摘要 |
A transparent radiation delivery waveguide (3) and a guided radiation receiver assembly (1, 7) using the same, which assembly comprises a first transparent medium (6) with a first refraction index n1, a receiver chamber (1) having an aperture (2) and holding a second transparent medium (7) having a second refraction index n2, and the transparent radiation delivery waveguide (3) having a third refraction index n3 substantially equal to or greater than n1. The radiation delivery waveguide (3) consists of a transparent vessel (9) holding a transparent liquid medium (10) and has a first radiation intake portion in optical contact with the first transparent medium (6) and held tightly within the aperture (2) of the receiver chamber (1), and a second, tapered radiation delivery portion of non-circular cross-sectional shape, projecting into the receiver chamber (1).
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