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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110299824 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AND PROCESSING A PREFORM, PREFORM AND OPTICAL FIBER The method for producing and processing a preform comprises a preliminary process phase, in which silica grain is supplied into the interior space of a silica tube having an open upper end and a closed lower end, in order to obtain an unprocessed preform, and includes a... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110150404 | OPTICAL FIBER COATING WITH A COLOR CONCENTRATE HAVING SLICKNESS ADDITIVE Certain embodiments of the invention may include systems and methods for coating an optical fiber. The method includes coating an optical fiber with a primary coating, preparing a secondary coating by selectively mixing a concentrate with an ultraviolet (UV) curable dil... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110149286 | LIQUID CORE WAVEGUIDE ASSEMBLY AND DETECTING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME A liquid core waveguide assembly includes: a waveguide-forming body formed with a waveguide channel and first and second fiber channels, transparent first and second partition walls, and a liquid inlet in fluid communication with the waveguide channel, the waveguide cha... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110149384 | COMPACT PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBER SOURCE A system is provided for amplification of laser light, the system having: a plurality of non-silica optical fibers, each the non-silica optical fiber disposed within a sheath; each the non-silica optical fiber being doped with a dopant such that the non-silica fiber has... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110143584 | LIGHT GUIDING STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRIC CONNECTOR A light guiding structure for electric connector includes an insertion base being provided at two opposite lateral sides with a recessed portion each; at least two light-guiding units being separately connected to the two lateral sides of the insertion base, and respect... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110129192 | Efficient Thermoelectric Cooling of Photonic Integrated Circuits An apparatus comprising a carrier comprising at least one heat-generating component and a thermoelectric cooler (TEC) coupled to a surface of the carrier, wherein the cross-sectional area of the TEC is less than the cross-sectional area of the carrier, and wherein the T... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20100329629 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR THE PROCDUCTION OF AN ELASTOMERIC OPTICAL CONDUCTOR FIBER AND OPTICAL CONDUCTOR FIBER A method of producing an elastomeric optical conductor fiber composed of plastic includes drawing a fiber composed of a high-viscosity liquid reactive starting material. The starting material is added by way of a nozzle to a reaction apparatus, to which a liquid, which ... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100284665 | Light Diffusing Safety Cap A light diffusing safety cap for use with a light guide that couples an endoscope to a high intensity light source is shown and described in detail herein. The light diffusing safety cap is coupled, in lieu of the endoscope, to the light guide. The high intensity light ... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100278481 | ANISOTROPIC METAMATERIALS EMULATED BY TAPERED WAVEGUIDES: APPLICATION TO ELECTROMAGNETIC CLOAKING A method for carrying out electromagnetic cloaking using metamaterial devices requiring anisotropic dielectric permittivity and magnetic permeability may be emulated by specially designed tapered waveguides. This approach leads to low-loss, broadband performance in the ... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100220966 | Reliability Multimode Optical Fiber Bend resistant multimode optical fibers are disclosed herein. Multimode optical fibers disclosed herein comprise a core region having a radius greater than 25 microns and a polymer coating applied to the outside of the fiber, the coating spaced from the core no more tha... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100073392 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DRIVING INTERFEROMETRIC MODULATORS Systems and methods for driving a display of MEMS devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, a display includes an array comprising a plurality of interferometric modulators, and a driving circuit coupled to said array, said driving circuit configured to provide actuatio... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20090274433 | PHOTONIC CRYSTAL DEVICE A photonic crystal device according to the present invention includes: a first dielectric substrate 104 having a first lattice structure, of which the dielectric constant changes periodically within a first plane; a second dielectric substrate 105 having a... