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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110194811 | FIBER OPTIC ROTARY JOINT AND ANTENNA, ANTENNA MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Provided are a fiber optic rotary joint, an antenna having the same, an antenna measurement system, and a wireless communication system. An antenna measurement system includes an electro-optic converting unit for converting an electric signal to an optical signal, a fir... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110142441 | OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR AND NETWORK DEVICE CONFIGURATION A fiber-optic coupler may include a first optical fiber including an end portion to send or receive optical signals to or from an end portion of a second optical fiber. The coupler may also include a micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) structure to align the end port... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110129181 | TURNING MIRROR FOR PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS An optical device comprising a substrate having a planar surface and an optical waveguide located on and parallel to the planar surface and having an end located and oriented to emit or receive light propagating substantially parallel to the planar surface. The device a... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110103733 | NANOMECHANICAL PHOTONIC DEVICES The present invention relates to devices which operate on gradient optical forces, in particular, nanoscale mechanical devices which are actuable by gradient optical forces. Such a device comprises a waveguide and a dielectric body, with at least a portion of the wavegu... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20100202730 | FIBER OPTIC JACK AND CONNECTOR The present invention provides a fiber optic jack for routing optical signals. In another aspect, the present invention provides a fiber optic connector with accurate alignment that may be used with, among other things, the fiber optic jack... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20090304330 | Optical Rotary Joint with High Return Loss An optical rotary joint comprises a first collimator arrangement for coupling-on first light-waveguides and a second collimator arrangement for coupling-on second light-waveguides, with the second collimator arrangement being supported to be rotatable relative to the fi... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090279829 | Lens Arrangement for Optical Rotary Joints According to one embodiment, an optical rotary joint comprises a first collimator arrangement for coupling-on first light-waveguides, and a second collimator arrangement for coupling-on second light-waveguides, with the latter being rotatably supported relative to the f... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090269006 | OPTICAL MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF An optical module 10 according to the invention is comprised of: a substrate 11; a laser diode array 14 implemented on said substrate in an array; a driver IC 15 implemented on said substrate and electrically connected to each of surface emit... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090043296 | PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY WITH SPATIALLY RESOLVED DUAL SPECTROSCOPIC MONITORING An instrument for photodynamic therapy applies treatment light from a dye laser, white light, and ultraviolet fluorescence excitation light from an LED onto a lesion and surrounding areas in a time-multiplexed manner. The reflected white light is analyzed in a spectrome... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20080310794 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ARRANGEMENT FOR PROVIDING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN BODY PARTS THEREOF An electronic device comprises an arrangement for providing communication between a first body part and a second body part of the electronic device. The first body part and second body part are moveable relative to one another; each body part comprising a contact surfac... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080175536 | Two-Channel Multimode Rotary Joint An optical two-channel rotary joint that is also suitable for coupling of single-mode fibers comprises two housing parts that are rotatable relative to each other. Each of these housing parts accommodates a light-waveguide for supplying light and a light-waveguide for w... | 07/24/2008 |
| 20080175535 | Two-Channel Multimode Rotary Joint An optical two-channel rotary joint that is also suitable for coupling of single-mode fibers comprises two housing parts that are rotatable relative to each other. Each of these housing parts accommodates a light-waveguide for supplying light and a light-waveguide for w... | 07/24/2008 |
| 20080069495 | Rotary joint A rotary joint 1 capable of stably transmitting superfine images and high-speed data is provided. The rotary joint 1 includes a stationary part 2 and a rotary part 3 rotatable about an axis against the stationary part 2 and transmits l... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080002934 | Rotary joint for data and power transfer A rotary joint is disclosed. The rotary joint comprise a power transfer interface for transferring power between a first portion having a first magnetic core and a second portion having a second magnetic core and rotatable relative to the first portion. The rotary joint... | 01/03/2008 |
| 20070268805 | Apparatus and Method for Adjusting an Optical Rotating Data Transmission Device The invention relates to a method for adjusting an optical rotating data transmission device having two units that are rotatable with respect to each other about a rotation axis, and that each have a coaxial collimator for coupling light in or out, and relates also to a... | 11/22/2007 |
| 20070196045 | Method of coupling an electromagnetic signal between a signal source and a waveguide In a method for coupling an electromagnetic signal between an electromagnetic signal source and an electromagnetic waveguide, wherein, in use, there is relative movement between the source and the waveguide, at each side where the source is launched into the waveguide, ... | 08/23/2007 |
| 20070189664 | Optical delivery systems and methods of providing adjustable beam diameter, spot size and/or spot shape An optical device and method for varying an optical characteristic of an optical beam can include a plurality of optical fibers each having an input end, an output end, and a core, wherein each of the optical fibers has an effective area and a numerical aperture, and a ... | 08/16/2007 |
| 20070104419 | Fiber tip fluid output device A fiber tip fluid output device is provided for holding a fiber tip in an electromagnetic energy cutting apparatus and for directing water particles over a radiation delivery end of the fiber tip. The fiber tip fluid output device includes a generally cylindrical body h... | 05/10/2007 |
| 20070058901 | Optical device and method for manufacturing the same A method for manufacturing an optical device is provided. The device includes an optical waveguide path having a Bragg grating and a movable portion disposed near the Bragg grating. A displacement of the movable portion provides a change of spacing of the Bragg grating ... | 03/15/2007 |
