CONFIGURATION FOR COUPLING CHROMATIC RANGE SENSOR OPTICAL PROBE TO COORDINATE MEASUREMENT MACHINE

A configuration for coupling a chromatic range sensor optical probe to a coordinate measurement machine (CMM) includes an electric auto connection and a free-space fiber optic coupling with first and second coupling elements. The first coupling element has a first fiber optic connector configured to couple to wavelength detector and light source elements of a CMM through a first optical fiber, and is configured to mount to a probe head of the CMM. The second coupling element has a second fiber optic connector configured to couple to an optical pen of a chromatic range sensor (CRS) optical probe through a second optical fiber, and is configured to mount to the CRS optical probe. One of the first or second coupling elements includes a pair of optical lenses configured to collimate light received via the first optical fiber and focus the collimated light into the second optical fiber. 一种用于将色度范围传感器光学探针联接到坐标测量机(CMM)的配置，包括电自动连接部和具有第一和第二联接元件的自由空间光纤联接部。第一联接元件具有第一光纤连接器，其被配置为通过第一光纤联接到CMM的波长检测器和光源元件，并且被配置为安装到CMM的探针头部。第二