Abstract: The optical connection system comprises at least one optical connection element composed of three separate portions A, B, C; the portion A comprises an optical contact of the pump-action optical contact type whose calibrated end-piece is intended for the cabling of an optical fibre, the portion B comprises at one end a calibrated end-piece identical to the end-piece of the portion A and comprises at the other end an optical contact, of the lensed optical contact type, which contact is intended for the optical connection with a complementary optical connection element, the portion C comprises a calibrated guiding system in order to receive the calibrated end-pieces of the portions A and B, to place their respective ends in contact and to ensure a very accurate coaxial alignment of the two end-pieces.

Abstract: A combined electric/optic cable has a triaxial cable having, along one and the same central axis, three imbricated, concentric, tubular, electric conductors and a central optic fiber. The present invention may find particular application in high definition television systems.

Abstract: The optical sight for the correction of the geometry of the convergences of a color camera according to the invention is such that it is adapted to the two most common formats and therefore usable in bi-format 4/3 and 16/9 cameras: the sight is constituted of a group of elementary motifs constituted of a central zone of n lines of p motifs and adjacent zones formed of two lines of p motifs used in addition to the central zone for the 4/3 format, and two columns of n motifs, used in addition to the central zone for the 16/9 format.

Abstract: A device for correcting shading in video signals which has conventionally occurred due to variations in speeds of the scanning spots. Speeds of the scanning spot are detected, and variations in these speeds are also detected. In addition, conventional-type digital correction values for correcting geometry and convergence errors are produced. Variations in speed are detected, and are digital-to-analog converted. A shading output correction signal indicative of a sweep speed variation is produced. This signal is added to the digital correction values to form a corrected correction value.

Abstract: An optical test pattern for correcting convergence defects of a color camera comprises LN pattern elements (1.sub.ln) each disposed within one of the LN rectangles which result from a camera-screen lattice arrangement formed by L groups each consisting of M lines and by N columns, each pattern element being constituted by a vertical component and a diagonal component.