OPTICAL CONNECTOR AND OPTICAL TOMOGRAPH

摘要

Provided are an optical connector and an optical tomograph, in which no noise occurs and a high quality image without a distortion can be obtained. To form the optical connector, optical fibers are inserted in a cavity of a tube from opposite ends thereof; one of the optical fibers is secured to the tube and the other optical fiber is held so as to be movable relative to the tube; an end of one of the optical fibers is spaced from an end of the other optical fiber to define a gap therebetween in the cavity; a connecting portion which connects the external space of the tube and the gap is formed; and a liquid or fluid made of a material which permits light to pass therethrough is received in the external space, the gap, and the connecting portion. Consequently, a significant pressure variation in the matching liquid does not occur if the distance between the opposed optical fibers changes.