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090103884 | Method For Producing Rewritable Photonic Devices Method for the creation of a rewritable photonic device inserted in a photonic crystal (2) having a plurality of cavities (6); this method comprises the operation of injecting selectively a micro-quantity of a liquid (12) into predetermined cavities... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090092368 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL PHOTONIC CRYSTAL At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a method for fabricating a three-dimensional photonic crystal. In the method for fabricating the three-dimensional photonic crystal, a plurality of layers can be defined as one unit, and the total thickness of the one uni... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090050824 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A STRUCTURE FROM DIAMOND MATERIAL OR DIAMOND-LIKE CARBON MATERIAL A method of fabricating a structure from diamond material or diamond-like carbon material, and a structure according to the method, the method comprising the steps of imposing a structural transformation on the crystallographic structure of the material in a first regio... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20080240668 | INTEGRATOR UNIT An integrator unit for integrating an incoming light beam for a uniform distribution of illumination comprises an inner cylinder fixedly equipped with a rod integrator, an outer cylinder in which the inner cylinder is coaxially received for axial movement and axial adju... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20080192779 | CONSTRUCTION, SURFACE EMITTING LASER, AND DEVICE HAVING THE SURFACE EMITTING LASER A surface emitting laser comprises an underlayer, an active layer formed on the underlayer, a slab layer formed on the active layer and having a photonic crystal structure optically combined with the active layer, and a metal thin film formed on the slab layer and havin... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20080095511 | RETRO-REFLECTIVE TYPE LIGHT PIPE, ILLUMINATION DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME AND PROJECTION DISPLAY INCLUDING THE ILLUMINATION DEVICE A retro-reflect type light pipe, an illumination device including the same, and a projection display including the illumination device are provided. The retro-reflective type light pipe includes an incident portion through which light is incident, a guide portion which ... | 04/24/2008 |
| 20080080832 | MICROMECHANICAL SYSTEM CONTAINING A MICROFLUIDIC LUBRICANT CHANNEL Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a electromechanical device that has an improved usable lifetime due to the presence of one or more channels that contain and deliver a lubricant material that can reduce the likelihood of stiction occurring betwee... | 04/03/2008 |
| 20080063338 | Cabinet access sensor A cabinet tamper detection device is disclosed. The tamper detection device includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a housing and a first magnet movable relative to the housing between a first position and a second position. The second ... | 03/13/2008 |
| 20080044153 | PERIODIC POLING STRUCTURE AND ELECTRODE ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME A periodic poling structure comprises a ferroelectric substrate including a plurality of tunnels, a plurality of first domains positioned in the ferroelectric substrate between the tunnels and a plurality of second domains interleaved between the first domains in the fe... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080019782 | Vibration body for cutting, vibration cutting unit, processing apparatus, molding die, and optical element The tensile strength of the first fixing member is larger than the tensile strength of the second fixing member. When the attaching and detaching of the cutting tool is repeated, although the second fixing member having a smaller tensile strength gets deteriorated, it i... | 01/24/2008 |
| 20080019658 | Sensitive emission light gathering and flow through detection system A luminometer is provided comprising a flow through waveguide and one or more detectors. The flow through waveguide has at least two openings and the sample is free to enter from one opening and exit from the other. The flow through waveguide can be made of material tha... | 01/24/2008 |
| 20080019656 | ADAPTIVE DEVICE FOR SHIFTING IMAGING AXIS ACROSS FIBER-OPTIC ENDFACES IN MULTI-FIBER CONNECTOR FOR INSPECTION A device for shifting the imaging axis of a microscope across the endfaces of a multi-fiber connector for inspecting the fiber-optic endfaces through the microscope comprises a supporting body for attaching at one end to the optical tube of a microscope; a pendular arm ... | 01/24/2008 |
| 20080019659 | Photonic fabric display with controlled graphic pattern, color, luminescence intensity, and light self-amplification A photonic fabric display wherein graphic patterns, color, luminescence intensity, and light self-amplification are controllable. Incorporated in the fabric display are a number of photonic fibers which contain a converter either coated on a surface of the photonic fibe... | 01/24/2008 |
