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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8132971 | Methods for centering optical fibers inside a connector ferrule and optical fiber connector Methods for centering at least one optical fiber (10) having a centerline (16) in a connector ferrule (100) having at least one bore (120) with a central axis (AC) is disclosed. One method includes inserting a bare-fiber portio... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8075198 | Reversible fiber connector with mechanical sliding splice A connector assembly for reversibly terminating an optical fiber comprises a housing having a cavity extending along a longitudinal axis. An elongate member having a groove extending along a surface thereof is provided within the cavity. An end portion of the fiber ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7857525 | Optical connector An optical connector according to the present invention comprises a ferrule and a V-groove board connected to the ferrule, wherein a first optical fiber and a second optical fiber being butt jointed in a V-groove formed in the V-groove board so as to be interconnect... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7841778 | Optical connector An optical connector 10 includes a ferrule 20 to secure the set of multiple optical fibers 100, a plug member 21 to hold the ferrule 20, and a spacer 22 having a pin 23 for guiding, the spacer being integrally fixed t... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7435011 | Substrate for optical fiber array and method for fabricating the same An object of the present invention is to very accurately position and align a plurality of optical fibers in each groove of a substrate for an optical fiber array, without leading to inappropriate upsizing and complication of an apparatus and increase in cost. To ac... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7410304 | Optical fiber right angle transition A fiber optic termination and method for the fabrication thereof are provided. The fiber optic termination (325) is configured to provide coupling of light between the fiber core (326) and an external optical element from a direction other than the dir... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7407333 | Optical fiber fixing system, optical fiber butting system and optical fiber fusion-splicing system An optical fiber fixing system includes a clamp base and a clamp member. The clamp base has a V-groove on a top surface thereof. The depth of the V-groove is configured such that a ridgeline of an optical fiber projects beyond the top surface of the base when the op... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7394955 | Optical component and method of manufacturing the same The invention relates to an optical component including an optical fiber with a lens constituted by a single-mode optical fiber and a graded index optical fiber and a method of manufacturing the same. The invention provides an optical component in which an optical f... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7373029 | Optical fiber impulse sensor fabricating method A method for fabricating an optical fiber impulse sensor having an optical fiber and a molded portion molded around the perimeter of the optical fiber. The method forms, in the molded portion, an optical fiber insertion hole and an optical fiber insertion slit for i... | 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 |
| 7329049 | Splice connector for verifying an acceptable splice termination A splice connector for verifying an acceptable splice termination includes a ferrule having a stub optical fiber, a ferrule holder for receiving the ferrule, opposed splice components within the ferrule holder for receiving and aligning the stub optical fiber and a ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7325978 | Optical fiber connector apparatus and methods Optical fiber connection apparatus and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus for coupling a plurality of optical fibers includes a first and second registration blocks, each registration block including a body having a coupling surface formed at an ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7295746 | Optical connector which can be disassembled and disassembling tool suitable to disassemble the same In an optical connector for use in connecting an optical fiber, a shell member has an engaging portion. An internal member holds the optical fiber and is received in the shell member to be removable in a first direction. A stopper is engaged with the engaging portio... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7287915 | Optical device An optical device comprises an optical head and a package containing the optical head and having pins led outside. A V-groove is formed in one side of a glass substrate. On the other side, the glass substrate is secured to the base of the package. A PD array and the... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284911 | Optical connector having a removable adapter In an optical connector for connecting an optical fiber to a mating object having a pair of guide members, the optical connector includes a connector body fixed to the optical fiber and an adapter removably attached to the connector body. The adapter has a positioni... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281859 | Optical fiber connector and method of assembly A method for assembling an optical fiber connector comprising providing a one piece housing comprising a tailpiece and a body defining a forward first end, a rearward second end and a passage extending longitudinally therebetween, inserting a spring element into the... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7275874 | Optical connector for connecting optical fibers to one another An optical connector comprises a clamp member holding an optical fiber, a first housing to which the clamp member is fixed, and a second housing fitted to the first housing. The first housing has an aligning portion for aligning and positioning the optical fiber, an... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7270487 | Field installable optical fiber connector A field installable optical fiber connector is provided, the connector including an inner housing defining an interior passageway extending longitudinally between a forward end and a rearward end, a first connector subassembly inserted through the rearward end of th... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7264401 | Panel-mountable optical fiber splice A panel-mountable fiber optic splice is provided for interconnecting first and second optical fibers through an opening in a panel, bulkhead, wall or the like. The optical fiber splice includes a housing configured to be inserted into the opening in the panel, a spl... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264403 | Optical ferrule having a covering and associated method of ablating an optical fiber An optical ferrule is provided with a ferrule body having a front face and at least one covering applied to the front face to protect the front face of the ferrule from a laser beam used during a trimming process. The optical ferrule may also have a second covering ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264410 | Dual function splice component for mechanical splice connector A fiber optic mechanical splice connector including a single connector element operable for providing optical fiber alignment and strain relief includes opposed splice components that define first and second grooves for receiving the bare glass portions of mating op... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7263256 | Optical connection block, optical module, and optical axis alignment method using the same An optical module is disclosed. The optical module includes a substrate, and at least one planar optical waveguide that includes a plurality of waveguides and at least one groove vertically penetrating the upper surface of the substrate and which is successively lam... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255492 | Electro-optic surface mount light pipe and connector A method includes providing a light pipe having a metallized end surface, and soldering the metallized end surface of the light pipe to a surface of a substrate. Other embodiments are described and claimed. ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7254300 | Optical module and mounting component An optical module includes a semiconductor optical device, an optical fiber, a ferrule, and a mounting component. The optical fiber is optically coupled to the semiconductor optical device. The ferrule holds the optical fiber. The mounting component includes a first... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7245811 | Optical connector readily capable of connecting an optical fiber without damaging the optical fiber For connecting an optical fiber having a fiber axis and an axial end portion provided with a chamfered surface having a predetermined angle with respect to the fiber axis, the optical connector includes an aligning member and a holding plate. The aligning member has... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7245810 | Fiber optic cable fastener A secure fastener for joining fiber optic cables, is presented. The fastener includes a first segment having a first plurality of grooves to accommodate portions of the fiber optic cables, a first plurality of posts, a first plurality of apertures, and a first raise... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7234874 | Optical connector adapter for connecting optical pump sources to optical waveguides and method of forming same An optical connector adapter includes a substrate having optical waveguides for transporting optical signals. The optical connector adapter is for connecting optical pump sources to the optical waveguides using passive alignment. The substrate has opposing ends, a t... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7234876 | Multi core optical connector assembly A first guiding mechanism is formed by the interior shape of an engagement portion of a plug housing and the exterior shape of an engagement portion of a receptacle housing, to be guided and inserted into the engagement portion. A second guiding mechanism is formed ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7223025 | Packaging for a fiber-coupled optical device An optical device assembly comprises a substrate with a component and fiber groove thereon. A segment of optical fiber is engaged with the fiber groove, which positions the fiber segment for optical coupling with a component on the substrate. A fiber retainer mainta... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7207727 | One-piece fiber optic receptacle A one-piece fiber optic receptacle is provided for aligning and optically connecting a plug ferrule with a back-side ferrule of like configuration. The fiber optic receptacle includes a receptacle housing defining an internal cavity opening through an external end a... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204644 | Field installable optical fiber connector A field installable fiber optic connector includes a housing and a ferrule holder inserted from the rearward end of the housing. A spring element inserted into the front of the housing and a spring element retainer attached to the ferrule holder bias the ferrule hol... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7195941 | Optical devices and methods to construct the same Optical devices and methods for constructing the same are disclosed. An example optical device includes an optical transmitter, a photodetector and a waveguide optically coupling the optical transmitter and the photodetector. It also includes a substrate having a fi... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7194179 | Assembly tool and optical connector assembly method An assembly tool for installing an optical fiber in an optical connector includes a base having a connector mounting region to receive and secure the optical connector on the base, the connector including a housing and a ferrule. The assembly tool further includes a... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7187839 | Bending an optical fiber into a backplane A method of connecting an optical fiber to a backplane with a right angle bend mount. The bend mount includes a base and a cover that is pivotably connected to the base by a hinge. A clamp is formed by a first pair of opposed surfaces of the base and cover adjacent ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178990 | Reversible fiber optic stub fiber clamping mechanism A fiber optic stub fiber connector for reversibly and nondestructively terminating an inserted field fiber having a buffer over at least a portion thereof. The connector includes a housing and a ferrule including a stub fiber disposed within and extending from a bor... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7177518 | Clips for holding fiber optic cables of a security fence A clip for holding a first section of fiber optic cable to a second section of fiber optic cable is useful in forming a weave pattern in a fiber optic security fence. The fiber optic security fence is constructed by forming a zigzag pattern in a fiber optic cable an... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7164817 | Optical switch and optical add/drop multiplexer using the same As a wavelength selection filter, a filter in which dielectric multilayered films are formed on a substrate, an optical fiber grating in which diffraction grating is formed in an optical fiber, and so on, can be used. As another optical demultiplexer 33, as d... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7158712 | Optical fiber coupler and manufacturing apparatus and method thereof An optical fiber coupler and manufacturing apparatus and method thereof aim to provide a loading fixture and a clamping device to fabricate 1×4, 2×4 and 4×4 optical fiber couplers, and also improve driving mechanisms and operation of the packaging station and the... | 01/02/2007 |
