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  • G02—OPTICS
  • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
  • G02B6/00—Light guides
  • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
  • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
  • G02B6/28—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
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  • G02B6/264—Optical coupling means with optical elements between opposed fibre ends which perform a function other than beam splitting
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  • G02B6/32—Optical coupling means having lens focusing means positioned between opposed fibre ends
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  • G02B6/255—Splicing of light guides, e.g. by fusion or bonding
  • G02B6/2551—Splicing of light guides, e.g. by fusion or bonding using thermal methods, e.g. fusion welding by arc discharge, laser beam, plasma torch
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  • G02B6/02—Optical fibre with cladding with or without a coating
  • G02B6/036—Optical fibre with cladding with or without a coating core or cladding comprising multiple layers
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  • G02B6/00—Light guides
  • G02B6/02—Optical fibre with cladding with or without a coating
  • G02B6/02295—Microstructured optical fibre
  • G02B6/02314—Plurality of longitudinal structures extending along optical fibre axis, e.g. holes
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  • G02B6/02—Optical fibre with cladding with or without a coating
  • G02B6/028—Optical fibre with cladding with or without a coating with core or cladding having graded refractive index
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  • G02B21/00—Microscopes
  • G02B21/16—Microscopes adapted for ultra-violet illumination; Fluorescence microscopes
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  • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
  • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
  • G01N21/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using infra-red, visible or ultra-violet light
  • G01N21/17—Systems in which incident light is modified in accordance with the properties of the material investigated
  • G01N21/41—Refractivity; Phase-affecting properties, e.g. optical path length
  • G01N21/43—Refractivity; Phase-affecting properties, e.g. optical path length by measuring critical angle
  • G01N21/431—Dip refractometers, e.g. using optical fibres
  • G01N2021/432—Dip refractometers, e.g. using optical fibres comprising optical fibres
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  • G01N21/17—Systems in which incident light is modified in accordance with the properties of the material investigated
  • G01N21/47—Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection
  • G01N21/49—Scattering, i.e. diffuse reflection within a body or fluid
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  • G01N21/17—Systems in which incident light is modified in accordance with the properties of the material investigated
  • G01N21/55—Specular reflectivity
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  • G01N21/62—Systems in which the material investigated is excited whereby it emits light or causes a change in wavelength of the incident light
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  • G01B—MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
  • G01B11/00—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical means
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
  • G01M—TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • G01M11/00—Testing of optical apparatus; Testing structures by optical methods not otherwise provided for
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  • G01J—MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED, VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
  • G01J3/00—Spectrometry; Spectrophotometry; Monochromators; Measuring colour
  • G01J3/02—Details
  • G01J3/0205—Optical elements not provided otherwise, e.g. optical manifolds, diffusers, windows
  • G01J3/024—Optical elements not provided otherwise, e.g. optical manifolds, diffusers, windows using means for illuminating a slit efficiently (e.g. entrance slit of a spectrometer or entrance face of fiber)

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