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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120128300 | OPTICAL MODULE Provided is an optical module, including: an optical system having an optical path in a space thereof; an electro-optical device optically connected to a first input/output port as one of an input port and an output port of the optical system; an optical waveguide havin... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120128297 | Fiber Optic Rotary Joint With Extended Temperature Range A fiber optic rotary joint has at least one fiber optic collimator. The fiber optic collimator has a plurality of lenses on a micro lens array. Furthermore a plurality of optical fibers are attached to the micro lens array. The fibers are further fixed by a fiber suppor... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120128301 | Method For Writing High Power Resistant Bragg Gratings Using Short Wavelength Ultrafast Pulses A method for writing a Bragg grating in a rare-earth doped glass optical waveguide is provided. Ultrafast optical pulses are generated, preferably in the femtosecond range and having a writing wavelength in the range of 300 nm to 700 nm and an intensity sufficient to in... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120104240 | FIBER OPTIC TRANSCEIVER (FOT) MODULE HAVING A MOLDED COVER IN WHICH AN OPTICAL BEAM TRANSFORMER IS INTEGRALLY FORMED An FOT module is provided that has a molded cover in which an optical beam transformer is integrally formed. The molded cover includes at least a nontransparent molded part that is secured to a mounting structure, such as a molded leadframe or a PCB, on which at least o... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120081704 | FIBER BUNDLE FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY, SPATIALLY RESOLVED COUPLING Optical fibers are utilized to provide high efficiency, spatially resolved coupling of light from collection optics to an imaging spectrometer. In particular, a micro lens array may be utilized to couple light from multiple spatial locations into individual optical fibe... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120070118 | CONNECTOR OPTICAL LENS WITH ALIGNMENT FEATURES An optical lens of an optical connector includes alignment features for passive connection alignment. Fiber inserted into the lens is aligned with a fiber groove that restricts motion in at least one direction to align the fiber. The lens includes an alignment feature t... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120051084 | TRANSMISSION OF LASER PULSES WITH HIGH OUTPUT BEAM QUALITY USING STEP-INDEX FIBERS HAVING LARGE CLADDING An apparatus and method for transmission of laser pulses with high output beam quality using large core step-index silica optical fibers having thick cladding, are described. The thick cladding suppresses diffusion of modal power to higher order modes at the core-claddi... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120051694 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE FOR TRANSMISSION OF RADIATION, AND PRODUCTION METHOD An optical waveguide for transmission of radiation, in particular of the radiation from a high-power diode laser, and a method for its production are provided. The optical waveguide has an elongated light inlet surface, which is in the form of a gap, consisting of one o... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120045169 | OPTICAL-FIBER ARRAY METHOD AND APPARATUS Method and apparatus for forming an optical-fiber-array assembly, which include providing a plurality of optical fibers including a first optical fiber and a second optical fiber, providing a fiber-array plate that includes a first surface and a second surface, connecti... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120045170 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE FOR TOUCH PANEL An optical waveguide for a touch panel is capable of causing light beams emitted from a light-emitting optical waveguide section to enter a light-receiving optical waveguide section even when warpage or distortion occurs. Edges of an over cladding layer covering an end ... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120033914 | ANGLED COUPLING FOR OPTICAL FIBERS An angled coupling for optical fibers can comprise a body (10) having an incoming aperture (18a) and an outgoing aperture (18b), from which an incoming hollow waveguide (12a) and an outgoing hollow waveguide (12... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120027346 | INTERPOSER WITH ALIGNMENT FEATURES An optical interposer for optically coupling light between an OED supported on a substrate and an optical fiber, the interposer comprising: (a) an interposer of an optically-clear moldable material comprising at least the following features: (b) a port for receiving a f... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120027345 | BODY HAVING A DEDICATED LENS FOR IMAGING AN ALIGNMENT FEATURE A body is configured for alignment to a substrate having an alignment feature. The body includes an alignment structure defining a viewing surface, and a dedicated lens adapted to focus an image of the substrate's alignment feature through an optically-clear material of... