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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7998374 | Fabrication method of self-written optical waveguide A taper angle of a self-written optical waveguide to be formed is increased or decreased at a desired position. A range of light (aperture number) condensed by a focusing lens 31 is adjusted by an iris diaphragm 22′ in which the hole diameter can be ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7641821 | Process of manufacturing optical waveguide and connection structure of optical devices The invention provides a process of manufacturing an optical waveguide for optically connecting a plurality of optical devices, comprising the steps of: disposing a resin composition between two or more optical devices, the resin composition comprising a resin and a... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7582233 | Method of manufacturing directional coupler A method of manufacturing directional coupler includes forming a first waveguide over a substrate, forming a separate section on respective ends of the first waveguide, and forming a second waveguide stacked over the first waveguide, wherein the first waveguide and ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7413353 | Device and method for data transmission between structural units connected by an articulated joint A device for transmitting data between two structural units connected to one another by an articulated joint has a long service life which permits a high transmission rate in conjunction with particularly small dimensions. The first structural unit includes a first ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7413688 | Fabrication of optical devices and assemblies A method of forming a waveguide or an optical assembly includes molding a waveguide material, optionally in alignment with one or more optical components. The one or more optical components are aligned in a precision mold that is also used to form the waveguide. A c... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7412130 | Fiber optic overmold method and product A termination is formed on an optical fiber by securing the fiber in a mold which defines a cavity for forming the termination. A liquid is injected into the cavity, which solidifies to form the termination. At least a portion of the mold is removed to expose the te... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7399420 | Method of fabricating stamper and focusing grating coupler using the same Provided are a stamper fabricated by using an embossing master and a focusing grating coupler fabricated by using the stamper, which is applicable to a subminiature pickup head for a mobile optic disk, whereby it is possible to reduce a weight and a volume of the pi... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7371012 | Optoelectronic module and plug arrangement A compact optoelectronic module that prevents undesirable heating by locating the electrical drive and/or receiving (control) circuit outside of the housing containing the optoelectronic transducer. The control circuit is mounted on a submount (PCB). The housing is ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373029 | Optical fiber impulse sensor fabricating method A method for fabricating an optical fiber impulse sensor having an optical fiber and a molded portion molded around the perimeter of the optical fiber. The method forms, in the molded portion, an optical fiber insertion hole and an optical fiber insertion slit for i... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369334 | Optical device with alignment compensation An optical device is provided which includes a plurality of optical modules and an alignment compensation module. Each optical module includes an optical component fixedly coupled to a relative reference mount. The relative reference mount is configured to attach to... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7343060 | Light transmission and reception module, sub-mount, and method of manufacturing the sub-mount A light transmission and reception module includes: a belt-shaped macromolecular optical waveguide film having an optical waveguide, an optical transmitter having a light emitting element and a first sub-mount for holding the light emitting element, for holding one ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7316554 | System to control an atmosphere between a body and a substrate The present invention is directed towards a system to control an atmosphere about a substrate, the system including, inter alia, a body spaced-apart from a surface of the substrate a distance; a supply of fluid coupled to introduce a flow between the body and the su... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311512 | Three-dimensional hard copy apparatus A three-dimensional hard copy apparatus including: a shape forming unit including plural display pins having a contact unit, which selectively contacts a thermoplastic sheet, and moves relative to a display surface and is capable of forming a predetermined pattern; ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7270465 | Light guide with an insert molded attachment structure for an optically active element A light system, includes a light guide, an attachment structure, and an optically active element. The light guide has first and second major surfaces and an edge surface. The attachment structure is insert molded to the light guide at the edge surface of the light g... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7261469 | Precision insert for molding ferrules and associated methods of manufacture A precision mold insert and method for manufacturing angled or angled and bumpered multi-fiber ferrules. The precision mold insert includes an angled end face forming portion, one or more optional bumper forming portions, one or more fiber bores for receiving one or... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7263256 | Optical connection block, optical module, and optical axis alignment method using the same An optical module is disclosed. The optical module includes a substrate, and at least one planar optical waveguide that includes a plurality of waveguides and at least one groove vertically penetrating the upper surface of the substrate and which is successively lam... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7234881 | MOLDING APPARATUS FOR A REINFORCEMENT RESIN COATING OF GLASS OPTICAL FIBER EXPOSING PORTION OF AN OPTICAL FIBER JUNCTION, METHOD FOR MOLDING REINFORCEMENT RESIN COATING OF A GLASS OPTICAL FIBER EXPOSING PORTION OF AN OPTICAL FIBER JUNCTION, AND OPTICAL FIBER CABLE A molding die 1 is constituted by an upper die 1a and a lower die 1b which are made of a material transparent to an ultraviolet light, and has a cavity 3 constituted by grooves 2c, 2d, whereas a r... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7226220 | Clamshell packaging structure Packaging for optical components. A package for packaging multiple fiber optical components can include a bottom portion comprising at least two cavities. The cavities can include a first cavity that is sized and configured to receive a first fiber optic component, ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7218825 | Optical waveguide having curved reflecting mirror surface and method of manufacturing the same The present invention relates to an optical waveguide having a curved reflecting mirror surface for optical coupling and a method of manufacturing it. The method of manufacturing an optical waveguide includes the steps of coating a transparent glass substrate with a... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7207725 | Optical fiber coupler Optical fiber coupler for coupling fiber optic elements includes a first fiber optic element extending in a first direction to position a free end thereof in a selected zone, and a second fiber optic element extending into the selected zone from an opposite directio... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7200313 | Method for the preparation of optical waveguide devices and optical waveguide devices A method for the preparation of an optical waveguide device characterized in that it comprises a first step for forming a first resin film on a substrate provided thereon with a lower clad layer; a second step for patterning the first resin film into a shape of an o... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7200307 | High count telecommunication optical cable with controlled fiber length method and apparatus for manufacturing the same A telecommunication optical cable has a number of optical fibers; at least a microsheath loosely containing the optical fibers, the at least one microsheath loosely containing the optical fibers therein forming at least one corresponding microbundle, wherein the opt... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7182526 | Modular system of optoelectronic components, and optoelectronic component for use in such a system In a modular system of optoelectronic components each component has a standardized housing. The standard housing has a device for the mechanical connection to at least one housing of a further component, or it is connected to such a device. This allows different com... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7179263 | Methods and instruments for laparoscopic spinal surgery Surgical techniques and instruments are provided for performing surgical procedures in a disc space. The instrument includes a sleeve having a distal end and an opposite proximal end and a working channel extending therebetween. The working channel includes a first ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7160033 | Ferrule for a light guide A ferrule for a light guide comprises a continuous metal sleeve which has a first tubular section and, at an axial spacing therefrom, a coaxial second tubular section which are connected to one another via an intermediate section, and a first plastic molded part for... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7153039 | Connection of optical waveguides to optical devices An optical assembly has a socket for receiving a fiber termination ferrule. A PIN diode is on a lead frame encapsulated in a transparent body. As a fiber ferrule is pushed into the socket the electronic output from the diode is monitored to determine optimum inserti... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7142762 | Injection mold for light guide body and apparatus for manufacturing light guide body using same A cavity is defined inside an injection mold to provide a contour of a light guide body. Also provided in the injection mold is a through hole communicating with the cavity and allowing an optical fiber to be inserted in the through hole. The through hole includes a... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7111994 | Integral insert molded fiber optic transceiver electromagnetic interference shield A fiber optic module includes a first housing insert molded with an electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield, an optoelectronic subassembly mounted in the first housing, and a second housing mounted to the first housing to enclose the optoelectronic subassembly. Th... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108809 | Optical coupler replication arrangement and process An optical coupler arrangement which is employed for replicating surface features of diverse types of optical devices. Also disclosed is to a novel method of accurately replicating surface features of optical devices; particularly through the utilization of the nove... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104783 | Mold tooling having cavity stabilizers Mold tooling for molding plastic parts having cavities therethrough includes mold halves together with core pins to define passageways through the molded part. The core pins are locked together to rigidify these connections, and one of the core pins includes a rib t... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7099528 | Methods and devices for coupling electromagnetic radiation using diffractive optical elements Diffractive optical elements are used in methods and devices for coupling or distributing electromagnetic radiation. The diffractive optical. elements may be adapted to split one or more streams of radiation into multiple streams of radiation or to combine multiple ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7086847 | Guide block assembly for molding multi-fiber connectors A guide block assembly for aligning and retaining fiber bore forming pins and guide pin bore forming pins in precise relation to each other during the molding of a multi-fiber ferrule includes a unitary member defining at least one fiber bore and at least one guide ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7037637 | Photosensitive polyimide resin precursor composition, optical polyimide obtained from the composition, optical waveguide using the polyimide, and process for producing the optical waveguide A photosensitive polyimide resin precursor composition capable of providing a polyimide resin that is not substantially colored, is transparent and has heat resistance, an optical polyimide resin obtained from the composition, and an optical waveguide using the poly... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7030486 | High density integrated circuit package architecture This invention relates to a high density architecture for an integrated circuit package (10) in which a plurality of circuit communication wafers (12) are disposed in a stack with a plurality of cooling plates (14) between them, and wherein circ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7029607 | Process for producing polymer optical waveguide A process for producing a polymer optical waveguide, including the steps of: preparing a mold; bringing into close contact with a cladding substrate which has good adhesiveness to the mold; introducing, by capillarity, a curable resin; and curin... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025508 | Optical short-circuit insert and optical short-circuit plug The invention provides an optical short-circuit insert for accommodation in a plug housing, with a plug region with two mutually parallel optical fiber ends of an optical fiber portion. A curved region of the optical fiber portion, intermediate optical fiber ends, i... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7018580 | Method and apparatus for forming tapered waveguide structures A method of fabricating a stamping mold suitable for use in the formation of a tapered waveguide structure includes defining a stamping pattern upon the surface of a silicon wafer, and removing portions of the silicon wafer surface in accordance with the stamped pat... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7010855 | Optical module An optical module for use in an optical device is provided. The module includes an optical component and relative reference mount. The optical component is fixed spacially relative to a registration feature. The registration feature is configured to couple to a fixe... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7005090 | Method for manufacturing a flow cell A method of manufacturing a flow cell with a cell housing having a bore for the passage of sample, and with an inner layer of a totally reflecting polymer material for guiding radiation through the bore for the analysis of the sample, comprises the steps of: a) prov... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003208 | Optical fiber connecting tool, connector holder, connector holder equipped optical connector, and tool equipped optical connector An optical fiber connecting tool for an optical connector which houses a ferule, a first optical fiber mounted in the ferule and extending from a back end of the ferule, and a second optical fiber abutted and connected to the first optical fiber. The optical connect... | 02/21/2006 |