| 20080013912 | Heat-assisted magnetic recording head An apparatus, comprising a slider. The slider includes a substrate with an air bearing surface and a trailing substrate side. The slider includes an optoelectronic heater and a magnetic head being mounted on the trailing substrate side. Thermal insulation is interposed ... | 01/17/2008 |
| 20080013913 | OPTICAL TOUCH SCREEN An optical touch panel including a support, an optical fiber illumination assembly arranged along and above at least part of a periphery of the support to define a detection region, the assembly including at least one optical fiber and a light source arranged for direct... | 01/17/2008 |
| 20080011990 | Installation of Fiber Optic Cables A method and system for installing fiber optic cable in a building is provided. The fiber optic cable includes a pre-installed ferrule configured to connect to an outlet frame at a destination location. Each fiber optic cable may further be stored in a fiber dispensing ... | 01/17/2008 |
| 20070297750 | HIGH RESOLUTION, FULL COLOR, HIGH BRIGHTNESS FULLY INTEGRATED LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES AND DISPLAYS A light emitting device includes a substrate, at least one semiconductor light emitting device formed in or on the substrate, and upconverting material disposed in or on the substrate. The upconverting material is disposed in a path of light processed or emitted by the ... | 12/27/2007 |
| 20070297749 | Transceiver test module employing an optical wrap A transceiver test module and method for testing an optical transceiver. An optical wrap interconnects the optical transmitter and optical receiver of an optical transceiver. A processor system reads information from an optical transceiver; provides a signal to the opti... | 12/27/2007 |
| 20070297747 | BIREFRINGENT STRUCTURED FILM FOR LED COLOR MIXING IN A BACKLIGHT An article for use in light spreading includes a body having first and second surfaces, and first and second in-plane axes that are orthogonal with respect to each other and a third axis that is mutually orthogonal to the first and second in-plane axes in a thickness di... | 12/27/2007 |
| 20070297748 | FRONTEND BASEBAND DIGITAL REVERSE FOR A CABLE MODEM TERMINATION SYSTEM The present invention is directed towards monitoring and adjusting a power level of reverse subcarrier signals at an input of an optical node as opposed to at an input of a CMTS blade. Advantageously, reverse subcarrier signals are digitally transmitted throughout the o... | 12/27/2007 |
| 20070292101 | LIGHTING OR SIGNALLING DEVICE HAVING AN OPTICAL GUIDE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE A lighting and/or signalling device, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one light source emitting light rays and at least one optical guide in which the light beam spreads, the at least one optical guide comprising at at least one of its ends an inpu... | 12/20/2007 |
| 20070286564 | Optical fiber access tool A tool and method for accessing fibers within an optical fiber cable is provided. The tool can be used to access optical fibers within buffer tubes held in distribution cables. The tool works well even when the buffer tubes to be accessed are held tightly within distrib... | 12/13/2007 |
| 20070280625 | Optical member support mechanism, optical device, and gap adjusting member An l1 lens and an L2 lens are aligned along an optical axis of a zoom lens device, and are held on a fixed lens holding frame. The fixed lens holding frame is mounted on a second mirror cylinder that has a mounting surface facing the fixed lens holding frame in a direct... | 12/06/2007 |
| 20070280626 | Optical rangefinder for an electro-active lens Several devices for determining a distance of an object a user of an electro-active lens is looking at are presented. Once the distance is determined, the devices may alter the optical power of the electro-active lens to ensure that the object is correctly focused. Opti... | 12/06/2007 |
| 20070274668 | ULTRAHIGH DENSITY FERROELECTRIC STORAGE AND LITHOGRAPHY BY HIGH ORDER FERROIC SWITCHING A method for switching the direction of polarization in a relatively small domain in a thin-film ferroelectric material whose direction of polarization is oriented normal to the surface of the material involves a step of moving an electrically-chargeable tip into contac... | 11/29/2007 |
| 20070274670 | Optical Module An optical module has a support, an optical film and a buffer. The optical film has a protrusion on one edge thereof. The buffer is disposed on the support and has a corresponded notch to accommodate the protrusion.... | 11/29/2007 |
| 20070274671 | Printed circuit board with recessed region A printed circuit board (18) for electrically connecting to an optical subassembly (16) includes a board base (230), a conductive trace (232), and a board conductor (234). The optical subassembly (16) includes at least one compo... | 11/29/2007 |
| 20070274669 | Fabrication tool for bonding A fabrication tool presses a first device surface against a second device surface after the first and the second device surfaces have been plasma activated, to bond the first device surface with the second device surface. The fabrication tool includes a bonding piston t... | 11/29/2007 |
