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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6912237 | Semiconductor laser module and semiconductor laser device having light feedback function A semiconductor laser module is provided for emitting pumping laser light which excels in temporal stability. The semiconductor laser module comprises a semiconductor laser device which has a layered structure formed on a GaAs substrate, wherein the layered structur... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6909833 | Optical fiber enclosure system using integrated optical connector and coupler assembly An optical fiber enclosure system includes a plurality of integrated optical connector and coupler assemblies. The first optic coupler is integrated adjacent to the ferrule in the connector. In a preferred embodiment, the integrated optical connector coupler is cons... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6905262 | Semiconductor device for optically coupling semiconductor light-emitting device to optical fiber A semiconductor device for optically coupling a semiconductor light-emitting device to an optical fiber, includes (a) a lens which focuses lights emitted from the semiconductor light-emitting device, onto the optical fiber, (b) a shell which supports the lens therew... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6904209 | Optical communication module An optical communication module having a roughened bottom of a silicon bench for suppressing optical crosstalk. The roughened bottom prevents stray laser beams from reflecting toward a photodiode. The roughened bottom is further covered with a photoabsorbent resin, ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6901203 | Fiber optic feed-through tube and method for making the same A fiber optic feed-through tube, a method for making it and a method for hermetically sealing and aligning lightwave waveguides inserted into the tube. The feed-through tube is preferably a metal tube with low melting point hermetic sealing material deposited on one... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6896422 | Optoelectronic modules and methods of manufacturing the same Optoelectronic modules and methods of manufacturing the same are disclosed. Some of the disclosed modules employ a tape automated bonding substrate (TAB) which is surface mounted with circuit elements. In some examples, the TAB is mounted to a rigid substrate after ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6893169 | Optical semiconductor package and process for fabricating the same A process is provided for fabricating an optical semiconductor package. According to the process, a first semiconductor component is fixed to a rear face of an electrical connection support plate, and this first component is electrically connected to the support pla... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6886995 | Back reflection insensitive electro-optical interface and a method of coupling the same to a waveguide An electro-optical interface with a package base having an electrical connection configuration suitable for connecting to a source of electrical signals. A semiconductor optical signal source is provided mounted to the base and having a second or higher order gratin... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6880983 | Optoelectronic module with thermally isolated components A temperature-controlled optoelectronic module that includes a module housing, a laser mount structure for affixing a laser package in the module housing, an optical fiber receptacle structure disposed adjacent to the laser mount structure, a thermal isolator affixe... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880986 | Optical subassembly enclosure A sealing feature for a multiple-piece housing for optoelectronic devices. The housing provides EMI shielding and axial stain suppression for optical fibers coupled to optoelectronic devices retained within the housing. In an exemplary embodiment, the scaling featur... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6877913 | Card type optical transceiver module A card type optical transceiver module includes: an optical receptacle having a photoelectric component for converting electrical signals into optical signals and optical signals into electrical signals, an electrical connector electrically connected to an electroni... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6876004 | Circuit interconnect for optoelectronic device for controlled impedance at high frequencies An optoelectronic assembly includes a transistor outline (TO) package that houses an optoelectronic device. The TO package and the optoelectronic device are coupled to a circuit interconnect. The circuit interconnect includes an insulator having a first side for tra... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6876683 | Optical semiconductor device A package for hermetically sealing a semiconductor laser which outputs light having a wavelength of 1.1 μm or more is filled with a gas containing an oxidizing gas such as oxygen or ozone. The oxidizing gas in the package oxidizes hydrogen in the package to prevent... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6872012 | Optical isolator module An optical isolator module having a capillary 3 to which an optical fiber 2 has been fitted, an optical isolator 7 provided on the light-incident side of the capillary and a transparent member 8, and being set in a housing of a semiconduc... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6863451 | Optical module This invention provides an optical module with a hot-pluggable configuration in which a mechanical stress induced by the difference of the thermal co-efficient of the wiring substrate and the housing of the module, whereby the reliability of the module is enhanced. ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6863453 | Method and apparatus for parallel optical transceiver module assembly An apparatus and method of modular manufacturing process for a parallel optical transmitter, receiver and/or transceiver is disclosed. The modular process assembles an array of optoelectronic devices to an array header to form an optoelectronic array package. Once t... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6863450 | Optical sub-assembly packaging techniques that incorporate optical lenses Techniques for manufacturing an optical transmission device in a manner so that the photonic device is protected from damage that can be caused by exposure to the environment and physical handling are described. The invention involves placing a lens or a lens array ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6860652 | Package for housing an optoelectronic assembly A package for housing an optoelectronic device and an integrated circuit is disclosed. The package includes an insulating base having an upper surface. The optoelectronic device and the integrated circuit are mounted to the upper surface of the insulating base. The ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6860641 | Faceplate electrostatic discharge attenuating waveguide Faceplate, energy-attenuating, waveguide extensions are provided for use with an optical communications module having a circuit board. The circuit board has a plurality of transceivers adjacent to corresponding openings in a front portion of a faceplate, outside a p... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6857792 | Duplex light transceiver module A duplex light transceiver module comprises a body having a light receiving module, a light transmitting module, and an optical fiber adaptor. The light emitting module has a laser diode chip and a metal header bearing the laser diode chip. A metal cap of the duplex... