Optical wave guide having multiple independent optical path and optical gas sensor using that

Abstract

The present invention relates to optical wave guide having multiple independent optical path and optical gas sensor using that, having an effect of improving optical efficiency by elongating optical path and condensing incident light without a separate artificial structure, by using first focus points of multiple 3 dimensional elliptical mirrors as a common focus point and equipping a light source at a first focus point and optical sensor parts at each second focus points in an optical structure using multiple 3 dimensional elliptical mirrors, and by placing so that virtual lines of first elliptical mirror and second elliptical mirror form a constant angle for improving optical efficiency in a structure equipping a light source at a second focus point of any one of elliptical mirror of multiple 3 dimensional elliptical mirrors and optical sensor parts at each second focus points of another 3 dimensional elliptical mirror.

1 . An optical wave guide having multiple independent optical path comprising multiple elliptical mirrors formed along a portion of entire trajectories of 3 dimensional ellipsoids, and the multiple elliptical mirrors are formed to share each first focus points as a common focus point and virtual reference lines connecting each first focus point and second focus point forms a constant angle with each other. 
     
     
         2 . An optical wave guide having multiple independent optical path according to  claim 1 , wherein when a light source is positioned at the common focus point and optical sensor parts are positioned at each second focus points of the multiple elliptical mirrors, constant angle formed by virtual reference lines connecting the first focus point and second focus point is selected from a range of 10 degrees or over and 180 degrees or below. 
     
     
         3 . An optical wave guide having multiple independent optical path comprising multiple elliptical mirrors formed along a portion of entire trajectories of 3 dimensional ellipsoids, the multiple elliptical mirrors comprises a first elliptical mirror formed along a portion of an entire trajectory of a first ellipsoid, and a second elliptical mirror formed along a portion of an entire trajectory of a second ellipsoid sharing a first focus point with a first elliptical mirror, and when an optical sensor part is positioned at a second focus point of the first elliptical mirror, and a light source is positioned at a second focus point of the second elliptical mirror, constant angle formed by a virtual reference line connecting a first focus point and a second focus point of the first elliptical mirror and a virtual reference line connecting a first focus point and a second focus point of the second elliptical mirror is selected from a range of 10 degrees or over and 30 degrees or below. 
     
     
         4 . An optical wave guide having multiple independent optical path comprising multiple elliptical mirrors formed along a portion of entire trajectories of 3 dimensional ellipsoids, the multiple elliptical mirrors comprises a first elliptical mirror formed along a portion of an entire trajectory of a first ellipsoid, a second elliptical mirror formed along a portion of an entire trajectory of a second ellipsoid sharing a first focus point with the first elliptical mirror, and a third elliptical mirror formed along a portion of an entire trajectory of a third ellipsoid sharing a first focus point with the first elliptical mirror, and the first elliptical mirror and the second elliptical mirror is formed that a virtual reference line connecting a first focus point and a second focus point of the first elliptical mirror and a virtual reference line connecting a first focus point and a second focus point of the second elliptical mirror forms a first angle, and the first elliptical mirror and the third elliptical mirror is formed that a virtual reference line connecting a first focus point and a second focus point of the first elliptical mirror and a virtual reference line connecting a first focus point and a second focus point of the third elliptical mirror forms a second angle, and the second elliptical mirror and the third elliptical mirror is formed that a virtual reference line connecting a first focus point and a second focus point of the second elliptical mirror and a virtual reference line connecting a first focus point and a second focus point of the third elliptical mirror forms a third angle, and the first angle and the second angle are formed to have identical angles with each other. 
     
     
         5 . An optical wave guide having multiple independent optical path according to  claim 4 , wherein when an optical sensor part is positioned at a first focus point, which is a common focus point of the multiple elliptical mirrors, and light sources are positioned at each second focus points of the first, second, and third elliptical mirrors, a third angle formed by a virtual reference line connecting a first focus point and a second focus point of the second elliptical mirror and a virtual reference line connecting a first focus point and a second focus point of the third elliptical mirror is selected from a range of 20 degrees or over and 60 degrees or below. 
     
     
         6 . An optical wave guide having multiple independent optical path according to  claim 4 , wherein when light source is positioned at a second focus point of the second elliptical mirror, and optical sensor parts are positioned at each second focus points of the first and third elliptical mirrors, a third angle formed by a virtual reference line connecting a first focus point and a second focus point of the second elliptical mirror and a virtual reference line connecting a first focus point and a second focus point of the third elliptical mirror is selected from a range of 20 degrees or over and 60 degrees or below. 
     
