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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7151871 | Optical component and method of manufacturing the same There is disclosed a method of fixedly mounting a graded-index rod lens to a holder easily with high reliability without requiring machining of one end face of the rod lens which is difficult to achieve if the lens has a small diameter. The present invention also of... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7151633 | Scanning microscope A detector, arranged in the detection beam path of a scanning microscope, for the detection of detected light proceeding from a sample can be used to detect other than the detected light for example of external optical experiments. The scanning microscope comprises ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147336 | Light and fan device combination A light and fan device combination includes a base, a stand disposed on the base, a fan device disposed on top of the stand, for generating air streams, an extension attached to the fan device, and a light device attached to the extension, for generating lights, and... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7149383 | Optical system with reduced back reflection An optical system is adapted to produce reduced back reflection from a receiving detector back to a light source for increased system performance. The system may optically condition light signals from the light source for projection onto the detector. The conditioni... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7149405 | Electro-optical subassemblies and method for assembly thereof An electro-optical subassembly generally includes a base supporting at least one lead and a lens unit having a lens. The lead supports an electro-optical component. The lens unit is through transmission laser welded to the base such that the lens is aligned with the... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7149400 | Ferrule assembly for optical fibres The invention relates to a ferrule assembly for optical fibres comprising a high-density ferrule plate with a two-dimensional array of through-holes for said optical fibres. The holes of the ferrule plate comprise substantially straight edges adapted to substantiall... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7145652 | Microscope with position detection of changers of optical components A microscope with optical components which are provided in the illumination beam path and/or observation beam path and/or detection beam path for exerting different spectral influences on at least one of the beam paths mentioned above. An arrangement comprising a li... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7146075 | High-power fused collimator and associated methods A method for making a high-power fused collimator, and a fused collimator made thereby, are provided. A fused collimator is provided that includes an end of a stripped end portion of an optical fiber fused to a proximal face of a silica lens. In an embodiment, a tor... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7142906 | Optical measurement instrument for living body A control device and measurement system for a living body applies lights of at least one wavelength in a visible-infrared region to a plurality of incident positions on a surface of the living body, and a light detector detects lights transmitted through the living ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7142749 | System and method for controlling spectral passband profile A system and method for wavelength division multiplexing and demultiplexing with broadened and flattened passband profiles are disclosed. A spectral modifying element may be used to broaden and flatten the passband profile of associated multiple wavelength optical s... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7142306 | Optical probes and probe systems for monitoring fluid flow in a well Several optical probes useful in downhole applications are provided. A first probe has a tip in the form of a cubical corner with the diagonal of the cubical corner aligned with the axis of the probe. A second probe has a tip formed in a 45° cone. In these designs,... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7142741 | Laser cutting method and apparatus for optical fibres or waveguides A cutting method and apparatus are provided to cut a portion of an optical fibre or waveguide with a laser beam. The proposed cutting action takes advantage of the sharp cutting edge of a laser beam generated so as to have a predetermined asymmetric intensity distri... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7139454 | Methods for signal transmission in optical fiber This disclosure concerns methods for transmitting a signal in an optical system. In one example, the method begins when an optical signal is generated. Then, the optical signal is manipulated such that the optical signal defines a substantially annular intensity pro... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7136554 | Post-packaging optical coupling An optical coupling and a method of making an optical coupling where the alignment of the optical beam between two optical ports is completed after the optical coupling is assembled or packaged for shipment through the repositioning of a collecting mirror which is i... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7136587 | System and method for providing simulated hardware-in-the-loop testing of wireless communications networks A system and method for efficiently and effectively simulating hardware-in-the-loop testing of a wireless communications network. The system and method employs an optical matrix-vector multiplier (MVM) for performing optical signal processing to simulate radio frequ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7136543 | Mount assembly, optical transmission line and photoelectric circuit board A mount assembly which amplifies a light signal from an optical transmission line and transmits the light signal to another optical transmission line and does not require a highly precise perpendicularity at a connection portion between the optical transmission line... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7136552 | TO-packaged optic-fiber receiving interface and method An optical interface between an optical fiber and a photodiode is provided. The optical fiber has an end. The optical interface includes a lens located such that a chief ray of an optical signal outputted at said end traverses a center of the lens. The lens may be a... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7133590 | IR supercontinuum source This invention pertains to a device for broadening optical wavelength in the 2–14 μm region comprising a light source and a highly nonlinear chalcogenide fiber associated therewith whereby a light signal is passed from the light source into the fiber wherein and ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7130113 | Passive phasing of fiber amplifiers A method passively locks and phases an array of fiber amplifiers in a fiber amplifier system that emits a beam, such as a laser beam. The method locks the fiber amplifiers so that the fiber amplifiers operate at same or similar frequencies. The method samples a smal... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128476 | Photonic integrated circuit and method of fabricating same A photonic integrated chip having low insertion loss and facilitating alignment of the optical fiber with an optical device, preferably a waveguide or optical detector. The photonic integrated chip includes an optical fiber having a substantially spherical lens atta... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128943 | Methods for fabricating lenses at the end of optical fibers in the far field of the fiber aperture A microlens is affixed in the far field of an optical fiber to spatially transform a beam either entering or exiting the fiber. In a first embodiment, a droplet of photo polymer is placed on the end of an optical fiber and the fiber is spun to create an artificial g... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128453 | Vehicular headlamp A vehicular headlamp for emitting light toward a predetermined emitting direction, includes: a plurality of semiconductor light emitting devices approximately aligned; and an optical component, having its optical center on one of the semiconductor light emitting dev... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128431 | Display device The invention relates to a display device, especially in a motor vehicle, comprising a display (2) which can be illuminated by a light source (1), and a light guide (7) which is arranged between the light source (1) and the display (2 | 10/31/2006 |