| 20070036484 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR A rotatable connector comprises a plurality of optically conductive light rings adapted to mount to a first rotatable component; a plurality of light emitters for illuminating said light rings; a plurality of light detectors adapted to mount on a second rotatable compon... | 02/15/2007 |
| 20070019908 | Fiber optic rotary joint with de-rotating prism A multi-channel fiber optic rotary joint (FORJ) includes an external housing, a stationary collimator array, a rotating collimator array, an all-reflective de-rotating prism and a gear ratio. The external housing contains an internal cavity having a longitudinal rotatio... | 01/25/2007 |
| 20070019906 | Methods and systems for counterbalancing a scanning beam device Methods and system for counterbalancing accelerations and/or torques caused by actuation of an actuation element and a scanning element. A scanning beam device may comprise a counterbalance to generate forces and/or torques that are substantially equal and substantially... | 01/25/2007 |
| 20060291794 | Waveguide shuttle MEMS variable optical attenuator An improved waveguide shuttle optical switch design which provides the function of a variable optical attenuator (VOA). A small degree of intentional misalignment of the waveguide will create different levels of optical attenuation. By finely controlling the misalignmen... | 12/28/2006 |
| 20060285791 | Optical fiber lateral scanner for a miniature optical fiber probe The present invention relates to an optical fiber magnetic scanning arrangement for a miniature optical fiber probe and can be applied for optical beam delivery in various optical imaging techniques. The arrangement is of the type where an optical fiber is rigidly fixed... | 12/21/2006 |
| 20060280421 | Variable light attenuator A lens array (38) is mounted on the front surface of an optical fiber array (32) holding optical fibers (35, 36) for input and emission. The lens array (38) includes: an input lens (40a) for converting a signal light (45)... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060222292 | PLACEMENT OF LUMIPHORES WITHIN A LIGHT EMITTING RESONATOR IN A VISUAL DISPLAY WITH ELECTRO-OPTICAL ADDRESSING ARCHITECTURE A display device and method of operating the display device. The display device comprising a support substrate, a plurality of ring or disk shaped light emitting light emitting resonators placed in a matrix on the support substrate forming a plurality of rows and column... | 10/05/2006 |
| 20060193555 | Optical rotating data transmission device with coupling slide A device for transmitting modulated optical signals between a first unit and a second unit, in which the first unit is supported to be rotatable or movable linearly relative to the second unit, comprises a light guide extending along a given track on the first unit, a f... | 08/31/2006 |
| 20060165347 | Optical switch An optical switch for switching the connection of one or more movable optical fibers to one or more stationary optical fibers, comprising a movable soft magnetic block connected to an end portion of each movable optical fiber, a stationary soft magnetic block connected ... | 07/27/2006 |
| 20060127029 | Cantilever beam MEMS variable optical attenuator An improved cantilever beam optical switch design which provides the function of a variable optical attenuator (VOA). A small degree of intentional misalignment of the waveguide will create different levels of optical attenuation. By finely controlling the misalignment ... | 06/15/2006 |
| 20060127000 | Optical fiber coupler A fiber coupler for coupling light into an optical fiber and/or coupling light out of the fiber, has two holder elements, namely a fiber holder for holding the fiber, and a lens holder for holding a focusing lens. The holder elements are adjustable in the axial and tran... | 06/15/2006 |
| 20060126989 | Method and apparatus for dynamic polarization control A dynamic polarization controller (“DPC”) that and method of dynamic polarization control useful in optical networks is disclosed. The DPC of the present invention has a polymeric optical waveguide formed on a substrate, such as a silicon wafer. An intermediate port... | 06/15/2006 |
| 20060115223 | Test apparatus, optical coupler and method of manufacturing same A test apparatus including an optical coupler for optically coupling a main frame and a test head is provided. The optical coupler has a plurality of optical fiber cables, a cable storage chain for bundling a stored portion except for a non-stored portion in a part of t... | 06/01/2006 |
| 20060110101 | Microfabrication process for control of waveguide gap size A method for forming a gap (16) of a width (d) which meets selected tolerance limits includes forming sidewalls (80, 82) in a microstructure, the sidewalls defining a gap (16) therebetween. The gap has a width defined between the sidewalls. The widt... | 05/25/2006 |
| 20060098916 | Optical waveguide switch and method of manufacturing the same Optical waveguides facing each other with a layer-to-layer spacing kept not to permit the occurrence of a proximity effect perturbation within a gap section formed in an intermediate layer are configured so that at least one of the optical waveguides is moved toward the... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060072874 | Configuration memory for a scanning beam device The present invention provides a memory element for providing compatibility information and/or parametric data about a scanning beam device to a universal base station. The present invention provides a memory coupled to the scanning beam device that provides parametric ... | 04/06/2006 |
| 20060072878 | Optical connector with total internal reflection abutting surface An optical connector (10) comprises at least one optical guide (12) for carrying optical radiations; a total internal reflection surface (11) upon which, in use, said radiations impinge, so that the radiation in the optical guide is reflected by sai... | 04/06/2006 |
| 20060067615 | Optical rotating data transmission system with a cleaning device An optical transmission system in a computer tomograph for transmitting modulated optical signals between a first unit and a second unit, the first unit being supported to be rotatable relative to the second unit, comprises: a light guide disposed along a circular or an... | 03/30/2006 |
| 20060062517 | Methods, systems, and apparatuses for optically generating time delays in signals Methods, systems, and apparatuses for producing time delays in optical signals are provided. The methods, systems, and apparatuses allow the time it takes for an individual light beam to travel an individual light path to be varied. In one example, the apparatuses have ... | 03/23/2006 |
| 20060045407 | Bending element light switch A BENDING ELEMENT LIGHT SWITCH will be used to turn on or off the light signal in one of two adjacent fiber optic channels by the action of the electric field of the light passing through the channels. BENDING ELEMENT LIGHT SWITCH can be made adjacent to each other so t... | 03/02/2006 |
| 20060013528 | Scanning method and apparatus A scanning apparatus and method, the apparatus comprising: a light transmission means (90) having an exit tip; first and second drive means (92,94) for resonantly driving the light transmission means (90) in orthogonal directions; wherein the first ... | 01/19/2006 |
