OPTICAL FIBER SCANNER - OLYMPUS CORP

Title:

OPTICAL FIBER SCANNER

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/054524

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

In order to efficiently transmit the force of a piezoelectric element to an optical fiber without attenuation of the force and increase the oscillation of the optical fiber, an optical fiber scanner (10) is provided with: an optical fiber (11), a distal end of which is capable of oscillating in a direction intersecting with the longitudinal direction thereof, the optical fiber (11) having a long, narrow cylindrical shape through which illuminating light generated from a light source can propagate and exit from the distal end; and at least one piezoelectric element (15) plate shaped and polarized in the thickness direction thereof, and individually affixed to an external peripheral surface of the optical fiber (11) toward a proximal-end side relative to the distal end.

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Inventors:

FUNAKUBO TOMOKI (JP)
TSURUTA HIROSHI (JP)
SHIMIZU MORIMICHI (JP)
KASAI YASUAKI (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2013/076242

Publication Date:

April 10, 2014

Filing Date:

September 27, 2013

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Assignee:

OLYMPUS CORP (JP)

International Classes:

G02B26/10; G02B26/08; H01L41/09

Domestic Patent References:

WO2012073958A1

2012-06-07

Foreign References:

JPS62119515A	1987-05-30
JP2003315702A	2003-11-06
JP2008511039A	2008-04-10
JP2008504557A	2008-02-14
JP2008504557A	2008-02-14

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