面積は前記環状断面積とほぼ同じである、請求項1に記載の装置。 - 前記環状断面は環状断面積を有し、前記円形断面は円形断面積を有し、前記円形断面積は前記環状断面積とほぼ同じである、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記第1のNAは、前記第2のNAよりも大きい、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 第1の開口数(NA)を有し光を導く第1の端であって、第1の環状断面をさらに有する第1の端と、
第2のNAを有し光を導く第2の端であって、第2の環状断面をさらに有する第2の端と、
前記第1の端と前記第2の端との間の導波路であって、前記第1のNAから前記第2のNAに次第に移行する変化するNAを生じる前記導波路と
を備える、装置。 - 前記第1の端は入力であり、前記第2の端は出力である、請求項7に記載の装置。
- 前記第1の端は出力であり、前記第2の端は入力である、請求項7に記載の装置。
- 前記導波路は、前記第1の環状断面から前記第2の環状断面に次第に移行する変化する横断面を備える、請求項7に記載の装置。
- 前記第1の環状断面は第1の断面積を有し、前記第2の環状断面は第2の断面積を有し、前記第1の断面積は前記第2の断面積とほぼ同じである、請求項7に記載の装置。
- 前記第1のNAは、前記第2のNAよりも大きい、請求項7に記載の装置。
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