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6855566 | Optical semiconductor module and method of producing the same An optical semiconductor module having a large endothermic amount of an electronic cooling element can be provided, even if the area of the bottom plate of a package is the same. A package 11 includes two or more units of electronic cooling element 16 ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6856769 | Optical transceiver module An optical transceiver module includes an electro-optical transmission assembly and an electro-optical receiving assembly both mounted on a common printed circuit board and enclosed by a top shell and a bottom shell of an electromagnetically shielding transceiver mo... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6843606 | Multi-format connector module incorporating chip mounted optical sub-assembly Embodiments of the invention include an optical connector module (OCM) electrically and optically connecting an integrated opto-electric assembly to standard format electrical and optical connectors. The OCM includes a module body that houses an integrated opto-elec... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6840685 | Optical module and connecting construction for optical module An optical module includes a flat substrate, an electric connection terminal provided on the substrate, an optical element provided on the substrate, the optical element being connected with the electric connection terminal, and one end of a slender light transmitte... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6840684 | Housing for a coupling configuration for injecting and/or extracting optical signals A housing for a coupling configuration for injecting or extracting optical signals of at least one optical data channel into or from an optical conductor has a housing body. At least one groove is constructed in the housing body, in particular a V-shaped groove, whi... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6837627 | Optical communication module An optical communication module, such as an optical transmitter used for optical communication incorporating a semiconductor laser (LD) and a monitoring photodiode (MPD), and an optical transceiver including a photodiode (PD), is efficiently and inexpensively provid... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6832856 | De-latching mechanisms for fiber optic modules Rotate-and-pull mechanisms for fiber optic modules. The rotate-and-pull mechanisms have 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 ... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6834133 | Optoelectronic packages and methods to simultaneously couple an optoelectronic chip to a waveguide and substrate Optoelectronic packages and methods to simultaneously couple an optoelectronic chip to a waveguide and substrate using conventional flux soldering processes are disclosed. A disclosed optoelectronic package includes a substrate, a waveguide mounted on the substrate,... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6827503 | Optical device package having a configured frame An optical device package includes a substrate, optical semiconductor component, optical fiber, frame and lid. The substrate has a longitudinal notch for mounting the optical fiber and a lateral groove with a proximally facing stop surface. The frame includes at lea... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6824315 | Optical module The present invention provides an optical module capable of reducing the amount of electrostatic charges on a shielding member. The optical module comprises an assembly portion and a shielding member. The assembly portion includes a light receiving device, an electr... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6824314 | Package for opto-electrical components A package for opto-electrical components, includes a casing having (1) a chamber and (2) at least one board or tile for carrying the opto-electrical components. The casing has an opening (shaped as a parallelogram) defining an optical feed-through path between the c... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6826336 | Fiber optic LED illuminator A fiber fed illumination system includes a solid-state light source, such as an LED; a light guide, such as a fiber optic; and a coupling assembly. The light emitting surface of the light source may be flat or concave. In the coupling assembly the light guide is pla... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6821027 | Miniaturized parallel optical transmitter and receiver module The present invention relates to a module for parallel transmission and reception of an optical signals, and particularly a miniaturized module with a fixed optical coupler and a detachable electric connector is disclosed. A miniaturized optical signal transmission ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6821032 | Methods of sealing electronic, optical and electro-optical packages and related package and substrate designs A low profile ringframe used in electro-optical module packaging is disclosed. The ringframe can be mounted so as to be set back from, be flush with, or be extending exteriorly over the outer end wall of the ceramic substrate, and may also be formed so as to help ph... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6817781 | Optical connector An optical connector for connecting a plug unit for holding the end face of an optical fiber with an inward retraction from the leading end portion and a receptacle unit having packaged therein a light receiving/emitting element to transfer an optical signal with th... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6811327 | Connection system for undersea acoustic antenna A connection for an underwater acoustics system connecting elements of an antenna embedded in a leaktight first block of the system and an electro-optical transmitter embedded in a separate leaktight second block of the system. The antenna is electrically connected ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6808316 | Optical communication module An optical communication module includes (a) at least one light-emitting device, at least one light-receiving device, or a combination of these; (b) an optically coupling means coupled optically with the device or each device; (c) an electric-circuit part connected ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6807345 | Systems and methods for removing heat from opto-electronic components Systems for removing heat from an opto-electronic component are provided. One such system incorporates an opto-electronic component that is thermally coupled to a heat spreader. The heat spreader is formed, at least partially, of a material capable of propagating op... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6807326 | Optical module for suppressing optical and electrical crosstalk simultaneously There is provided an optical module incorporating active elements such as light emitting devices or photo detective devices mounted on a single substrate. The optical module can suppress optical and electrical crosstalk by a blocking trench formed between the active... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6796726 | Optical connector In an optical connector, element body portions of optical elements are fittingly received respectively in receiving recesses formed in a connector housing, and lead terminals of each optical element project outwardly from the receiving recess. The connector housing ... | 09/28/2004 |