     
         7 . An optical wave guide having multiple independent optical path according to  claim 4 , wherein when light source is positioned at each second focus points of the second elliptical mirror and the third elliptical mirror, and an optical sensor part is positioned at a second focus point of the first elliptical mirror, a third angle formed by a virtual reference line connecting a first focus point and a second focus point of the second elliptical mirror and a virtual reference line connecting a first focus point and a second focus point of the third elliptical mirror is selected from a range of 10 degrees or over and 180 degrees or below. 
     
     
         8 . An optical wave guide having multiple independent optical path according to  claim 4 , wherein when optical sensor parts are positioned at second focus points of the second elliptical mirror and the third elliptical mirror, and a light source is positioned at a second focus point of the first elliptical mirror, a third angle formed by a virtual reference line connecting a first focus point and a second focus point of the second elliptical mirror and a virtual reference line connecting a first focus point and a second focus point of the third elliptical mirror is selected from a range of 20 degrees or over and 60 degrees or below. 
     
     
         9 . An optical gas sensor comprising a first elliptical mirror formed along a portion of an entire trajectory of a first ellipsoid, and a second elliptical mirror formed along a portion of an entire trajectory of a second ellipsoid sharing a first focus point with the first elliptical mirror, and comprising,
 an optical wave guide, in which the first elliptical mirror and the second elliptical mirror form a constant angle, which is formed by a virtual reference line connecting a first focus point and a second focus point of the first elliptical mirror and a virtual reference line connecting a first focus point and a second focus point of the second elliptical mirror;   a light source emitting light installed at a first focus point shared by a first elliptical mirror and a second elliptical mirror of the optical wave guide; and   a first and second optical sensor installed at a second focus point shared by a first and a second elliptical mirror of the optical wave guide part transmitting light from the light source.   
     
     
         10 . An optical gas sensor comprising a first elliptical mirror formed along a portion of an entire trajectory of a first ellipsoid, and a second elliptical mirror formed along a portion of an entire trajectory of a second ellipsoid sharing a first focus point with the first elliptical mirror, and comprising,
 an optical wave guide, in which the first elliptical mirror and the second elliptical mirror form a constant angle, which is formed by a virtual reference line connecting a first focus point and a second focus point of the first elliptical mirror and a virtual reference line connecting a first focus point and a second focus point of the second elliptical mirror;   a light source emitting light installed at a second focus point of a first elliptical mirror of the optical wave guide; and   an optical sensor installed at a second focus point of a second elliptical mirror of the optical wave guide part transmitting light from the light source.   
     
     
         11 . An optical gas sensor according to  claim 10 , wherein the first elliptical mirror and the second elliptical mirror are realized by selecting a constant angle, which is formed by a virtual reference line connecting a first focus point and a second focus point of the first elliptical mirror and a virtual reference line connecting a first focus point and a second focus point of the second elliptical mirror, from a range of 10 degrees or over and 30 degrees or below. 
     
     
         12 . An optical gas sensor according to  claim 9 , wherein the optical gas sensor further comprises, on a side part of the optical wave guide, a gas inlet, to which gas flows into, installed where spacial density of light emitting from a light source is low and a gas outlet installed separated from the gas inlet, and gas inlet and gas outlet of the optical wave guide maintains sealing. 
     
     
         13 . An optical gas sensor comprising a first elliptical mirror formed along a portion of an entire trajectory of a first ellipsoid, a second elliptical mirror formed along a portion of an entire trajectory of a second ellipsoid sharing a first focus point with the first elliptical mirror, and a third elliptical mirror formed along a portion of an entire trajectory of a third ellipsoid sharing a first focus point with the first elliptical mirror, and comprising,
 an optical wave guide, in which the first elliptical mirror and the second elliptical mirror form a first angle, which is formed by a virtual reference line connecting a first focus point and a second focus point of the first elliptical mirror and a virtual reference line connecting a first focus point and a second focus point of the second elliptical mirror, the first elliptical mirror and the third elliptical mirror form a second angle, which is formed by a virtual reference line connecting a first focus point and a second focus point of the first elliptical mirror and a virtual reference line connecting a first focus point and a second focus point of the third elliptical mirror, and the second elliptical mirror and the third elliptical mirror form a third angle, which is formed by a virtual reference line connecting a first focus point and a second focus point of the second elliptical mirror and a virtual reference line connecting a first focus point and a second focus point of the third elliptical mirror, and the first angle and the second angle forms identical angles with each other.   a light source emitting light installed at a first focus point shared by first, second, and third elliptical mirror of the optical wave guide; and   multiple optical sensors each installed at second focus points of first, second, and third elliptical mirror of the optical wave guide transmitting light from the light source.   
     
