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Cloaking System Using Optoelectronically Controlled Camouflage
A Cloaking System designed to operate in the visible light spectrum, utilizes optoelectronics and/or photonic components to conceal an object within it.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8135251 | Opto-electric hybrid board and manufacturing method thereof An opto-electric hybrid board in which a new alignment mark having an identifying mark that is easy to recognize is formed in addition to a conventional alignment mark, and a method of manufacturing the opto-electric hybrid board. The opto-electric hybrid board incl... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8111959 | Method and system for coupling multimode optical fiber to an optical detector A method for making a multimode fiber optic subassembly includes alignment of an optical detector with a fiber termination of an optical fiber. The output of the optical detector (e.g. photocurrent) can be measured from light being transmitted through the optical fi... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8103140 | Interferometric fiber optic gyroscope with silicon optical bench front-end Method and apparatus are provided for a silicon substrate optical system for use in an interferometric fiber optic gyroscope (IFOG). A silicon substrate of the silicon substrate optical system is etched to receive optical components, including an input optical fiber... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8086082 | Methods for mounting an electro-optical component in alignment with an optical element and related structures Mounting an electro-optical component (1) on a carrier substrate (2) in an accurate position with respect to an optical element (6), the carrier substrate and the electro-optical component each being provided with at least one solder pad (3, ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8050526 | Micro-optical device and method of making same A method for making a micro optical device includes providing an optical element, providing a glass perform, providing a substrate with a precision formed feature designed to passively position the optical element relative to the substrate, and bonding the optical e... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8036507 | Optical waveguide device and manufacturing method thereof An optical waveguide device includes: a substrate; an optical element arranged on the substrate; and an optical circuit part having an optical waveguide formed on the substrate. The optical circuit part includes: a core whose optical axis is matched with the optical... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8036508 | Methods for passively aligning opto-electronic component assemblies on substrates A method for aligning an opto-electronic component assembly (OECA) on a substrate includes positioning a substrate on an assembly surface and positioning an OECA on the substrate such that a first OECA alignment face projects from a first substrate alignment face. T... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7995884 | Device consisting of at least one optical element An optical assembly comprises at least one optical element movable in at least two degrees of freedom and at least one actuator for adjusting the least one optical element; at least one sensor for sensing the position of the at least one element in at least two degr... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7965915 | Hermaphroditic u-guide alignment structures and method thereof An integrated optical waveguide circuit apparatus having an optical processing area, waveguide ports for optical processing, and at least one waveguide structure, the at least one waveguide structure going around the optical processing area. Methods for making the i... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7933480 | Optical transmission structural body, optical waveguide, optical waveguide formation method, and optical wiring connection body An object of the present invention is to provide an optical transmission structural body capable of preferably transmitting an optical signal between an optical wiring and an optical waveguide irrespective of a sh ape of a portion of the optical wiring, the portion ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7912332 | Manufacturing method of optical waveguide device and optical waveguide device obtained thereby A manufacturing method of an optical waveguide device which is capable of easily and precisely aligning the optical axis of a light receiving and emitting element and the optical axis of an optical waveguide and capable of shortening manufacturing time, and to provi... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7899289 | Optical fiber structure An optical fiber structure includes a first fiber array and a second fiber array, which are placed one on the other. For example, the first fiber array includes a substrate having four V-shaped grooves and four first optical fibers, the output ends of which are line... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7899288 | Optical fiber structure An optical fiber structure includes a first fiber array and a second fiber array, which are placed one on the other. For example, the first fiber array includes a substrate having four V-shaped grooves and four first optical fibers, the output ends of which are line... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7889958 | Ferrule for optical wave guide An apparatus includes an optical wave guide and a ferrule. The optical wave guide has a prespecified horizontal-positioning surface and a prespecified vertical-positioning surface. The ferrule is to precisely couple with the optical wave guide. The ferrule defines a... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7885500 | Apparatus and method for adjusting an optical rotating data transmission device The invention relates to a method for adjusting an optical rotating data transmission device having two units that are rotatable with respect to each other about a rotation axis, and that each have a coaxial collimator for coupling light in or out, and relates also ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7853105 | Coupling element alignment using waveguide fiducials An optical assembly includes a waveguide assembly and an optical coupling element. The waveguide assembly includes a core, a cladding portion, and, preferably, at least two waveguide core fiducials, the at least two waveguide core fiducials and the core being lithog... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7844150 | Optical connector assembly Optical connector assemblies suitable for use in harsh environments such as down hole oil and gas well applications and methods for fabricating the same are provided. In one embodiment, an optical connector assembly suitable for down hole oil field applications comp... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7817890 | Nanomover for optical elements alignment without driving electrically A mechanical nanomover for optical elements alignment comprises a platform; a front supporting block and a rear supporting block; a left metal sheet and a right metal sheet installed between the two supporting blocks; a movable block installed between the two metal ... | 10/19/2010 |