| 7130502 | Wavelength division multiplexing optical coupler A wavelength division multiplexing optical coupler comprising an input optical fiber for a plurality of wavelengths; a lens for converting the light from the input optical fiber into a parallel light; a first optical filter group comprising optical filters aligned a... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7127138 | Apparatus and method for directing a light beam to a target An apparatus for directing light beams onto a target comprising a beam splitter for splitting a main beam into a first split beam and a second split beam; a first beam path for the first split beam, the first beam path including a first aperture, a first lens and a ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7126078 | Sub-micron adjustable mount for supporting a component and method An arrangement is provided including an electrode extending to an electrode tip for contacting a workpiece. A welding configuration of the electrode tip is established by exposing the electrode tip to a selected welding environment for use in forming a weld having a... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125175 | Optical coupling devices A laser transmitter unit is described, the unit including a laser diode 2 emitting laser radiation into a lens system. The lens system includes collimating lenses L1, L3 and focussing lenses L2, L4. Additionally, compensating or st... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7123408 | Arrangement for examining microscopic preparations with a scanning microscope, and illumination device for a scanning microscope The arrangement for examining microscope preparations with a scanning microscope comprises a laser (1) and an optical means (12) which images the light generated by the laser (1) onto a specimen (13) that is to be examined. Provided betwe... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7123791 | Optical fiber coupling system and manufacturing method thereof An optical fiber coupling system is provided which minimizes beam loss. The system includes a substrate with a laser beam emitting unit attached at one end, a first fine lens which focuses or collimates a vertical beam emitted by the laser beam emitting unit, a set ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7123811 | Circular display device with a projective light source A circular display includes a columnar waveguide plate and an image projection device. The upper width of the cross-section of the columnar waveguide plate is less than the bottom width of the cross-section of the columnar waveguide plate. The outer surface of the c... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7121744 | Optical link device An optical link device is provided that is capable of avoiding deterioration of a signal by preventing stray light from coming into a light receiving element and is capable of miniaturizing the device itself. There are provided a light emitting element which outputs... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7121741 | Optical communication module An echelon type diffraction structure 5a is formed on the flat optical surface of a lens 5, thereby ensuring easy designing and easy production of a diffraction structure as a microstructure. Further, the light of wavelength λ1 is applie... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7123288 | Electronic endoscope eliminating influence of light distribution in optical zooming The invention provides an endoscope having a scope that takes an image enlarged by driving a movable lens of an optical zoom mechanism by a CCD and displays an image of an object to be observed, wherein a multiplier multiplies RGB color signals by a coefficient set ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7121739 | Fiber optic cable with connector A fiber optic cable is provided with connectors at terminal ends thereof. The connectors are configured to join TOSLINK compatible components together so that the cable can transmit an optical signal therebetween. A fiber of fused silica glass is provided with a pla... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118281 | Retention and release mechanisms for fiber optic modules A rotate-and-pull mechanism for fiber optic modules. The mechanism having a lever-actuator to unlatch and withdraw a fiber optic module from a cage assembly or a module receptacle. The lever-actuator pivotally couples to the fiber optic module so that when lever-act... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7118293 | Optical module and manufacturing method of the same, optical communication device, opto-electrical hybrid integrated circuit, circuit board, and electronic apparatus To provide an optical module capable of miniaturization, the optical module, to which an optical plug provided at one end of an optical transmission path is attached, so as to transmit and receive signal light via the optical transmission path for information commun... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7118292 | Coaxial cooled laser modules with integrated thermal electric cooler and optical components An opto-electric module adapted to be coupled with an optical fiber on a first side and a plurality of electrical conductors on a second side. The opto-electric module includes a header with a plurality of pins extending through the header a thermo-electric cooler w... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7116873 | High contrast front projection display panel and a method of making a high contrast front projection display panel An optical display panel which provides improved viewing contrast for front projection applications, and a method of producing a stacked optical waveguide panel for front projection applications, are disclosed. The optical panel includes a plurality of stacked optic... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7116493 | Beam shaping device In a beam shaping device for converting the laser light emitted from a semiconductor laser light source from an elliptic beam to a circular beam, the light-entrance-side and light-exit-side surfaces of the beam shaping device both have a curvature only in the major-... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7116854 | Optical element array, optical module, and optical transmission device To provide a optical element array in which a plurality of optical elements can be monolithically integrated, and each of the optical elements can be independently driven. A optical element array in accordance with the present invention includes a plurality of optic... | 10/03/2006 |
