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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8111970 | Electromagnetic radiation frequency optimizing device and method with ambient heat conversion device A device comprising a conversion channel including: a first end configured to accept ambient electromagnetic radiation, the ambient electromagnetic radiation having an initial frequency, a second end configured to allow the ambient electromagnetic radiation to exit,... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8068715 | Scalable and modular automated fiber optic cross-connect systems This invention discloses highly scalable and modular automated optical cross connect switch devices which exhibit low loss and scalability to high port counts. In particular, a device for the programmable interconnection of large numbers of optical fibers (100's-100... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8045835 | Method and device for packaging a substrate A package structure and method of packaging for an interferometric modulator. A thin film material is deposited over an interferometric modulator and transparent substrate to encapsulate the interferometric modulator. A gap or cavity between the interferometric modu... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8041178 | Loop back plug and method A loop back connector and methods for testing lines in a fiber optic network are disclosed. The loop back connector includes a ferrule having an interface side constructed for optical connection to a multifiber optical cable. The loop back connector also includes fi... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8032003 | Field installable ferrule and tool and method for installing optical fibers in the ferrule using the tool A field-installable multi-fiber ferrule has two portions and one portion has optical fibers already secured therein. The second portion receives optical fibers to mate with the secured optical fibers. A tool is provided to assist in inserting the optical fibers into... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8023795 | Fiber tip fluid output device A fiber tip fluid output device is provided for holding a fiber tip in an electromagnetic energy cutting apparatus and for directing water particles over a radiation delivery end of the fiber tip. The fiber tip fluid output device includes a generally cylindrical bo... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8009959 | Optical interconnection methods for high-speed data-rate optical transport systems Optical interconnection methods for high-speed data-rate optical transport systems are disclosed that optically interconnect active assemblies to a fiber optic cable in a polarization-preserving manner. The methods include defining active-assembly-wise connector por... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8009958 | Optical sight An optical sight is provided and may include a housing, at least one optic supported by the housing, and an illumination device associated with the at least one optic that selectively supplies the at least one optic with light. The illumination device may include a ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7978953 | Methods for visually inspecting interferometric modulators for defects A method is provided for visual inspection of an array of interferometric modulators in various driven states. This method may include driving multiple columns or rows of interferometric modulators via a single test pad or test lead, such as test pad, and then obser... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7899301 | Optical antenna array for harmonic generation, mixing and signal amplification An optical antenna collects, modifies and emits energy at light wavelengths. Linear conductors sized to correspond to the light wavelengths are used. Nonlinear junctions of small dimension are used to rectify an alternating waveform induced upon the conductors by th... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7894702 | Method and apparatus of obtaining directivity A method of obtaining directivity in an optical waveguide includes the steps of falling incident light on surface of diffuse reflection members arranged at a center portion of the optical waveguide, generating a first table relative to an amount of emitted light tha... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7869687 | Channel switching system and method of IPTV service in passive optical network Channel switching system and method of an IPTV service in a passive optical network (PON) are disclosed. To reduce a channel switching time of an IPTV system in the passive optical network, the system and the method use a channel switching control module and a chann... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7813616 | Semiconductor device with dummy electrode A semiconductor device includes a gate electrode having a straight portion, a dummy electrode located at a point on the extension of the straight portion, a stopper insulating film, a sidewall insulating film, an interlayer insulating film, and a linear contact port... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7805049 | Devices and methods for all-optical processing and storage Device and methods for optical processing and storage are described. In a preferred embodiment, an integrated optical gate matrix, that includes a set of nonlinear elements and waveguides interconnecting at least some nonlinear elements in the set of nonlinear eleme... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7792408 | Method of inducing refractive index structures in a micro-structured fiber, a micro-structured fiber and an article Refractive index modifications such as e.g. Fiber Bragg gratings in micro-structured Fiber are according to an aspect of the invention fabricated by first filling and/or purging the holes of the micro-structured fiber with inert gas or by evacuation and, optionally ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7778514 | Coupling of communications signals to a power line In one embodiment, a system for coupling a communications signal to a medium-voltage power line includes a surge arrester electrically coupled to a medium-voltage power line and a disconnect device electrically coupled to the surge arrester. The disconnect device is... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7764861 | Photonic crystal device A photonic crystal device according to the present invention includes: a first dielectric substrate 104 having a first lattice structure, of which the dielectric constant changes periodically within a first plane; a second dielectric substrate 105 havi... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7756385 | Antisqueezed light generator An antisqueezed light generator system is built with only the components for optical communications with long-term reliability. A cw-LD light is made pulses by an intensity modulator and amplified by an optical amplifier. The amplified optical pulses are made short ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7751680 | Environmentally stable component assembly Component assemblies and methods of making component assemblies are disclosed. An exemplary component assembly may generally include a capsule defining a cavity for receiving a component. The component assembly may additionally include at least one lead extending fr... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7742677 | Method for producing an optoelectronic component A method for producing an optoelectronic component is disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing a substrate, applying a semiconductor layer sequence to the substrate, applying at least two current expansion layers to the semiconductor layer sequence, app... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7738764 | Light emitting device package and method of manufacturing the same A light emitting device package and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The light emitting device package includes a package structure, two diffusion layers formed on the package structure such that the two diffusion layers are electrically separated f... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7711239 | Microelectromechanical device and method utilizing nanoparticles A microelectromechanical device (MEMS) utilizing nanoparticles for reducing stiction is disclosed. In one embodiment, a microelectromechanical device is an interferometric modulator that includes a transparent electrode assembly having a first surface; and a movable... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7693389 | Electro-optic device, method for manufacturing electro-optic device, projector, and electronic apparatus An electro-optic device includes a pair of substrates, and an electro-optic material held between the pair of substrates, wherein one of the pair of substrates includes a condensing unit provided on the electro-optic material-side surface of the substrate in order t... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7676137 | Optical sight An optical sight is provided and may include a housing, at least one optic supported by the housing, and a fiber supported by the housing and selectively supplying light to the at least one optic. A sleeve may be supported by the housing and may include an opening t... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7664365 | Beam homogenizer, and laser irradiation method, laser irradiation apparatus, and laser annealing method of non-single crystalline semiconductor film using the same A rectangular beam having the energy density distribution homogenized in its short-side direction is formed in a beam homogenizer wherein two light reflection surfaces are parallel-provided in a beam progression optical waveguide with a predetermined space so as to ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7664364 | Waveguide assembly and connector One aspect of the invention relates to a waveguide assembly. The waveguide assembly comprises a waveguide (120) provided on a substrate (126), a waveguide housing (100) and an embedding layer (138) embedding at 5 least part of the wavegui... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7636508 | Display device A display device includes an edge-lit light-transmitting sheet having first and second opposed parallel surfaces. A matrix is applied to at least one of the first and second surfaces and comprises a series of lines extending between opposed edges of the sheet. The s... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7634168 | Apparatus and method for forming an optical fiber device An apparatus for forming an optical fiber device comprising at least one optical fiber includes a mold having a forming surface, a heating source for heating the mold or the optical fiber, and an insert defining at least one optical fiber locator passage for guiding... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7634167 | Optical path feasibility in an optical communication network A method of assessing the feasibility of a composite optical path in an optical communications network in which the composite path is composed of two optical paths k1 and k2 is described. The method comprising the steps of defining, for each individual... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7623752 | System and method of testing humidity in a sealed MEMS device One embodiment provides a method of testing humidity, comprising: i) determining a property of a device which encloses a plurality of interferometric modulators and ii) determining a relative humidity value or a degree of the relative humidity inside the device base... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7620291 | Automatic calibration circuit for optoelectronic devices A circuit for calibrating optoelectronic devices automatically trims a light sensor based upon a known light condition. ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7616859 | Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a spaced-channel IGBT and an antiparallel diode that are formed in a same semiconductor substrate. The IGBT includes a base layer and insulated gate trenches by which the base layer is divided into a body region connected to an emitte... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7609935 | Optical vector modulator An optical vector modulator includes an information generator that generates a plurality of N-bit streams at an output where each of the plurality of N-bit streams represents a desired modulation point in a signaling constellation. A memory look-up table having an N... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7587120 | Volumetric three-dimensional (3D) display system using transparent flexible display panels Provided are a volumetric three-dimensional display panel formed by stacking a plurality of transparent, flexible two-dimensional display panels, such as organic light-emitting devices, to have a curved surface, and a volumetric three-dimensional display system empl... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7574098 | Photonic crystal device A photonic crystal device according to the present invention includes: a first dielectric substrate 104 having a first lattice structure, of which the dielectric constant changes periodically within a first plane; a second dielectric substrate 105 havi... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7570865 | System and method of testing humidity in a sealed MEMS device One embodiment provides a method of testing humidity. The method includes measuring i) a first weight of a first device which encloses a plurality of interferometric modulators and ii) a second weight of a second device which encloses a plurality of interferometric ... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7565055 | Loop back plug and method A loop back connector and methods for testing lines in a fiber optic network are disclosed. The loop back connector includes a ferrule having an interface side constructed for optical connection to a multifiber optical cable. The loop back connector also includes fi... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7561776 | Method of preventing hydrogen darkening of optic fibre A method of preventing hydrogen darkening of optic fiber, which includes a step of providing a protective barrier of hydrogen free flowing gas around the optic fiber, such that the flowing gas sweeps away hydrogen. ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7532801 | Imaging device illumination system An imaging device illumination system comprises first and second elongate light guides configured to emit light toward an object to be imaged, each of the first and second light guides having an input window at one end thereof for receiving light from a light source... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7522812 | Coupling of communications signals to a power line In one embodiment, a device for coupling communications signals onto a medium-voltage power line includes a first connector, a second connector and one or more components. The first connector is adapted to couple to a low-voltage communications line. The second conn... | 04/21/2009 |
