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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a confocal imaging system using optical fibers. SOLUTION: The confocal imaging system using optical fibers is provided which has a near confocal optical transmission means having the light collection end (70) adjacent to the light collection end (71) of the optical fiber, and adapted to transmit only near-confocal light (S' and T') emerging from points in objects (S and T) located within a range of distances above and below the focal plane, in such a manner that a selected portion of the near confocal light emerging from greater than any selected distance within the range is substantially separable from the remainder. The system also has variable selection means (73 and 76) to exclude from detection the selected portion. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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