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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182159 | Lens assembly, optical device, optical axis adjusting method for an optical device An optical device includes a first retaining sleeve having a first capillary tube retained therein, the first capillary tube having an optical fiber inserted therein; a second retaining sleeve having a second capillary tube retained therein, the second capillary tub... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8113721 | Off-axis misalignment compensating fiber optic cable interface An off-axis misalignment compensating fiber optic cable plug is provided. The plug has a cable interface to engage a fiber optic core end, where the fiber optic core has a cross-sectional area. The plug also includes a lens having a first surface to transceive an op... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109675 | Connector jack processing backcap An optical-electrical processing jack is provided. The optical processing jack includes an optical jack with a jack housing having walls and an orifice for mechanically and optically engaging an optical plug housing. A signal bridge, with a bridge element, transceiv... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8109677 | Fiber optic cable connector Fiber optic cable jacks and plugs are provided. In one aspect, a cable is made from at least one length of fiber optic line having a first end and a second end. A first plug includes a one-piece mechanical body with a cable interface to engage the fiber optic line f... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8109676 | Fiber optic cable with high interface mismatch tolerance A fiber optic cable is provided with a cable section including at least one length of fiber optic line having a first end and a second end. A first and second plug each have a mechanical body shaped to selectively engage and disengage a jack housing. Each plug has a... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8075197 | Fiber optic connector and fiber optic assembly having same An exemplary fiber optic connector includes four converging lenses and a main body. The main body includes a first surface and a opposite second surface. The first surface defines four receiving holes for receiving four optical fibers. The converging lenses are arra... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8061904 | Fiber optic connector microlens with self-aligning optical fiber cavity A fiber optical connector microlens is provided with a self-aligning optical fiber cavity. The microlens includes a convex first lens surface and a second lens surface. A fiber alignment cavity is integrally formed with the second lens surface to accept an optical f... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8057106 | Fiber optic connector microlens with focal plane aligning fiber trap A fiber optical connector microlens is provided with a focal plane aligning fiber trap. The microlens is made from a convex first lens surface, a second lens surface (planar or convex), and a fiber trap integrally formed with the second lens surface for aligning a f... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7824110 | Data transmission cable with FAKRA housing The invention relates to a data transmission cable (10; 20), in particular for motor vehicles, at at least one of whose ends a plastics housing (14; 24) is arranged, said housing having mechanical dimensions in its interface region (30; 32) whic... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7775725 | Single-channel expanded beam connector A single-channel, expanded beam connector having a front and rear orientation and comprising: (a) a housing; (b) an outer sleeve at least partially contained by the housing; (c) a first inner sleeve disposed at least partially in the outer sleeve; (d) a ferrule disp... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7722261 | Expanded beam connector An optical connector comprising: (a) a lens; (b) a ferrule assembly comprising a ferrule with an endface and at least one fiber in the ferrule having a fiber end presented at the endface; (c) a housing for holding the ferrule assembly and the lens in a certain axial... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7413352 | Optical module The inventor found that the lightwave of a semiconductor laser includes, in addition to the laser oscillation lightwave, a weak, continuous noise component having a different wavelength (here, referred to as natural emission lightwave). The inventor also found that ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7373028 | Polarization maintaining coupler A polarization maintaining coupler is provided that allows a user to change the coupling ratio of two or more output fibers. The coupler can include an assembly containing a PM fiber in a ferrule. The ferrule is attached to a housing, which includes a lens for colli... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369334 | Optical device with alignment compensation An optical device is provided which includes a plurality of optical modules and an alignment compensation module. Each optical module includes an optical component fixedly coupled to a relative reference mount. The relative reference mount is configured to attach to... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7357005 | Fiber optic collimator system, fiber optic collimator array, and manufacturing method of the fiber optic collimator system and fiber optic collimator array system A fiber optic collimator system, a fiber optic collimator array, and a fiber optic collimator array system, which can reduce difficulty in an alignment process, minimize a coupling loss, and prevent the optical characteristics from deteriorating. An optical fiber is... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350981 | Fiber optic buildout converter, physical contact to expanded beam The fiber optic buildout converter includes a housing, a first fiber optic connector, and a second fiber optic connector. The housing has a first end and a second end. The first fiber optic connector is located near the first end of the housing, and the first fiber ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344315 | Optical connections and methods of forming optical connections In one embodiment, a fiber assembly is provided. The fiber assembly has a first fiber having at least one core. The core has a length, a first end, and a second end, and light may be transmitted along the core. The second end has an obtusely angled end surface. The ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7334944 | Optical connector In one example embodiment, an optical connector arrangement includes a coupler with a first part and a second part each having a first end to receive an optical fiber core and a second end that releasably couples the first part and the second part. An insert block h... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7330546 | Multimedia patching box A multimedia patching box including a generally rectangular housing. The housing includes a first wall positioned opposite from a second wall. The housing also includes opposing third and fourth walls that extend between the first and second walls. A panel is mounte... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7312906 | Switchable polymer-dispersed liquid crystal optical elements Transmission and reflection type holograms may be formed utilizing a novel polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) material and its unique switching characteristics to form optical elements. Applications for these switchable holograms include communications switches... