fiberoptics ENDOSCOPY

FIBER –OPTICS “ENDOSCOPIC PHOTOGRAPHY” SUBMITTED TO : Sabri ALTINTAÞ SUBMITTED BY : Burak AKAY 9703163 BOÐAZÝÇÝ UNIVERSITY MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT MATERIAL SCIENCE TERM PROJECT SUMMER 2000 ABSTRACT Fiber optics produced by special methods from silica glass and quartz which replaced copper wire is very useful in telecommunications, long distance telephone lines and in examining internal parts of the body (endoscopy). Equipment for photography is available with all current fiber-optic endoscopes. Through a process known as total internal reflection, …

…well as outside medicine. As a result of this technology medical fibre-optics are likely to receive the benefit of cheaper more dispensible fibre-bundles. These are, at present, the most expensive items in a Fibre endoscope. 7. REFERENCES 1) Kapany, N.S., Fiber Optics, Academic Press, New York, 1967 2) Buck, J.A., Fundamentals of Optical Fibers, Wiley-Interscience Publication, New York, 1995 3) Salmon, P.R., Fibre Optic Endoscopy, Pitman Medical Publishing, New York, 1974 4) http://www.britanicca.com 5) http://www.ibmpatent.com