KOPPELELEMENT FUER LICHTLEITER

摘要

A coupling element for fiber-optic light guides has the following characteristic features: (a) at least three guiding channels for receiving the fiber-optic light guides are arranged in a plane and end in the coupling element; (b) the first and second guiding channels are spaced apart and form at their ends a spacing zone; (c) a beam deviating reflector is arranged in the spacing zone; (d) the beam deviating reflector is designed and arranged so that light irradiated into the fiber-optic light guide received in the first guiding channel is transmitted to the fiber-optic light guide received in the second guiding channel, whereas light that is irradiated into the fiber-optic light guide received in the second guiding channel is reflected at the beam deviating reflector; (e) the other guiding channel(s) are arranged so that the light reflected by the beam deviating reflector falls at least for the most part on the end of the fiber optic light guides received therein; (f) the coupling element forms a single, coherent component with the guiding channels and the beam deviating reflector. This coupling element is particularly useful for multimode-fibers, that can thus be laid and exchanged without complicated adjustment.