Patent ID: 8488930

Claim:
A wavelength converting illumination probe comprising: an illumination probe selectively connectable to a light source configured to generate light at a first wavelength range, the illumination probe including a lumen defining an aperture in a distal end of the illumination probe for emitting light; a wavelength converting element disposed within the lumen of the illumination probe, the wavelength converting element operable for receiving light from the light source at the first wavelength range, and converting the light to a second wavelength range; a first dichroic element disposed within the lumen and adjacent to the wavelength converting element, the first dichroic element configured to substantially allow passage of the converted light and to reflect the unconverted light back to the wavelength converting element; and an optically transmissive material disposed within the lumen at the distal end of the illumination probe and adjacent to the first dichroic element, the optically transmissive material configured to transmit the converted light from the first dichroic element, the first dichroic element disposed between the wavelength converting element and the optically transmissive material.