Patent ID: 6859581
Filing Date: 2005-02-22
Classification: G01J,G02B

Abstract:
1. An optical fiber multiplexer for use with a spectroscopy device comprising: a housing structure comprising a fixed plate; a servo motor disposed within the housing structure configured to be electronically coupled to a control unit for controlling the operation of the servo motor; a rotating plate coupled to the motor; a plurality of fixed plate optical fibers, wherein each fixed plate optical fiber is coupled at one end thereof to the fixed plate using an adjustable gimbal mount which permits horizontal and vertical axial adjustment of the optical fiber, and wherein each fixed plate optical fiber is optically coupled to either a collimating lens or a collection at the gimbal mount; and a rotating plate optical fiber coupled at one end thereof to the rotating plate, and wherein said rotating plate optical fiber is optically coupled either to a collection lens or to a collimating lens and configured either to receive an optical signal through the collection lens from a corresponding collimating lens of one of the fixed plate optical fibers or to transmit light from a light source through the collimating lens to a corresponding collection lens of one of the fixed plate optical fibers.