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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| RE41840 | Method and apparatus for maintaining alignment of a laser diode with an optical fiber A method and apparatus for maintaining an alignment of a laser diode with an optical fiber is disclosed. A mounting plate is made of a first material, and mounted on the mounting plate is a first substrate made of a second material. A semiconductor laser, with a lig... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7600926 | Device for adjusting an optical fiber or an optical fiber bundle Disclosed is a device for adjusting an optical fiber (1) or an optical fiber bundle relative to a coupling point. Said device comprises a holding apparatus (2) for the fiber/s (1) and a mechanism (3) for positioning the fiber/s (1)... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7553091 | Stackable multi-optical fiber connector modules and devices for aligning sets of the stackable multi-optical fiber connector modules and coupling optical signals between them The connector modules that are designed and shaped to mate with one side of the receptacle of the panel have mating devices that enable them to be stacked one atop the other inside of the receptacle in a relatively rigid stack. The connector modules that are designe... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7500792 | Optoelectronic transmitting and/or receiving arrangement An optoelectronic transmitting and/or receiving arrangement having: at least one optoelectronic component; an electrical printed circuit board having electrical contact areas for electrical contact-connection of the optoelectronic component; and a coupling arrangeme... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7440647 | Integrated optical assembly An integrated fiber optic assembly includes some of the active components that are otherwise found in a typical transceiver. For example, a transmitter optical assembly includes a laser source, a laser driver, and a component for administering diagnostic data. A rec... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438481 | Optical semiconductor module and semiconductor device including the same An optical semiconductor module comprises a guide which has a positioning portion for an optical transmission line, an optical semiconductor mounting surface from which one end face of the optical transmission line disposed in the positioning portion is exposed, and... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438478 | Light-guiding device having a sleeve part able to be mounted on a through hole of a panel A light-guiding device applicable to a panel having at least a through hole includes a sleeve part and a light guide. The sleeve part is able to be mounted on the through hole, and includes a first combining portion and a positioning portion corresponding to the pan... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7413917 | Integrated optics and electronics An optoelectronic device includes a submount and a lid. The submount includes a substrate and a lens and a laser above the substrate. The lid defines a cavity having a surface coated with a reflective material to form a 45 degree mirror. The mirror reflects a light ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7401983 | Method for manufacturing optical coupling part and optical coupling part After a wiring plate 30 having a plurality of leads 31 been insert-molded to an edge face 21 of a molded article 20, unwanted portions of the wiring plate 30 are cut, thereby enabling easy three-dimensional wiring. As a result, an ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7400790 | Optical connections and methods of forming optical connections In one embodiment, an assembly having a first board, a second board, a fiber bundle, and at least one movable stage is provided. The fiber bundle has a first end and a second end, and the first end of the fiber bundle is attached to the first board first face. The m... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7390129 | Light source, method for manufacturing light source, and projector A light source that has a small size can provide uniform light at high efficiency and can have a high degree of freedom in design, a method for manufacturing this light source, and a projector having this light source include a solid-state light-emitting chip that s... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7380994 | Integrated packaging system for optical communications devices that provides automatic alignment with optical fibers An integrated packaging system that comprises an integral mechanical support, a printed circuit board and the optical communications device. The mechanical support includes a first support element and a second support element. The first support element extends at a ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7380995 | Latching mechanism for pluggable transceiver A pluggable connector, such as an optical transceiver is provided for coupling an information system unit to a fiber optical cable. The connector includes a housing, a moveable collar disposed on an optical connector end of the housing, said collar surrounding an op... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7379315 | Apparatus and methods for optically-coupled memory systems Optically-coupled memory systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system memory includes a carrier substrate, and a controller attached to the carrier substrate and operable to transmit and receive optical signals, and first and second memory modules. The module ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7376312 | Optical module and method for manufacturing the same An optical element and an optical transmission member are fixedly secured onto a substrate so as to be coupled to each other. In this substrate, a through hole is formed between an optical element secured portion and an optical transmission member secured portion. I... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7374348 | Optoelectronic device An optoelectronic device having a hermetically sealed optoelectronic component and to a method of forming the device, which may for example be an optical transmitter or receiver device for use in a fiber optic communications network. The optoelectronic device compri... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371652 | Alignment using fiducial features The present invention relates to positioning components of an assembly using fiducial features. A first fiducial feature on a first piece of the assembly can be located. A first component can be positioned on the first piece of the assembly based on the location of ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371013 | Laser apparatus and methods for assembling and installing the same A method for assembling a laser apparatus which condenses a laser beam and couples the laser beam to an optical fiber. After the optical fiber is fixed to a package, the whole or a part of an optical condensing system is fixed to the package through a fixing structu... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371015 | Connector for two-way optical communications Attachments are respectively attached to one ends of a pair of light guides, which are integrally formed via a connecting portion, such that the attachments surround the one ends of the light guides. The one ends protrude from a rear face of a receptacle body and ar... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371017 | Automated laser pressing system Au automated laser pressing system assembles and aligns a laser header subassembly to a lens housing. The automated system generally includes a precise press system and a fast fiber alignment system. The press system precisely presses the housing onto the header, or... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371016 | Method for producing an optical arrangement The invention relates to a method for producing an optical arrangement (10, 300), in which an optical component (355, 20) is optically connected to at least one waveguide (90, 320, 330) provided on or in a carrier substrate (100, 310). In... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367717 | Optical transmission module An optical transmission module has: an optical module having an optical element and a receptacle portion; a circuit board that is electrically connected to the optical module through an electrical connection member; and a housing in which the optical module and the ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7367720 | Optical transceiver with optical subassemblies optionally fixed to housing The present invention provides an optical transceiver with an optical subassembly optically coupling with an optical connector via a receptacle member, in which the optical subassembly is positioned to the housing of the transceiver without causing any mechanical st... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367715 | Medium containing optical paths and electrically conducting paths for applications in high speed data links A structure that possesses the combined properties of carrying signals through the provision of a series of electrical conductors, and by optical signals through the intermediary of a series of optical waveguides. This imparts a particular advantage thereto for the ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364367 | Optical module manufacturing method and optical module A method for manufacturing optical modules having excellent high-frequency properties that can be mass produced at low cost. Such a manufacturing method includes the following steps. First off, an optical device and an optical fiber are placed mechanically on an opt... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364374 | Bi-directional optical signal transmitting and receiving device A bi-directional transmitting and receiving device for the connection of optical fiber is mainly to apply one side of a T shape shell to connect an optical fiber, while another side of the shell in line with the optical fiber is arranged an optical transmitter, with... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364366 | Circuit board assembly having a guide insert A guide insert having a guide member having an arcuate portion for bending an optical fiber of a backplane, and a circuit board assembly comprising the backplane and a daughterboard wherein the daughterboard is operatively connected to the backplane via the guide in... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362926 | Optical connector An optical connector includes: a board having a first signal-light propagation medium with a first optical signal end; and a chassis disposed on the board. The chassis includes: an insertion-and-removal section having an insertion-hole forming wall that defines an i... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357580 | Three piece receptacle assembly for optical transceiver sub-assemblies A receptacle assembly that receives an optical connector. The receptacle assembly includes a first piece having a central bore with a stepped diameter. The receptacle assembly also includes an annular second piece designed to receive the optical connector and that h... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7352603 | Apparatus and methods for optically-coupled memory systems Optically-coupled memory systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system memory includes a carrier substrate, and a controller attached to the carrier substrate and operable to transmit and receive optical signals, and first and second memory modules. The module ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350987 | Optical package fiber pass-through to reduce curvature of optical fiber during threading Optoelectronic packages with one or more feed-throughs having a cutout allow optical fibers that have been coupled to a component (e.g., an optical component, an electrical component, a structural component) to be fed through more easily than a package having feed-t... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352935 | 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... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350983 | Photoelectric coupling assembly and method of coupling optical fibers and light receiving/emitting elements A photoelectric coupling assembly that is not affected by heat or adhesive leakage when mounted on a substrate, and a method of coupling an optical fiber and a light receiving/emitting element. The photoelectric coupling assembly includes (1) an optical fiber; (2) a... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347632 | Optical connectors for electronic devices A high-data rate connector for use with consumer electronics couples digital electrical connection interfaces with optical cabling and optical transceivers. In one implementation, an electrical connection interface, such as a DVI, HDMI, or USB connection interface i... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7346242 | Optical connector assembly, coupling device and method for aligning such a coupling device and a waveguide structure The invention relates to an optical connector assembly for optically connecting to a waveguide structure in a x-y plane of a layer stack, wherein the connector assembly comprises a coupling device providing a first optical path, and the waveguide structure provides ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7338218 | Optical module, method of manufacturing the optical module, and data communication system including the optical module An optical module includes a fiber array, a laser diode array and a photodiode array. The fiber array has optical fibers which are divided to a transmitter group and a receiver group. The laser diode array has laser diodes which are grouped in a transmitter group. T... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334947 | Alignment system and method The present invention provides an alignment system comprising a base having a feature that accepts a first optical element, a first eccentric element having a through hole that accepts an eccentric assembly comprising a second eccentric element having a feature that... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336884 | Adaptive device for shifting imaging axis across fiber-optic endfaces in multi-fiber connector for inspection A device for shifting the imaging axis of a microscope across the endfaces of a multi-fiber connector for inspecting the fiber-optic endfaces through the microscope comprises a supporting body for attaching at one end to the optical tube of a microscope; a pendular ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333199 | Aligning optical components with three degrees of translational freedom The principles of the present invention relate to aligning optical components with three degrees of translational freedom. A lens pin, a lens base, and a molded package are aligned in a first direction, a second direction, and a third direction such that the signal ... | 02/19/2008 |
