Patent ID: 8842950

Claim:
A component for an optical probe, the component comprising: a tubular body defining an internal channel and an opening; a mounting ring which is mounted within the internal channel and configured to define an aperture aligned with the opening; and a window disposed across the aperture and bonded to the mounting ring around the aperture, wherein the window is diamond, wherein the mounting ring comprises a material having a coefficient of linear thermal expansion a of 14.0×10 −6 K −1 or less at 20° C. and a thermal conductivity of 60 Wm −1 K −1 or more at 20° C., wherein the tubular body is made of a chemically inert material, and wherein the tubular body comprises an internally tapered end portion, the mounting ring comprises an internal taper for receiving an optical fibre, and the mounting ring is press-fit into the tapered end portion.