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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8124927 | Detecting light in whispering-gallery-mode resonators An optical device including a whispering gallery mode (WGM) optical resonator configured to support one or more whispering gallery modes; and a photodetector optically coupled to an exterior surface of the optical resonator to receive evanescent light from the optic... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7956317 | Fibre optic probe A bidirectional fiber optic probe comprises an optical in/out coupler and a single fiber or a bundle of fibers, each fiber having a proximal end and a distal end and a numerical aperture NA=sin θ. The numerical aperture NA describes the range of angles over which t... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7449674 | Optical transmission module An optical transmission module includes: a substrate; an electric wiring section that is provided on the substrate; a photoelectric element that are mounted on the electric wiring section, and that emits an optical signal on the basis of a received electric signal o... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7428051 | Device for the IR-spectrometric analysis of a solid, liquid or gaseous medium The invention relates to a device for the IR-spectrometric analysis of a solid, liquid or gaseous medium. The device includes a process probe, which has a reflection element. The device additionally includes a linear variable filter, at least one detector element, a... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7371019 | Method and apparatus for sensing light Disclosed is an optical apparatus including an optical fiber having a wavelength of operation, the optical fiber comprising a first length of the optical fiber joined to a second length of the optical fiber with a splice such that the first and second lengths are in... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373069 | Fiber optic tester A fiber optic tester for testing at least two fiber optic devices substantially simultaneously, comprising: a housing having a light source and at least one housing connector, the light source interior to the housing; at least one adapter having at least one first c... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7359640 | Optical coupling device and method for bidirectional data communication over a common signal line Optical coupling device operates over a bidirectional data link between at least first and second communicators, each communicating data along a common wire of the data link. The device includes at least first and second optical couplers, each including a photon flu... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350987 | Optical package fiber pass-through to reduce curvature of optical fiber during threading Optoelectronic packages with one or more feed-throughs having a cutout allow optical fibers that have been coupled to a component (e.g., an optical component, an electrical component, a structural component) to be fed through more easily than a package having feed-t... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7329857 | Side-emitting fiber optic position sensor A side-emitting fiber optic position sensor and method of determining an unknown position of an object by using the sensor. In one embodiment, a concentrated beam of light source illuminates the side of a side-emitting fiber optic at an unknown axial position along ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326916 | Optical submarine transmission system A main line cable and a backup line cable are laid in a land portion in different routes. A land terminal station includes a break detecting unit that detects a break of the main line cable, and a path switching unit that switches a transmission path to the backup l... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324089 | Optical device for optical mouse The present invention relates to an improved optical device for optical mouse, being installed inside the case body of the optical mouse, comprising: a LED, a lens mount, a sensor and a digital signal processor. That is, instead of using the LED, the LED assembly cl... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318648 | Auto dimming vehicle mirror A vehicle mirror assembly comprising a reflective element for reflecting incident light, the reflective element having a viewable side, a dimming element for varying the intensity of light reflected from the viewable side, a photo-electric power cell for powering th... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7295731 | Microstructuring optical wave guide devices with femtosecond optical pulses The present invention is directed to the creation of optical waveguiding devices from standard optical fibers by the creation of zones of permanently altered refractive index characteristics therein. A high intensity femtosecond laser beam is focused at a predetermi... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291503 | Reversible resistivity-based sensors One aspect of the present invention relates to a method for detecting the presence of an analyte by comparing the conductivity of a mixture containing an analyte and a sensor to the conductivity of the sensor in the absence of analyte. In certain embodiments, the se... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7260048 | Object lens for optical pickup and method for designing the same An optical pickup records data in or reproduces data from optical recording media respectively having recording faces at different heights, and includes a semiconductor laser diode array having light emitting portions for respectively emitting laser beams of differe... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7250597 | Measuring and adjustment device for an alignment optical system and adjustment method thereof Avoiding an illumination light irregularity to the utmost under increasing degree of integration and the memory capacity by suppressing a light amount irregularity on the illumination pupil plane to the utmost, unable to be adjusted by a conventional method. When th... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7248768 | Optical interconnection module and method of manufacturing the same The present invention relates generally to an optical interconnection module for vertical optical coupling and a method of manufacturing the optical interconnection module. The optical interconnection module includes an optical waveguide. The optical waveguide inclu... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7245046 | Internal power re-routing by reverse powering to overcome fault scenarios in submarine cable systems System and method for re-routing internal power for reducing voltage requirements of a submarine transmission system. A power supply supplies power to a bridge rectifier circuit (10) the latter biasing a plurality of Zener diodes (11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16 | 07/17/2007 |
