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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7443440 | Color separator and imager A color separator includes a polarization converting section for converting an incoming light ray into a linearly polarized light ray such that the polarization direction of the linearly polarized light ray is selectable from a number of predetermined directions, an... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7426069 | Optical apparatus and imaging apparatus An optical apparatus is disclosed. The optical apparatus includes: a first optical element having a first polarizing layer containing a material having a refractive index that changes in accordance with the magnitude of applied voltage and first and second transpare... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7403677 | Fiberoptic reconfigurable devices with beam shaping for low-voltage operation An apparatus and method to operate on a light beam by using a lens that collimates the light beam to a collimated beam with at least one cross-sectional dimension less than a critical dimension of 400 μm or less over a working range WR. The apparatus has a bulk ele... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7357511 | Stress birefringence compensation in polarizing beamsplitters and systems using same Some projection systems use a polarization beamsplitter (PBS) for coupling light to and from an image-forming device. The PBS is typically formed with a reflective polarizing layer disposed between glass covers. Stress birefringence in the glass cover lying between ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355777 | Energy storage structures using electromechanically active materials for micro electromechanical systems System and method for storing energy using electromechanically active materials in micro electromechanical systems. A preferred embodiment comprises a movable element, an intermediate layer formed under the movable element, and electrical addressing circuitry formed... | 04/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7324257 | Low bias drift modulator with buffer layer The invention relates to an electro-optic modulator structure containing an additional set of bias electrodes buried within the device for applying bias to set the operating point. Thus the RF electrodes used to modulate incoming optical signals can be operated with... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7305743 | Method of producing piezoelectric ceramic device A piezoelectric ceramic compound expressed by a basic formula of Pb(Zn1/3Nb2/3)aZrxTiyO3 (where 0.90 | 12/11/2007 |
| 7301974 | Wavelength monitoring apparatus An optical signal emitted from a semiconductor laser is converged by a lens and then received by a single uniaxial birefringent crystal having a C axis that is inclined at an angle other than 90 degrees against a laser optical axis to output an optical signal having... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7295360 | Structure having light modulating film and light control device using the same A structure includes a substrate and a light modulating film formed on top of the substrate. The light modulating film is made of polycrystalline PLZT containing Pb, Zr, Ti, and La as constituent elements. The film has a La concentration in the range of 5 at % to 30... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291829 | Light intensity detector A polarization separating element such as a beam splitter receives a first light of a first polarization plane. The polarization separating element derives out of the first light a second light of a second polarization plane set perpendicular to the first polarizati... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7275877 | Optical module having individual housing for an optical processing unit and an optical sub-assembly The present invention provides an optical module in which an optical alignment between the light-emitting device and the waveguide device may be simplified. The optical module of the present invention has a waveguide device, first and second lenses, a housing and an... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7274347 | Prevention of charge accumulation in micromirror devices through bias inversion Methods and apparatus are provided for preventing charge accumulation in microelectromechanical systems, especially in micromirror array devices having a plurality of micromirrors. Voltages are applied to the micromirrors for actuating the micromirrors. Polarities o... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7263250 | Optical switch using polarization beam splitters A polarization based optical switch capable of redirecting light signals to a plurality of different output locations. The optical switch utilizes polarization beam splitters to separate each optical channel into multiple polarization portions. Reflection members ar... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7206116 | Faraday rotator A Faraday rotator for a Faraday isolator with an input polarizer, with an output polarizer, with a roller-shaped optical crystal that is arranged therebetween and that is arranged symmetrical to its axis of symmetry, with a right hollow cylinder that surrounds this ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7193766 | Differential interferometric light modulator and image display device A light modulator incorporates a polarization sensitive prism and a novel MEMS ribbon device to impart a relative phase shift to polarization components of an incident light beam. A linear array of phase shifting elements in the MEMS device creates a linear image wh... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7192147 | Lighting system and projector The invention provides a compact, thin, and lightweight lighting system and projector. A lighting system included in a projector according to the present invention is provided with an LED array having LEDs and a reflective plate at the rear side of the LEDs in the l... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7173956 | Electrically controlled uniform or graded reflectivity electro-optic mirror An electrically controlled variable reflectance mirror that includes a Pockels cell which enables its retardation or birefringence to be controlled in order to vary the light outcoupled from a laser cavity. Since the retardation is a function of the voltage applied ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7162136 | Non-circular, mechanically variable optical attenuator A non-circular, mechanically variable optical attenuator using a pair of specially constructed polarizing elements with means enabling a gradual transition from un-crossed polarization vector fields to crossed polarization vector fields using a linear motion with re... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7142353 | System and method utilizing an electrooptic modulator A system and method utilize an optical element that receives an electrical field, which changes an index of refraction in at least one direction within the optical element. The change in index of refraction imparts a change to a beam of radiation passing through the... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7133134 | Method of measuring a physical function using a symmetric composite function A method measures a physical function, such as a second-order optical nonlinearity profile, or a temporal waveform of a laser pulse. The method includes forming a symmetric composite function by superimposing the physical function with a substantially identical phys... