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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172466 | Optoelectronic interconnection module An optoelectronic interconnection module capable of performing optical signal transmission and electrical signal transmission, including a flexible optoelectronic interconnection board including an optical interconnection path, electrical wires and electrical connec... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8157456 | Optical interconnect device and method for manufacturing the same An optical interconnect device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, an optical waveguide, an electrical wiring and a switching device. The first substrate has an electrical wiring circuit, an electrical-optical converter for converting an electrical signa... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8142082 | Optical assembly optically coupling an optical fiber and a semiconductor device An optical receptacle which couples a connector ferrule in which an optical fiber is inserted and an optical semiconductor package. The optical receptacle comprises: a precise sleeve which holds the connector ferrule; a receptacle body including a connection portion... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8132972 | Optical connector for contactless communication, optical adapter for contactless communication, and method of manufacturing electronic appliance using the same An optical connector for contactless communication is provided. The optical connector includes an optical output part through which an optical signal is output; a first housing which is attached to a board of an electronic appliance and supports the optical output p... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8118496 | HDMI optical transceiver An HDMI optical transceiver comprises an optical bench, at least one light emitter disposed on the optical bench, at least one first fiber assembly, at least one photodetector disposed on the optical bench and at least one second fiber assembly. The optical bench ha... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8113724 | Optical communication module, manufacturing method therefor, and optical transceiver A manufacturing method of an optical communication module for manufacturing the optical communication module, including the sequentially performed steps of: (1) mounting a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element on a side surface of a sub-mount substrat... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8087834 | Optical transmission module, connecting part, and electronic device having optical transmission module A connection member (21), which electrically connects a package (14) on which an optical element that converts an electric signal to an optical signal or converts an optical signal to an electric signal and at least one end portion including an inciden... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8057107 | System and method for positioning a probe An adapter couples a length of optical fiber to a hollow probe and to an optical coherence tomography instrument. The length of optical fiber may be greater than the length of the adapter itself. The optical fiber is fixed to an optical coupler at a proximal end of ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8025444 | Optical module and fabrication method of the same Disclosed is an optical module comprising, an optical waveguide on the upper side of a substrate; a cutout with at least two slant surfaces, passing at least the core of the optical waveguide; and a film-filter above the cutout. Constructions of bi-directional multi... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7976226 | Optical sub-assembly with electrically conductive paint, polymer or adhesive to reduce EMI or sensitivity to EMP or ESD Disclosed are various embodiments of an optical wavelength division demultiplexer or multiplexer sub-assembly configured to receive or transmit optical signals conveyed thereto or therefrom by a fiber optic cable. Selected portions of external surfaces of the sub-as... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7976225 | Apparatus and method of signal detection in an optical transceiver The present invention includes an optical transceiver having a fiber module with an optical data input and an electrical data output. The fiber module further includes a signal detect output that indicates the receipt of valid optical data. A physical layer device h... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7959363 | Optical transceiver with optical multiplexer on a flexible substrate An optical transceiver for converting and coupling an information-containing electrical signal with an optical fiber including an optical fiber coiled over at least a portion of its length; a support element disposed in the transceiver module; a substrate for securi... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7931411 | Optical transmission apparatus to which optical cable is connected An optical transmission apparatus includes a wiring board, an electronic device mounted on the wiring board, a connection part that mechanically connects the electronic device and the wiring board to each other in such a manner that the electronic device and the wir... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7918610 | Optical transceiver and optical connector An optical connector fitted upon a tip end portion of an optical fiber ribbon and disposed to face an optical input and output terminators which are installed upon a substrate, and which optically connects between optical fibers of the optical fiber ribbon and each ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7914210 | Coupling device for coupling at least one optical waveguide to an optical component A coupling device for coupling at least one optical waveguide to an optical component having a holding element for holding the at least one optical waveguide, a mounting element for fixing the optical component, and a spacing element. The holding element is fitted t... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7905663 | Electronic apparatus and photoelectric conversion module There is provided an electronic apparatus connectable to a receptacle of an external electric device. The electronic apparatus includes: a substrate; an electronic component mounted on the substrate; an electric connector which is provided on one longitudinal end of... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7901145 | Mini optical subassembly A low-cost, high-speed micro-connector replacement for current electrical inter-connects and intra-connects on printed circuit boards is provided. The invention achieves its goal by including an optical transmitter module or optical receiver module mounted in close ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7901144 | Optical interconnect solution A low-cost, high-speed optical interconnect replacement for current electrical interconnects on printed circuit boards is provided. The invention achieves its goal by including an optical transmitter module or optical receiver module mounted in close proximity to a ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7901146 | Optical module, optical transmission device, and surface optical device An optical module includes a mounted member, a surface optical device and a positioning portion. The mounted member includes an inserted portion. The surface optical device includes a substrate, an optical axis, and an insertion portion. The optical axis is provided... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7866896 | Electrical to optical and optical to electrical connector system A connector module for interfacing electrical or optical connectors to electrical systems such as an audio/visual signal processing board. The module includes a housing defining at least first and second faces, at least the second face being less than about one squa... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7841779 | Fiber optic module release mechanism A fiber optic connector release mechanism that is used to release a transceiver module from a cage assembly includes a pivoting bail that operates a slide plate on the transceiver module. The locking mechanism comprises a locking projection on an underside of the mo... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7824111 | Optical module An optical module has a substrate having a substrate surface provided with terminal pads and landing pads, and an optical element package having terminals and mounted on the substrate surface with a gap formed therebetween. The gap between the optical element packag... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7806602 | Optical micro-connector A low-cost, high-speed micro-connector replacement for current electrical inter-connects and intra-connects on printed circuit boards is provided. The invention permits fast and reliable information transmission over a single fiber through the utilization of an opti... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7802927 | Bent optical fiber couplers and opto-electrical assemblies formed therefrom A bent optical fiber coupler (100) that employs at least one optical fiber (10) is disclosed. The coupler includes a curved optical fiber guide channel (200) having a strong curve. The optical fiber(s) held within the optical fiber guide channel... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7798726 | Electrical connector with improved signal transmission means A connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) having a base portion (11), a first tongue portion (12) extending forwardly from the base portion and a plurality of first passageways (123), the first tongue portion is thinner ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7794157 | Wireless tuning and reconfiguration of network units including optoelectronic components A method for monitoring conditions or adjusting a communications transmission characteristic, such as the optical wavelength, in a network unit such as a server, data storage unit, router, or switch, using a portable terminal having wireless RF communications capabi... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7789573 | Optoelectronic module An optoelectronic module having an optoelectronic device with a contact conductor and a connection carrier with a connection area. The contact conductor is electrically conductively and/or thermally conductively connected to the connection area. A local, delimited h... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7780359 | Connection structure of photoelectric flexible wiring board, connector and photoelectric flexible wiring board The present invention provides a longer optical transmission line in an photoelectric flexible wiring board to downsize the photoelectric flexible wiring board and obtaining high flexibility and good optical transmission characteristics. In an photoelectric f... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7771130 | Method of producing optical fiber positioning component, and optical fiber positioning component A flow of a resin which is injected for insert-molding a wiring plate into an end face of an optical fiber positioning component is regulated by regulating portions disposed in side portions of a die. Therefore, leads of the wiring plate can be prevented from being ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7766557 | Expanded beam connector and expanded beam optoelectronic device The fiber optic connector includes a housing, a first lens, a second lens, a first ferrule, a second ferrule, a first optical fiber, a second optical fiber, an o-ring, and a clip. The housing includes a collar, a mounting portion, and a groove formed in the mounting... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7766558 | Optical transceiver In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, an optical transceiver includes a printed-circuit board, an optical module that converts a received optical signal into an electrical signal and converts an electrical signal into a optical signal, and transmit... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7736068 | Wireless tuning and reconfiguration of optoelectronic modules A method for adjusting a communications transmission characteristic, such as the optical wavelength, in an optoelectronic module having a tunable laser subassembly for converting and coupling an information-containing electrical signal with an optical fiber includin... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7731431 | Electromagnetic radiation shield for an optical subassembly In one example embodiment, an electromagnetic radiation (EMR) shield includes a central portion, an opening defined in the central portion, a wing attached to and extending outward from the central portion, and a protrusion defined in the wing. The perimeter of the ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7731430 | Sub-mount for mounting optical component, manufacturing method thereof, and light transmission and reception module A sub-mount for mounting optical components includes a recess for mounting whose side wall is tapered. A light transmission and reception module includes the sub-mount for mounting optical component. The sub-mount is manufactured by forming a master mold of the sub-... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7717628 | System package using flexible optical and electrical wiring and signal processing method thereof A system package using flexible optical waveguides and electrical wires, and a signal processing method thereof are disclosed. Several rigid substrates having highly integrated electronic elements and optical elements mounted thereon can be electrically and opticall... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7717627 | Electrical component connector with misalignment compensation A transceiver module is provided that includes an optical subassembly having an extension with traces corresponding to traces defined on an associated transceiver substrate. A connector element including a flexible, non-electrically conductive substrate within which... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7712975 | Photoelectric coupling assembly and manufacturing method thereof A photoelectric coupling assembly and manufacturing method thereof enabling a three dimensional electrical wiring pattern is provided. The assembly includes a photoelectric conversion unit equipped with a photoelectric conversion element and a molded article. The mo... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7708471 | Bi-directional optical module The present invention is provided to obtain an inexpensive bidirectional optical module wherein a diffraction efficiency can be maximized at different diffraction order for light beam with different wavelength, and light usage efficiency is enhanced. The bidirection... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7703991 | Flip-chip mountable optical connector for chip-to-chip optical interconnectability An optical connector comprises a housing having a cavity extending there through to accept a mating connector. The connector comprises no optical components. Dummy solder bonding pads positioned on the connector allow the connector to be automated flip-chip bonded o... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7690849 | Fiber optic connector, active contact inserts therefor, and associated methods A fiber optic connector insert for a connector may include a housing to be received within a passageway of a connector body, a circuit board extending longitudinally within the housing and having opposing first and second ends, and a first base and first electricall... | 04/06/2010 |
