Patent ID: 7573020

Claim:
An optoelectronic probe system with all-optical coupling comprising: an optoelectronic measuring console; optical connector means; and an optoelectronic probe in optical communication with the optoelectronic measuring console via the optical connector means, the optoelectronic probe comprising: electrically controlled means comprising at least one electrically controlled module, transforming means comprised in a proximal part of the optoelectronic probe and adapted for receiving an output optical signal from the optoelectronic measuring console via the optical connector means, the transforming means comprising: selecting means adapted for selecting a first optical signal and a second optical signal from the output optical signal received from the optoelectronic measuring console via the optical connector means, and converting means optically coupled with the selecting means and adapted for converting at least a part of the first optical signal into an electrical signal, first delivering means adapted for delivering the electrical signal from the converting means to the electrically controlled means, and second delivering means adapted for delivering the second optical signal to an associated sample, wherein the transforming means is further adapted for receiving an optical signal returning from an associated sample via the second delivering means; and wherein the transforming means is further adapted for supplying an optical signal representative of the optical signal returning from an associated sample to the optoelectronic measuring console via the optical connector means.