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7130500 | Reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer An optical multiplexer is provided that includes a reconfigurable switching fabric with a number of inputs and outputs. In addition, the reconfigurable switching fabric employs VLSOAs that facilitate at least partial reconfiguration of the switching fabric by servin... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7119474 | Systems and methods for overcoming stiction An electromechanical system includes a structural plate in contact with a stop and an actuator activated by a force for creating a movement of the stop relative to the structural plate, wherein the movement is sufficient to overcome stiction forces between the struc... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7116862 | Apparatus and method for providing gain equalization In one aspect of the invention, a gain equalizer comprises a wavelength division demultiplexer operable to separate one or more communication bands into a plurality of wavelengths and an array of phase shifter stages. Each phase shifter stage comprises a micro-elect... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7110623 | Temporally coherent depolarizer and a polarization transformer A corner cube utilized for both a polarization transformer and a depolarizer requires a special glass for the corner cube. For the transformer a polarized probe beam irradiates only one facet of the corner cube off-axis to vertex, whereas for the depolarizer a circu... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7095559 | Variable optical delay circuit In a variable optical delay circuit to be used for compensation for polarization mode dispersion of an optical signal and for other purposes, there are provided a first birefringent member, a second birefringent member and a variable optical rotator interposed betwe... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7077519 | System, apparatus, and method for correcting vision using an electro-active lens An electro-active spectacle lens is disclosed. The disclosed lens includes a first lens optic. The disclosed lens also includes a first electro-active zone positioned in a cooperative relationship with the first lens optic. In certain embodiments, the electro-active... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7068866 | Slow wave optical waveguide for velocity matched semiconductor modulators A PIN electro-optical traveling wave modulator (10) including diffraction gratings (34, 36) positioned at opposing sides of an optical waveguide (20) that act to change the propagation pattern of the waveguide (20). The modulator (10 | 06/27/2006 |
| 7068878 | Optical beam scanning system for compact image display or image acquisition An optical fiber having a reduced cross-sectional region adjacent to its distal end, which is fused to an optical component, is vibrated, rotating the optical component to scan a region. The optical component has a back focal point that is substantially coincident w... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7057787 | Architecture for large-FOR EO-crystal-based agile beam steering An electro-optic crystal based beam-steering device preferably based on KTN, having a first deflector and a second deflector. The first deflector has a pair of substrates each having a plurality of first electrode lines extending along a first direction and a plural... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7046434 | Optical crossbar using lasing semiconductor optical amplifiers An optical crossbar switch is described that minimizes the number of electrical components and optimizes the conversion between optical and electrical signals. Utilizing various characteristics of lasing semiconductor optical amplifiers, the optical crossbar switch ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7042610 | Method and apparatus for improved waveplates and suppression of stray light in LCoS kernel applications Optical components are louvered with a light absorptive material that absorbs stray light rays. The louvers are constructed, for example, using a “black” thin film coating between sheets of glass. The louvered components are placed in an optical path at one or m... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7035484 | Tunable optical filter A tunable optical filter is provided that includes an array of independently tunable filter elements. Each of the elements is located along a different optical path that extends between an input and an output port. Optical assemblies for receiving an incident optica... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7035485 | Optical waveguide device, and a travelling wave form optical modulator An optical waveguide device 1 has an optical waveguide substrate 19, a supporting body 2 for supporting the substrate 19 and a joining layer 3 for joining the substrate 19 and the supporting body 2. The substrate 1... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7031066 | Integrator of optical device An integrator of an optical device using a color drum is disclosed. The integrator includes an opening receiving a light generated from a lamp, an optical path part reflecting and passing forward the light received at the opening, a mirror part refracting and totall... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7023603 | Micro-mirror device including dielectrophoretic microemulsion A micro-mirror device includes a substrate having a surface, and a plate spaced from and oriented substantially parallel to the surface of the substrate such that the plate and the surface of the substrate define a cavity therebetween. A dielectrophoretic microemuls... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7019724 | Liquid crystal optical switch The present invention, which relates to a polarization control liquid crystal optical switch for optical communication and its drive method, may be applied to the wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) communication method and an optical network using optical fibers... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7016096 | Transmission wavelength characteristics variable optical element, and wavelength characteristics variable apparatus, optical amplifier, and optical transmission system, using same An object of the invention is to easily realize an optical element using an etalon type structure, capable of changing a periodic transmission wavelength characteristic in an axial direction of transmissivity, and also capable of changing a periodic characteristic w... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7009760 | Optical 2R/3R regeneration Optical regenerators are disclosed, one of which includes a splitter having an input signal input, and first and second outputs, where the first output is connected to a first input of an optical flip-flop that also includes an output. A first OAND gate includes a f... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6972886 | Variable blazed grating In one aspect of the invention, an apparatus operable to provide optical signal processing includes an inner conductive layer including an at least substantially conductive material and a plurality of at least partially reflective mirror strips disposed outwardly fr... | 12/06/2005 |
