Optical assembly

An apparatus for delivering a beam of electromagnetic radiation, comprising:

• a radiation source for outputting a beam of electromagnetic radiation and having a housing;
• a lens group assembly comprising a group of lenses;
• and
• a connector mounted on or in the housing of the radiation source and having a throughbore for receiving an optical component, the radiation source, lens group assembly and connector being arranged such that in use the radiation beam from the radiation source will pass through the lens group assembly and then through the connector throughbore.

An apparatus for delivering a beam of electromagnetic radiation, comprising:

• a radiation source for outputting a beam of electromagnetic radiation and having a housing;
• a manipulator mounted on or in the housing of the radiation source and having a body having a throughbore and arranged such that the beam of radiation from the radiation source will pass through the throughbore in use;
• a lens group assembly comprising a group of lenses arranged in the throughbore of the manipulator;
• the manipulator further including one or more adjustment means which are adjustable to move the lens group assembly when it is inserted in the manipulator means throughbore;
• and
• a connector having a throughbore for receiving an optical component and mounted on or in the housing of the radiation source and arranged so as to receive in use the radiation beam from the radiation source once it has passed through the manipulator throughbore.

An apparatus for delivering a beam of electromagnetic radiation, comprising:

• a radiation source for outputting a beam of electromagnetic radiation and having a housing;
• a lens group assembly comprising a group of lenses;
• and
• a manipulator having a body having a throughbore adapted to receive the lens group assembly in use, the manipulator means further including one or more adjustors which are adjustable by a user to move the lens group assembly when it is inserted in the manipulator throughbore;
• the manipulator being mounted on or in the housing of the radiation source such that the output beam of radiation from the radiation source will, in use, pass through the manipulator throughbore and thereby through the lenses of the lens group assembly when the lens group assembly is inserted in the throughbore.

A method of delivering a beam of electromagnetic radiation, comprising:

• mounting a manipulator having a body having a throughbore on or in the housing of a radiation source for outputting a beam of electromagnetic radiation in such a manner that the beam of radiation from the radiation source will pass through the manipulator throughbore in use;
• arranging a lens group assembly comprising a group of lenses in the throughbore of the manipulator;
• mounting a connector having a throughbore for receiving an optical component on or in the housing of the radiation source so as to receive in use the radiation beam from the radiation source once it has passed through the manipulator throughbore;
• and
• using the manipulator to move the lens group assembly when it is inserted in the manipulator throughbore.

A method of delivering a beam of electromagnetic radiation, comprising:

• providing a radiation source for outputting a beam of electromagnetic radiation and having a housing;
• mounting a manipulator having a body having a throughbore on or in the housing of the radiation source such that the output beam of radiation from the radiation source will, in use, pass through the manipulator throughbore;
• arranging a lens group assembly comprising a group of lenses in the throughbore of the manipulator;
• and
• using the manipulator to move the lens group assembly when it is inserted in the manipulator means throughbore.