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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7113664 | Optical waveguide switch and method of manufacturing the same Optical waveguides facing each other with a layer-to-layer spacing kept not to permit the occurrence of a proximity effect perturbation within a gap section formed in an intermediate layer are configured so that at least one of the optical waveguides is moved toward... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7113336 | Microlens including wire-grid polarizer and methods of manufacture Microlenses including wire-grid polarizers and methods for their manufacture are disclosed. The method involves forming wire-grid polarizer patterns on a surface of the microlens. The devices and methods provide simple and economical microlenses with polarizers.... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7110328 | Recording and reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing information to and from a magneto-optical storage medium An information recording/reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing information to and from a magneto-optical storage medium that includes a first magnetic layer for recording at least information, a second magnetic layer for regulating a switched connectiv... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7110646 | Tunable microfluidic optical fiber devices and systems A tunable optical fiber device comprises a length of fiber having a core having a certain refractive index; a cladding peripherally surrounding the core with a refractive index less than the refractive index of the core; and at least one hollow region disposed withi... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7106519 | Tunable micro-lens arrays An apparatus includes a planar substrate and an array of substantially transparent spherical micro-lenses forming a pattern. The pattern has an internal two-dimensional lattice symmetry on the planar substrate. Each micro-lens includes a convex bulge or a concave de... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7106940 | Fluorine-containing material for optical waveguide There is provided a material which can give a high elasticity and heat resistance to an optical waveguide member by photo-curing while maintaining transparency in a near infrared region and further makes it possible to use a film forming process by a spin coating me... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7105280 | Utilizing permanent master for making stampers/imprinters for patterning of recording media A method of manufacturing a stamper/imprinter for use in patterning of a recording medium, comprising sequential steps of: (a) providing a permanent master comprising a body of a substantially rigid material having a surface with a... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7102991 | Configuration of three-dimensional features in data recording structures Improvements in the shape of three-dimensional features displayed in optical recording structures, particularly in such structures displaying features of differing dimensional characteristics. The shape improvements include reductions in berm height and width, dual ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7101656 | Optical disk master, optical disk substrate stamper, process for production thereof, and magneto-optical recording medium A process for producing an optical disk master, comprises the steps of forming a photoresist layer on a glass master, cutting the photoresist layer by projecting light beam onto the glass master having the photoresist layer thereon to expose the photoresist layer to... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7099534 | Optical transmission device with optical waveguide coupled to optical device An optical waveguide and a first lens are formed on an underlying surface. The optical waveguide guides light along a first direction. The first lens is continuous with one end of the waveguide and converges light radiated from the end plane of the optical waveguide... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7099525 | Dual-mode/function optical and electrical interconnects, methods of fabrication thereof, and methods of use thereof Devices and systems having one or more of the following components: a compliant pillar with a modified tip surface (non-flat tip) and a corresponding compliant socket; an optical/electrical I/O interconnect and a corresponding compliant socket; a lens/waveguide opti... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7099537 | System and method for fabricating Bragg gratings A novel method and apparatus for fabrication of blazed and slanted fiber Bragg gratings is disclosed. The method comprises the step of simultaneously exposing the fiber with two mutually coherent light beams so as to create an interference pattern along a longitudin... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7098518 | Die-level opto-electronic device and method of making same In one embodiment of the invention, a die-level opto-electronic device comprises a semiconductor die having edges and a photonic device exposed on a first surface. The device includes a conductive structure formed in the die and away from the edges of the die, the c... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7094502 | Methods for transferring holographic images into metal surfaces A method for impressing holographic images or holograms in the surface of metal objects such as aluminum cans, sheet metal or metal foil. The surfaces of metal shims and print rolls bearing holograms are hardened as by coating them with thin amorphous diamond coatin... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7094519 | Method of manufacturing a CMOS image sensor A method of manufacturing a CMOS image sensor. The present invention enables forming micro-lenses having a uniform shape throughout a semiconductor substrate. The method of manufacturing a CMOS image sensor includes: coating a color filter layer and a semiconductor ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7094322 | Use of self-sustained atmospheric pressure plasma for the scattering and absorption of electromagnetic radiation A self-sustained atmospheric pressure system for absorbing or scattering electromagnetic waves using a capillary discharge electrode configuration plasma panel and a method for using the same. Of particular interest is the application of this system to vary the leve... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7094520 | Die for molding optical panel, process for production thereof, and use thereof An object of the present invention is to provide a die suitable for producing an optical panel having an optical pattern (e.g. dots or lines) integrally formed on at least one side of the optical panel, which is, for example, an edge light panel or a light diffusion... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7094304 | Method for selective area stamping of optical elements on a substrate Selective area stamping of optical elements may be performed to make multiple micro-optic components on one or two sides of a substrate may be fabricated using a batch process. The presence of molding material may be controlled on the substrate through the use of ga... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7092160 | Method of manufacturing of diffraction grating-based optical identification element A method for manufacturing a diffusion grating-based optical identification element is provided. The optical identification element includes a known fiber substrate, having a diffraction grating disposed therein the grating being indicative of a code when exposed to... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7087321 | Organic light emitting devices having reduced pixel shrinkage The present invention relates to organic light emitting devices (OLEDs), and more specifically to efficient OLEDs comprising an array of pixels and having reduced pixel shrinkage. The devices of the present invention comprise further relates to materials for use as ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7087506 | Method of forming freestanding semiconductor layer A method of providing a freestanding semiconductor layer on a conventional SOI or bulk-substrate silicon device includes forming an amorphous or polycrystalline mandrel on a monocrystalline base structure. A conformal polycrystalline semiconductor layer is then form... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7087501 | Manufacture of probe unit having lead probes extending beyond edge of substrate A sacrificial layer is formed in a recess of a substrate, and leads extending from the substrate into an area of the sacrificial layer are formed. A cut is formed from the bottom surface of the substrate, the cut extending from the bottom surface to the area of the ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7087179 | Optical integrated circuits (ICs) In one aspect, the invention provides methods and apparatus for forming optical devices on large area substrates. The large area substrates are preferably made of quartz, silica or fused silica. The large area substrates enable larger optical devices to be formed on... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7088383 | Method of registering a molded lenslet array with an array of light emitting elements A method of registering a molded lenslet array (14) with an array of light emitting elements (54) includes etching an array of light source registration recesses (42) in a silicon pad (28). At least two registration recesses (30) a... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7088877 | Method and apparatus for tuning a bragg grating in a semiconductor substrate A tunable Bragg grating method and apparatus. In one aspect of the present invention, a method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes directing an optical beam into a first end of an optical path having the first end and a second end disposed i... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7085450 | Fabrication of structures in an optical substrate A system and method for fabricating structures in an optical substrate. An optical element produces first and second write beams that intersect at a first intersection location at the optical substrate. The first intersection location includes a fringe pattern produ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7084894 | Optical disc drive focusing apparatus An optical focusing system is configured to generate a data profile, wherein the data profile is configured to provide signals for operation of an actuator. Application of the signals from the data profile results in focus of optics within a label region of an optic... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7083902 | Process for fabricating supersphere solid immersion lens The present invention relates to process for fabricating supersphere solid immersion lens (SSIL). The procedure of the present invention comprises the steps of: firstly, coating a positive photoresist layer on a substrate, followed by first exposure and second expos... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7083900 | Method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device A method for manufacturing an LCD including at least two stacked thin layers in which the upper thin film smoothly and completely covers the lower thin film includes the steps of coating a photo-resist on a patterned layer, patterning the photo-resist by exposing an... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081332 | Method for manufacturing a light guide plate mold and a light guide plate A method for manufacturing a light guide plate (70) includes: providing a first substrate (30); coating a photo-resist (600) on the first substrate; exposing the photo-resist using a photo mask; developing the photo-resist; anisotropically dry e... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7079730 | Integrated hybrid optoelectronic devices A hybrid optoelectronic device and method of producing the hybrid device in which the hybrid device includes a substrate with an input region configured to accept input light, a sol-gel glass multimode interference region coupled to and contiguous with the input reg... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7079203 | Electrically tunable polarization-independent micro lens using polymer network twisted nematic liquid crystal Inhomogeneous concentrated polymer network with approximately 90° twisted nematic liquid crystal (TN-LC) is used for fabricating lens and prisms. For forming a positive lens, the approximately 90° TN-LC polymer network concentration can gradually decrease from the... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7078445 | Photosensitive acrylate composition and waveguide device A photosensitive composition suitable for practical waveguide devices is provided. The photosensitive composition comprises at least one multifunctional acrylate prepared from a fluorinated multifunctional alcohol and at least one photoinitiator. The said compositio... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7077012 | Wedge and wedge unit for use in ultrasonic doppler flow meter A wedge unit according to the present invention is used for an ultrasonic Doppler flow meter, being mounted on the outer wall of a pipe in which a fluid flows, supplying an ultrasonic wave to the fluid, receives the reflected wave and supplies the reflected wave to ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7072564 | Waveguide compositions and waveguides formed therefrom Provided are compositions suitable for use in forming a flexible optical waveguide. The compositions include a polymer that has units of the formula (R1SiO1.5) and (R22SiO), wherein R1 and R2 are the ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7070913 | Photo-induced dichroic polarizers and fabrication methods thereof The present invention provides a method of forming a polarizing material comprising exposing a layer of dichroic material to activating light illumination to provide an ordered structure with a distinguished absorption axis and thus photo-induce polarization, and fi... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7072563 | Waveguide compositions and waveguides formed therefrom Provided are compositions suitable for use in forming a flexible optical waveguide. The compositions include a polymer, having units of the formula (RSiO1.5), wherein R is a substituted or unsubstituted organic group, and a plurality of functional end gro... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7072565 | Waveguide compositions and waveguides formed therefrom Provided are compositions which include a polymer, having units of the formula (RSiO1.5), wherein R is a substituted or unsubstituted organic group, and a plurality of functional end groups. A first component is provided for altering the solubility of the... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7067224 | Method for fabricating a liquid crystal display device A method for fabricating a liquid crystal display device includes forming a layer of photosensitive material over an entire surface of a first substrate, the first substrate having a first region and a second region defined thereon in which first and second LCD pane... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7067240 | Gray scale fabrication method using a spin-on glass material and integrated optical designs produced therefrom The subject invention relates to the fabrication of micro-optical structures in a glass-like transparent material using conventional photolithography processing steps. The glass-like material is a spin-on glass (SOG) material, which behaves like a negative-tone phot... | 06/27/2006 |