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7313293 | Optical power monitoring apparatus, optical power monitoring method, and light receiving device An optical power monitoring apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention has an input optical waveguide, a light receiver, and an output optical waveguide. The input optical waveguide has a light entrance end and a light exit end. The input optical wave... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7288794 | Integrated optical device An improved integrated optical device (5a-5g) is disclosed containing first and second devices (10a-10g; 15a, 15e), optically coupled to each other and formed in first and second dif... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7283860 | Communication systems for use with magnetic resonance imaging systems An injector system for injection of a fluid medium into a patient within an electromagnetic isolation area. The injector system includes a powered injector, a system controller therefor, and a plurality of communication units. The powered injector is positioned with... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7270488 | Optoelectronic transmission and/or reception arrangement The invention relates to an optoelectronic transmission and/or reception arrangement. The arrangement includes a transmission and/or reception module containing an optoelectronic transmission and/or reception component, and a plug interface for the coupling of an op... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267260 | Apparatus for holding a fiber array Optical fibers are inserted and bonded in a two dimensional array of feedthroughs provided by an insert having a top plate, a bottom plate and a sandwiched spacer plate. Top and bottom plate feature funnel shaped hole sections that capture the approaching fiber end ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7265903 | Switchable polymer-dispersed liquid crystal optical elements Transmission and reflection type holograms may be formed utilizing a novel polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) material and its unique switching characteristics to form optical elements. Applications for these switchable holograms include communications switches... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7265882 | Switchable polymer-dispersed liquid crystal optical elements Transmission and reflection type holograms may be formed utilizing a novel polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) material and its unique switching characteristics to form optical elements. Applications for these switchable holograms include communications switches... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7256915 | Switchable polymer-dispersed liquid crystal optical elements Transmission and reflection type holograms may be formed utilizing a novel polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) material and its unique switching characteristics to form optical elements. Applications for these switchable holograms include communications switches... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7236669 | Fiber fuse stopper A fiber fuse stopper includes a connecting member that connects two optical fibers. The optical fibers operatively connect with one another through a physical connection with a graded index lens. The graded index lens has a larger mode field diameter than the mode f... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7220064 | Coupling optical system for optical communications A coupling optical system for coupling light into an optical fiber of an optical communications system includes a liquid that includes a dispersion of microscopic particles and two transparent media that hold the liquid between them along an optical axis. The refrac... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7220062 | Active bulkhead transceiver The active bulkhead transceiver includes a housing, an insert body, a keying cap, a first ferrule, a second ferrule, a transmitting optical subassembly, a receiving optical subassembly, an electrical connector, a substrate, a cover, and a panel nut. The housing incl... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7218811 | Optical module, and multi-core optical collimator and lens housing therefor An optical module includes first and second fiber units that hold end portions of first and second optical fibers, and first and second collimators disposed between these fiber units and having first and second lenses, respectively. End faces of the first and second... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7184620 | 3-port optical add-drop multiplexer (OADM) A low cost compact 3-port single-channel OADM with improved optical isolation is provided in which the I/O fibers and add/drop fiber are arranged on the same side. The 3-port OADM includes a 3-fiber pigtail and an angled reflector that together eliminate the second ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7161736 | Solid immersion lens structures and methods for producing solid immersion lens structures A microlens structure such as a solid immersion lens structure is a radiation transmissive pliant elastomer cast to a desired shape and smoothness. A method for construction of a solid immersion lens structure includes providing a mold defining a lens shaped cavity ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7160032 | Electro-optical composite connector, electro-optical composite cable, and network devices using the same The electro-optical composite connector comprises an electro-optical composite plug and an electro-optical receptacle. The electro-optical composite plug or electro-optical composite receptacle converts an optical signal from an optical fiber to an electric signal a... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7108431 | Ferrule for use in fiber optic connectors This invention relates to a ferrule for use in a fiber optic connector. The ferrule has front and rear faces and comprises (a) a passage being disposed inside the ferrule and having first and second ends, the passage having dimensions defined by the following formul... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104701 | Expanded beam converter for MIL-PRF-83526/17 optical connector The fiber optic connector includes a bulkhead connector housing, an expanded beam insert body, ferrules, ball lenses, focal length spacers, and a mating plane adapter. The expanded beam insert body is mounted to the bulkhead connector housing. The ferrules, ball len... | 09/12/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7099535 | Small mode-field fiber lens A fiber lens includes a graded-index lens, a single-mode fiber disposed at a first end of the graded-index lens, and a refractive lens having a hyperbolic or near-hyperbolic shape disposed at a second end of the graded-index lens to focus a beam from the single-mode... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7092162 | Bandwidth enhancement device An optical cavity is combined with a MUX or a de-MUX device having substantially the same free-spectral range in order to enhance the bandwidth of the device. The optical cavity can be tuned to shift the frequencies of maximum insertion loss to match the center freq... | 08/15/2006 |
