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US 12,560,423 B2Granted
Integrated fiber for optical shape sensing and spectral tissue sensing
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorsBernardus Hendrikus Wilhelmus Hendriks, Gert Wim 'T Hooft, Martinus Bernardus Van Der Mark, Johan Lub, Torre Michelle Bydlon, Molly Lara Flexman
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Abstract
An optical apparatus (200) includes an outer jacket (230), common cladding (220), and multiple single mode fiber cores (210). The common cladding (220) is within the outer jacket (230) and is used as multimode fiber such that the outer jacket (230) clads the common cladding (220). The single mode fiber cores (210) are within the common cladding (220) such that the common cladding (220) clads the plurality of single mode fiber cores (210).
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An optical apparatus, comprising:
- an outer jacket;
- common cladding within the outer jacket, said common cladding used as multimode fiber such that the outer jacket clads the common cladding;
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- a plurality of single mode fiber cores configured to provide optical shape sensing and disposed within the common cladding such that the common cladding clads the plurality of single mode fiber cores.
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