| RE41742 | Optoelectronic conversion header, LSI package with interface module, method of manufacturing optoelectronic conversion header, and optical interconnection system In an optoelectronic conversion header, a ferrule holds an optical waveguide in a predetermined position so that an end face of the optical waveguide protrudes from an mounting surface of the ferrule. An electric wire is provided on the mounting surface of the ferru... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7796852 | Ferrule for optical wave guide An apparatus includes an optical wave guide and a ferrule. The optical wave guide has a prespecified horizontal-positioning surface and a prespecified vertical-positioning surface. The ferrule is to precisely couple with the optical wave guide. The ferrule defines a... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7792404 | Glass-based laser ridges for adhesive confinement and related methods A method for manufacturing an optical assembly comprises providing a first substrate having a first surface, providing a second substrate having a second surface facing the first surface, and forming a patterned microbump on at least a select one of the first surfac... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7773844 | Method for reducing bandwidth loss in data center applications with multiple fiber type connectivity A communications coupling for a low bandwidth fiber optic cable and a high bandwidth fiber optic cable, includes: a guiding ferrule adapted for coupling to a surrogate fiber optic cable comprised of one of the low bandwidth fiber optic cable and the high bandwidth f... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7764853 | Passive alignment using elastic averaging in optoelectronics applications In an optoelectronic assembly in which one or more beam paths are to be aligned with a corresponding number of active optical elements, the cooperation between flexible alignment features and fixed alignment features achieves elastic averaging so as to provide the t... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7751665 | Positioning optical fibers In positioning or aligning ends of optical fibers in relation to each other an offset distance between the fiber ends, the offset distance e.g. being the distance between predetermined reference positions in the fiber ends, is stepwise adjusted using a cascade techn... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7729581 | Optically-enabled integrated circuit package An optically-enabled integrated circuit (IC) package for connecting an electrical circuit board to an optical fiber is presented. The IC package comprises an OSA having a laser which is pre-aligned with the optical fiber. The OSA further comprises a standard electri... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7720337 | Wafer based optical interconnect In general, in one aspect, a method includes forming conductive layers on a wafer. A through cavity is formed in alignment with the conductive layers. The through cavity is to permit an optical signal from an optical waveguide within an optical connector to pass the... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7711226 | Self-aligning optical connector systems and methods Self-aligning optical connectors, systems, and methods for connecting optically-transmissive elements are described. In one embodiment, a connector includes a first component, a second component connected to the first component, and an optomechanical element. The op... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7680376 | Wafer-level alignment of optical elements Methods are disclosed of fabricating an optical assembly. An active optical element is disposed near or on a first surface of a slab of optical material. A passive optical element is formed on a second surface of the slab, with the second surface being substantially... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7668424 | Aligner apparatus for connecting optical waveguides Apparatus which adjusts an optical connection between a waveguide and an optical interconnection component that launches light into the waveguide or receives light emitted from the waveguide. The apparatus includes: an excitation light element emitting light that ca... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7636504 | Optical fibre alignment mechanism An alignment and fixing apparatus for positioning and securing an optical fibre in alignment with an optical source, in which the optical fibre is coupled, at two longitudinally separated points along the fibre, to respective ones of a pair of cantilever arms. Later... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7603010 | Device consisting of at least one optical element An optical assembly comprises at least one optical element movable in at least two degrees of freedom and at least one actuator for adjusting the least one optical element; at least one sensor for sensing the position of the at least one element in at least two degr... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7558453 | Arrangement of a micro-optical component on a substrate, a method for adjustment of the arrangement, and an optical system with the arrangement An arrangement of a microoptical component on a substrate, containing an adjustment connection which is provided between the component and the substrate and containing a first and a second connection element, which, matching one another, have first and second surfac... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7548674 | Alignment method for circular multi-core optical fiber The present invention relates to a method of aligning circular multi-core fibers, wherein the method utilized independent and individually selected cores to receive, transmit, and emit light from input devices. The present invention further relates to positioning th... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7548673 | Methods and apparatus for alignment and assembly of optoelectronic components Apparatus and methods are disclosed for precision alignment and assembly of opto-electronic components relative to one another. ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7542643 | Coupling element alignment using waveguide fiducials An optical assembly includes a waveguide assembly and an optical coupling element. The waveguide assembly includes a core, a cladding portion, and, preferably, at least two waveguide core fiducials, the at least two waveguide core fiducials and the core being lithog... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7529449 | Substrate, device and method for forming a guidance structure in the substrate, and positioning method A substrate is bonded to a semiconductor integrated circuit to which plural solder bumps have been adhered. The substrate includes: plural contact portions that are disposed at positions corresponding to the positions of the plural solder bumps and include contact s... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526162 | Collimator An epoxy-free collimator assembly is configured with a ferrule and a lens operative to move within an outer case to a desired position therebetween. The collimator assembly further has an aligning component made from soft, malleable material which is capable of fill... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7522793 | Coupling device for a light guide A device for coupling beam guides of optical systems for unidirectional or bidirectional transmission of beams via a beam transition between the optical systems is provided, the device having a connecting device and mechanical centering means. The connecting device ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7505654 | Connector for optic fibres There is provided a mechanical connector for mechanically connecting and optically coupling two optical fiber ends, the connector comprising a longitudinal body, and a fiber conduit in the body for holding the two fiber ends and confining the fibers to be in end to ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7499615 | System and methods for routing optical signals A system and methods for routing optical signals are disclosed. The system includes a first large core hollow waveguide having a reflective coating covering an interior of the waveguide and configured to guide a substantially collimated multi-mode coherent light bea... | 03/03/2009 |