| 7236816 | Biopsy and sampling needle antennas for magnetic resonance imaging-guided biopsies Herein is disclosed a magnetic resonance imaging antenna, including an inner conductor, an outer shield slideably displaceable with respect to the inner conductor, and an insulator electrically insulating the inner conductor from the outer shield. Herein is disclose... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7228024 | Optical return loss detecting device An optical return loss detecting device is provided for measuring the optical return loss (ORL) of a device under test (DUT). The detecting device comprises a light source, an optical isolator connected to the light source for preventing reflected light by the DUT e... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7211784 | Photo-detection device and temperature distribution detection device using the same A photo-detection device comprising a base plate made of an insulation material and having a plurality of through holes formed in the base plate at a substantially equal distance, a plurality of optical fibers each having one end including a light receiving section ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7210861 | Optical connector An optical connector comprising a male connector that supports one end of an optical transmission medium, and a female connector composed to be engageable with the male connector. The female connector includes a photoelectric conversion module having a function that... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7206065 | Methods and apparatus for automation of the testing and measurement of optical fiber A system and methods for automating the testing of optical fiber are described. According to one aspect of the present invention, an automated conveyor system moves spools of optical fiber contained on pallets from testing station to testing station. According to an... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7198394 | Vehicle mirror system with light piping element A vehicle rearview mirror system includes a rearview mirror assembly comprising an electro-optic reflective element and, preferably, at least a first and a second photo-sensor, both facing generally in a common direction. The system further includes a light piping e... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7186144 | Connector including media converter A triaxial connector assembly including a media converter that is used to terminate a fiber optic/electrical hybrid cable is disclosed. The triaxial connector assembly includes a connector with a housing defining a first end and a second end, the first end of the ho... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7181096 | Light waveguide and fluorescent sensor using the light waveguide A light waveguide includes: a light introducing portion for introducing light coming from a light source into a waveguide main body; a light radiating surface for radiating the light introduced through the light introducing portion to the hydrogel side; a light tran... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7173235 | Apparatus for optically reading target In an apparatus for optically reading a target based on a light reflected from the target, a light source has a first optical axis and operates to emit light. An imaging optical system has a second optical axis. The imaging optical system is arranged so that the ref... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172733 | Device for injection of hydrocarbons into a fluidized chamber A device suitable for atomization and injection of a hydrocarbon batch into a reaction chamber comprises an admission and mixing chamber (5) for the liquid hydrocarbon batch introduced into the device by a tube (8) and for an atomization gas introduced... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7170648 | Device for scanning register marks into a polychrome printing machine Scanning device (1) for register marks (21, 22, 31, 32) printed onto a substrate (2) travelling into a polychrome printing machine. This device comprises at least one light source (3, 4) enlightening, onto the substrate (2), a ligh... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7167829 | Curing lamp apparatus giving operating conditions with electronic voice A curing lamp apparatus is used for providing electronic voice information to report a number of operating conditions associated with the curing lamp. The apparatus includes a light sensor for sensing output power, voltage and current sensors for sensing input power... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7116870 | Broadband fiber optic tap A broadband optical fiber tap for transferring optical energy out of an optical fiber having an optical fiber with a primary and secondary microbends for the purpose of coupling optical energy into the higher-order modes of the fiber, and a reflecting surface formed... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7112780 | Detector unit The invention relates to a detector unit which is made for connection to an optical bus which is formed by detector units of the same type arranged adjacently. The detector unit has a light transmitter, a light receiver and at least one optical connection path by wh... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7093986 | Low cost optical module The present invention comprises an optical module, passively aligned and used in high-speed optical communication systems, having a ferrule disposed in an aperture in an upper plate of the module. The ferrule protrudes a predetermined distance through the aperture i... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7091492 | Imaging device comprising optically coupled fiber optic plate assembly A fiber optic plate assembly is provided for transferring optical signals to a detector or other optical element within an imaging device or imaging system. The fiber optic plate assembly comprises first and second fiber optic plates coupled via an optical coupling ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7088435 | Controlled substance detection and identification system A system for detecting controlled substances on an object including at least one laser for illuminating at least part of an object with laser energy and either a second harmonic detector or a luminescence controlled substance detector, or both. Additionally, a syste... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7087878 | Rearview assembly for a vehicle including a light sensor having first and second light transducers that are not exposed to the same optical spectrum Light sensors having a wide dynamic range are used in a variety of applications. A wide dynamic range light sensor includes an exposed photodiode light transducer accumulating charge in proportion to light incident over an integration period. Sensor logic determines... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7087887 | Optical multiphase flow sensor Waveguide sensors having a side-polished coupling port at the waveguide cladding to sense a material based on material-specific optical attenuation by evanescent coupling at the coupling port. ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7067801 | Mass spectrometric analysis of complex mixtures of immune system modulators The invention is directed to methods suitable for detecting the presence of a plurality of immune system modulators in a complex solution by running a single sample through a mass spectrometer without any surface preparation or preliminary purification step. Immune ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7057158 | Optical subassembly for high speed optoelectronic devices A high speed interface for optoelectronic devices is disclosed that includes a housing adapted to receive a distal end of a fiber having a slanted end face. The end face of the fiber is optically coupled to an optoelectronic device mounted in the housing. The fiber ... | 06/06/2006 |
