Patent ID: 11953733
Assignee: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A light source unit comprising:
a plurality of light sources configured to emit light for irradiating an object; and
a holding portion configured to hold the plurality of light sources and formed with an insertion hole configured to be inserted an optical fiber for propagating the light from the object,
wherein the holding portion holds each of the plurality of light sources such that an irradiation region of the light of each of the plurality of light sources is formed on one side of the holding portion,
wherein the insertion hole includes a first opening that is an opening facing the irradiation region and a second opening that is an opening different from the first opening, and is formed in the holding portion such that one end surface of the optical fiber is exposed from the first opening and faces the irradiation region when the optical fiber is inserted therethrough, and
wherein one end portion of the optical fiber including the one end surface is positioned between the plurality of light sources with a light blocking member therebetween when the optical fiber is inserted through the insertion hole.