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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7352966 | Method and apparatus for capacity-efficient restoration in an optical communication system A method and system provide capacity-efficient restoration within an optical fiber communication system. The system includes a plurality of nodes each interconnected by optical fibers. Each optical fiber connection between nodes includes at least three channel group... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349594 | Bidirectional wavelength cross connect architectures using wavelength routing elements Bidirectional wavelength cross connects include a plurality of ports, each configured to receive an input optical signals, each input optical signal having a plurality of spectral bands. At least one of the plurality of ports is disposed to simultaneously transmit a... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349593 | Optical wavelength switch having planar lightwave circuit structure An optical wavelength switch having a planar wave-guide formed on a substrate including a wave-guide-type diffraction grating having an input/output wave-guide with an under-clad layer on a sacrificial layer formed on the substrate, a core layer formed on the under-... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7346234 | Reduction of MEMS mirror edge diffraction in a wavelength selective switch using servo-based multi-axes rotation Effects of diffraction of a spectral beam from an edge of the micromirrors are reduced in order to optimize the passband in a wavelength selective switch. The effects of diffraction on the pass band may be reduced by using rotation of the micromirror about both the ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7345802 | Laser and fiber coupling control One or more single mode waveguide devices are fiber coupled such that signals to an optical element affect the coupling of the waveguide device to an optical fiber. A number of systems and methods are disclosed to adjust the coupling of the waveguide device to the o... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7342346 | Microfabricated vertical comb actuator using plastic deformation A microfabricated actuator of the vertical comb-drive (AVC) type or staggered vertical comb-drive type for torsional or linear applications includes torsion springs which permit self-aligned deformation of the device (micromirror) structure of the actuator through t... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7343231 | Computerized simultaneous laser marking and targeting system The complete automation of a remote marking process. It is completely computer controlled and made possible by laser printer type marking/pointer equipment. The concept of embedding digital information into a laser beam or other coherent information vector and attac... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7343064 | Optical switch and optical add/drop multiplexer To provide a wavelength-selection optical switch able to select a light with a certain wavelength and an optical add/drop multiplexer using the same. An optical switch comprising: a silicon substrate; a glass substrate arranged to face a surface of the silicon subst... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7343062 | Safety light curtain with MEMS A safety light curtain comprises a light emitter and a first micro-machined electromechanical system (MEMS), wherein the first MEMS receives light emitted by the emitter and sequentially reflects the received light to a first plurality of light wave guides. A detect... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339714 | Variable blazed grating based signal processing A light processing system includes an array of optical signal processing devices. The array of processing devices are operable to receive at least some of a first signal part and to modulate the first signal part based at least in part on a control signal received f... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7339974 | Tunable semiconductor laser A tunable semiconductor laser includes gain medium, wavelength-selective element and a laser mode matching element. The wavelength-selective element comprises a first light absorbing plate operatively coupled to the laser mode matching element and provided with an a... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7340126 | Wavelength selective optical switch A wavelength selective optical switch according to the present invention detects wavelengths of signal lights input to a signal light input port in a main body portion which performs the switching of optical paths for each wavelength by an angular control of a plura... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7340175 | Non-uniform optical waveband aggregator and deaggregator and hierarchical hybrid optical cross-connect system Hierarchical hybrid optical networking is based on balancing cost and performance of optical networks by providing transparent (optical) switching of subsets of wavelengths in addition to opaque (electrical) switching of individual light paths. Effective use of wave... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7340125 | Optical switches and switching methods A device and method for collecting subject responses, particularly during magnetic imaging experiments and testing using a method such as functional MRI. The device comprises a non-metallic input device which is coupled via fiber optic cables to a computer or other ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336907 | Optical assembly having cylindrical lenses and related method of modulating optical signals Described embodiments provide for an optical communications assembly or other optical assembly in which the post-dispersion optical signals are controlled in dispersive and non-dispersive directions. In one embodiment, the assembly includes an optical signal collima... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336867 | Wavelength-selective 1×Nswitches with two-dimensional input/output fiber arrays A 1×N2 wavelength selective switch (WSS) configuration in which switch elements are configured in a way that enables the input or output fibers to be arranged in a two-dimensional (2D) array. By employing 2D arrays of input/output channels, the channel c... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336900 | Byte-wide optical backplane switch A byte-wide optical switch and switching method are provided. The optical switch includes a first set of ports for receiving in parallel an optical byte of data, and multiple second sets of ports each capable of outputting in parallel the optical byte of data. An ar... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336866 | Optical fiber device There is provided an optical fiber device including two optical fibers, rod lenses, and an optical functional element. The two rod lenses have the same refractive index distribution and the front face of each is respectively formed, at the approximate midpoint of a ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333682 | Photoelectric composite interconnection assembly and electronics device using same A photoelectric composite interconnection assembly having: a flexible substrate having an electric interconnection; and an electrical interface provided at both ends of the electric interconnection. A part of the electric interconnection is replaced by an optical tr... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333685 | Variable optical attenuator systems Low loss, reliable variable optical attenuators and 1×2 switches and polarization insensitive low loss, reliable variable optical attenuators and 1×2 optical switches are described. In one embodiment, a system of the present invention includes a polarization separ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333688 | Method and apparatus for free-space optical switching An apparatus and method are provided for manipulating light beams propagated through PLCs in free space. Light beams propagated in through an input/output waveguide of a PLC are propagated through a waveguide array to generate a phased array output at an edge facet ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333686 | System and method for a re-configurable optical channel dropping de-multiplexer A re-configurable channel dropping de-multiplexer comprises an input, an output, a first 1×2 optical switch optically coupled to the input, a second 1×2 optical switch optically coupled to the output, a plurality of 2×2 optical switches optically coupled between ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333695 | Singulated dies in a parallel optics module A parallel optics module including singulated dies. A first singulated die includes a first semiconductor optical component, and a second die includes a second semiconductor optical component. The first and second dies are mounted to a substrate. The first and secon... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7330616 | Micromirror element and optical switch A micromirror element is configured such that a mirror body is arranged via a support on a wiring substrate on which a pair of mirror drive electrodes and a light detection unit are arranged. A mirror is constituted of a mirror frame and a movable mirror swayably su... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7330297 | Fine control of rotation and translation of discretely controlled micromirror A micromirror control system includes a bottom layer configured to support the micromirror control system including a stopper plate coupled to the bottom layer at a first end, configured to rotate about an axis. The micromirror control system also includes a micromi... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7330659 | Wavelength filter that operates on sets of wavelength channels A wavelength filter, for filtering a WDM signal, comprises a demultiplexer, a multiplexer, and a control array connecting the demultiplexer and the multiplexer, where the demultiplexer and the multiplexer have a free spectral range (FSR) smaller than their wavelengt... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7330617 | Wavelength selective optical switch, and optical device provided with spectroscopic function A wavelength selective optical switch of the present invention separates a WDM light emitted from an input port of an input and output optical system, according to wavelengths, by a diffraction grating, and thereafter, condenses the lights of respective wavelengths ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7324731 | Systems and methods for distributing signals communicated on fiber optic transmission lines Methods and systems for distributing signals communicated on fiber optic transmission lines are disclosed. In one embodiment, a fiber optic communications system includes a transmitter operable to transmit an optical signal, and at least one receiver operable to rec... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7324647 | Quantum cryptographic key distribution networks with untrusted switches Methods and systems are disclosed in which information is securely transmitted in a network comprising untrusted network devices. Setup messages are sent to a networking device, and based on the setup messages, light directing devices are configured to direct light ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7324716 | Silicon packaging for opto-electronic modules An opto-electronic apparatus comprising a base layer, one or more photonic elements positioned on the base layer, and an optical layer suspended over the base layer, the optical layer including a moveable optical element positioned over at least one of the photonic ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7324728 | 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... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321457 | Process and structure for fabrication of MEMS device having isolated edge posts A method of fabricating an array of MEMS devices includes the formation of support structures located at the edge of upper strip electrodes. A support structure is etched to form a pair of individual support structures located at the edges of a pair of adjacent elec... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7321708 | Optical fibre amplifier An optical amplifier is described that comprises at least two sections of amplifying optical fibre and pumping means for optically pumping the amplifying optical fibre. Optical fibre support means, for example a channel or channels in a substrate, are also provided ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7320896 | Infrared radiation detector Electronic devices are disclosed that may be used for infrared radiation detection. An example electronic device includes a substrate, a transistor included in the substrate and a silicon-germanium (Si—Ge) structural layer coupled with the transistor. The structur... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7321704 | Wavelength cross connect with per port performance characteristics A wavelength cross connect is provided in which there is a dispersive arrangement per port for each input port and each output port. Some of the dispersive arrangements have differing characteristics so as to result in different performances at the ports. The disper... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7317848 | Optical switch An optical switch in which the adverse effect of heating can be restrained is realized. An optical switch for switching a transmission path of an optical signal by a change in refractive index due to carrier injection comprises: a semiconductor substrate; an optical... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7317850 | Optical switch An optical switch includes an input optical fiber, an output optical fiber, a grating which performs spectral separation of an optical signal to a plurality of optical signals having different wavelengths, a plurality of movable mirrors, each reflecting an optical l... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7317851 | Optical add/drop patch cord An optical add/drop patch cord. The optical add/drop patch cord has an optical add/drop component enclosed by a casing. An input fiber is optically coupled to the optical add/drop component and permanently or detachably connected to the casing. A drop fiber is optic... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7315671 | Display illumination system and manufacturing method thereof An illumination system (8) comprises an optical waveguide (18) which is made from optically transparent components and has four end faces (10, 10′). A light source (12) whose light is coupled into the optical waveguide (18) via o... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7315672 | Optical device An optical variable attenuator 1 has a planar waveguide 2 and an actuator structure 3. The planar waveguide 2 is provided with an input optical waveguide core 4A for input of an optical signal, an output optical waveguide core 4... | 01/01/2008 |