     
         14 . An optical gas sensor comprising a first elliptical mirror formed along a portion of an entire trajectory of a first ellipsoid, a second elliptical mirror formed along a portion of an entire trajectory of a second ellipsoid sharing a first focus point with the first elliptical mirror, and a third elliptical mirror formed along a portion of an entire trajectory of a third ellipsoid sharing a first focus point with the first elliptical mirror, and comprising,
 an optical wave guide, in which the first elliptical mirror and the second elliptical mirror form a first angle, which is formed by a virtual reference line connecting a first focus point and a second focus point of the first elliptical mirror and a virtual reference line connecting a first focus point and a second focus point of the second elliptical mirror, the first elliptical mirror and the third elliptical mirror form a second angle, which is formed by a virtual reference line connecting a first focus point and a second focus point of the first elliptical mirror and a virtual reference line connecting a first focus point and a second focus point of the third elliptical mirror, and the second elliptical mirror and the third elliptical mirror form a third angle, which is formed by a virtual reference line connecting a first focus point and a second focus point of the second elliptical mirror and a virtual reference line connecting a first focus point and a second focus point of the third elliptical mirror, and the first angle and the second angle forms identical angles with each other.   multiple light sources emitting light installed at second focus points of each second and third elliptical mirrors of the optical wave guide; and   an optical sensors each installed at a second focus point of a first elliptical mirror of the optical wave guide transmitting light from the light source.   
     
     
         15 . An optical gas sensor comprising a first elliptical mirror formed along a portion of an entire trajectory of a first ellipsoid, a second elliptical mirror formed along a portion of an entire trajectory of a second ellipsoid sharing a first focus point with the first elliptical mirror, and a third elliptical mirror formed along a portion of an entire trajectory of a third ellipsoid sharing a first focus point with the first elliptical mirror, and comprising,
 an optical wave guide, in which the first elliptical mirror and the second elliptical mirror form a first angle, which is formed by a virtual reference line connecting a first focus point and a second focus point of the first elliptical mirror and a virtual reference line connecting a first focus point and a second focus point of the second elliptical mirror, the first elliptical mirror and the third elliptical mirror form a second angle, which is formed by a virtual reference line connecting a first focus point and a second focus point of the first elliptical mirror and a virtual reference line connecting a first focus point and a second focus point of the third elliptical mirror, and the second elliptical mirror and the third elliptical mirror form a third angle, which is formed by a virtual reference line connecting a first focus point and a second focus point of the second elliptical mirror and a virtual reference line connecting a first focus point and a second focus point of the third elliptical mirror, and the first angle and the second angle forms identical angles with each other.   a light source emitting light installed at second focus points of a first elliptical mirror of the optical wave guide; and   multiple optical sensors each positioned at second focus points of second and third elliptical mirrors of the optical wave guide transmitting light from the light source.   
     
     
         16 . An optical gas sensor according to  claim 15 , wherein the second elliptical mirror and the third elliptical mirror are realized by selecting a third angle, which is formed by a virtual reference line connecting a first focus point and a second focus point of the second elliptical mirror and a virtual reference line connecting a first focus point and a second focus point of the third elliptical mirror, from a range of 20 degrees or over and 60 degrees or below. 
     
     
         17 . An optical gas sensor according to  claim 15 , wherein one of the multiple optical sensor part is a first gas sensor used for tracking secular change of the light source, and another one is a second gas sensor sensing gas, which users want to identify. 
     
     
         18 . An optical gas sensor according to  claim 13 , wherein the optical gas sensor further comprises, on a side part of the optical wave guide, a gas inlet, to which gas flows into, installed where spacial density of light emitting from a light source is low and a gas outlet installed separated from the gas inlet, and gas inlet and gas outlet of the optical wave guide maintains sealing.