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120020617 | Tunable optical filters with multiple ports Described are tunable multiport optical filters that filter systems with many optical channels in a convenient and cost-effective manner. The tunable multiport optical filters of the invention are simple in design and have few optical components. The basic elements are ... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120020621 | Laterally Coupled Optical Fiber Component and Processing Method Thereof A side-coupling optical fiber assembly comprises a first substrate (200), on a surface of which at least one concave groove is provided; an optical fiber (210) disposed in the concave groove; and a second substrate (220) disposed on the first substr... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120020618 | Fiber Optic Connector and Alignment Mechanism for Single Lens Multi-Fiber Connector The invention pertains to an optical connector assembly having an alignment mechanism for coupling two single-lens, multi-fiber optical connectors together. Particularly, each connector comprising a single lens through which the light from multiple fibers is expanded/fo... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120020619 | Imaging Interface for Optical Components The invention pertains to an optical interface employing optics (e.g., lenses) that image the beams rather than collimate the beams. More specifically, each connector at an interface includes optics, e.g., a lens, adapted to receive a diverging beam emanating from field... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120020620 | Tunable optical filters with multiple ports Described are tunable multiport optical filters that filter systems with many optical channels in a convenient and cost-effective manner. The tunable multiport optical filters of the invention are simple in design and have few optical components. The basic elements are ... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120014646 | OPTICAL FIBER, METHOD OF PREPARATION THEREOF AND DEVICE The invention provides an optical fiber, a method for the preparation thereof, and a device. An optical fiber, wherein a distal end of the optical fiber is provided with an optical mask adapted for projecting a predetermined pattern on a target surface by radiation tran... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120014644 | Optical router with nearly ideal performance An optimized planar optical router consisting of two stages performing stationary imaging between an input waveguide and a set of output waveguides has advantages of reduced size, larger number of channels and minimal loss variation in each passband. The new router is a... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120014645 | SINGLE LENS, MULTI-FIBER OPTICAL CONNECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS The invention pertains to an expanded beam optical coupling method and apparatus comprising a single lens per connector through which the light from multiple fibers is expanded/focused to couple to corresponding fibers in a mating connector.... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120014647 | Optical Receiver Module An optical receiver module 1 includes : a sleeve that holds an optical fiber; an optical flat surface provided in the sleeve and into which light emitted from the optical fiber enters; a lens provided in the sleeve that converges and emits the light that has ente... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120008899 | Lens Array and Optical Module Including Lens Array A complete reflection surface is formed in a notched section. A transmittance surface, a transmittance surface, and a complete reflection surface are formed in a recess section. The complete reflection surface completely reflects each laser beam emitted from first lense... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120002919 | FIBEROPTIC DEVICE WITH LONG FOCAL LENGTH GRADIENT-INDEX OR GRIN FIBER LENS Embodiments of the invention provide a fiberoptic device that uses a gradient-index (GRIN) lens for focusing a light beam emitted by an optical fiber, but achieves a substantially longer focal length than that of a GRIN lens alone by placing a beam expander (e.g., no co... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110311182 | OPTO-ELECTRONIC ALIGNMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD Alignment of one or more lenses with one or more opto-electronic devices in an opto-electronic system is aided by an aligner device having a substantially cylindrical body with a base and an outer ring. The base has one or more openings, one of which is a first opto-ele... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110297229 | INTEGRATED CONCENTRATING PHOTOVOLTAICS Optical sheets, light collection and conversion systems and methods of forming optical sheets are provided. An optical sheet includes a light guide layer having at least one light guide and a light concentrator layer adjacent to the light guide layer for concentrating i... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110286697 | OPTICAL FIBER COUPLER An optical fiber coupler includes a receiving interface and two lenses. The receiving interface is configured for matching and connecting to an external optical fiber of a particular diameter within a range of 62.5 μm to 100 μm, and for receiving optical signals from ... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110286698 | Fiber optic connector microlens with self-aligning optical fiber cavity A fiber optical connector microlens is provided with a self-aligning optical fiber cavity. The microlens includes a convex first lens surface and a second lens surface. A fiber alignment cavity is integrally formed with the second lens surface to accept an optical fiber... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110274392 | OPTICAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM An optical transmission apparatus comprising a first gradient index lens, an optical receiver, and a second gradient index lens. The first gradient index lens is connected to an end of an optical transmission line. The optical receiver receives light and is provided to ... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110268387 | Two Dimensional Fiber Collimator Array With High Return Loss A collimator system comprises a micro lens array. The micro lens array has a first surface with a plurality of micro lenses and a second surface opposing the first surface. The second surface is under an angle towards the first surface. A fiber holder holding a pluralit... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110268388 | OPTICAL CONNECTION SYSTEM An optical connection system (1) between two fiber optic lines including an in-line collimator (5) and an out-line collimator (9) rotatably mounted on a base (2), wherein the collimators (5, 9) rotate on the same rotatable plane (13... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110268383 | Polarization Maintaining Optical Rotary Joint An optical rotating data transmission device for polarization-maintaining transmission of linearly polarized light includes at least one first collimator for coupling on first light-waveguides, and also a second collimator for coupling on second light-waveguides, the se... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110235972 | SEPARATING AND COMBINING SINGLE-MODE AND MULTIMODE OPTICAL BEAMS Techniques for combining initially separate single mode and multimode optical beams into a single “Dual Mode” fiber optic have been developed. Bi-directional propagation of two beams that are differentiated only by their mode profiles (i.e., wavefront conditions) is... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110229076 | Optical Subassembly Package Configuration An optical subassembly package configuration for monitoring a fiber, the configuration includes a container, an optical subassembly, an optical fiber, and a ferrule. The container has a face, and the optical subassembly is disposed within the container. The optical fibe... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110229077 | SMALL-FORM-FACTOR FIBER OPTIC INTERFACE DEVICES WITH AN INTERNAL LENS Small-form-factor fiber optic interface devices with an internal lens are disclosed. The fiber optic interface devices have a ferrule with a bore that supports an optical waveguide. The lens is on or adjacent the ferrule front end and is aligned with the bore. A first p... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110229078 | FIBER OPTIC INTERFACE DEVICES FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES Small-form fiber optic interface devices (20) for electronic devices (200) are disclosed. The device has a ferrule (50) with a body (51) that operably supports at least one waveguide (152) and at least one electrical wire (160).... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110206068 | OPTICAL FIBER EMISSION CIRCUIT AND FIBER LASER Object An object of the present invention is to reuse unavailable excitation light without deteriorating reliability of a fiber laser. Solving Means An optical fiber emission circuit according to the present invention includes a rare earth-... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110200284 | Fiber Optic Jack with High Interface Mismatch Tolerance A fiber optic connector jack is provided with a backcap processing module. The jack includes a lens housing having a lensed lid. A connector flange extends from the lensed lid top surface, shaped to selectively engage a plug connector housing. A microlens having a first... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110200283 | Fiber Optic Cable with High Interface Mismatch Tolerance A fiber optic cable is provided with a cable section including at least one length of fiber optic line having a first end and a second end. A first and second plug each have a mechanical body shaped to selectively engage and disengage a jack housing. Each plug has a mic... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110188806 | OPTICAL MULTIPLEXER/DEMULTIPLEXER SYSTEMS CONFIGURED WITH NON-PERIODIC GRATINGS Embodiments of the present invention are directed to multiplexer/demultiplexer systems. In one aspect, a multiplexer/demultiplexer system includes an input/output waveguide, two or more output/input waveguides, and a planar, non-periodic, sub-wavelength grating. The gra... | 08/04/2011 |
