Patent ID: 9515475
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: H01J,H02H

Claim Text:
1. An electro-optical (EO) radiation collector, comprising: a cap comprising an EO radiation receiving area; and a securing mechanism configured to secure an exposed portion of an EO radiation conductor cable within the EO radiation receiving area such that the cap encloses the exposed portion of the EO radiation conductor, the EO radiation conductor cable further comprising a sheathed portion at an entrance of the EO radiation conductor cable into the cap, wherein the securing mechanism is further configured to bend the EO radiation conductor cable within the cap such that a longitudinal axis of the exposed portion of the EO radiation conductor cable is non-parallel to a longitudinal axis of the sheathed portion of the EO radiation conductor cable at the entrance of the EO radiation conductor cable into the cap, and wherein the cap comprises an outermost surface that receives incident EO radiation external to the EO radiation collector, and wherein the cap is formed of a material configured to diffuse the incident EO radiation within the material of the cap such that at least a portion of the incident EO radiation is diffused into the EO radiation receiving area.