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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186891 | Embedded parametric monitoring of optoelectronic modules An optoelectronic module for converting and coupling an information-containing electrical signal with an optical fiber including a housing having an electrical input for coupling with an external electrical cable or information system device and for transmitting and... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8186892 | Optoelectronic subassembly with integral thermoelectric cooler driver Optical subassemblies including integral thermoelectric cooler (TEC) drivers. In one example embodiment, an optical subassembly includes a thermoelectric cooler (TEC) driver, a first substrate to which the TEC driver is structurally mounted, a second substrate, a la... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8172469 | Electromagnetic interference containment structures In one example embodiment, an optoelectronic module comprises a body, a signal ground, and an OSA. The body is connected to chassis ground and defines a cavity within which one or more components are disposed. The optical subassembly is disposed in the body cavity, ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172468 | Radio frequency identification (RFID) in communication connections, including fiber optic components Radio frequency identification (RFID)-equipped communication components are disclosed. The communication components can include fiber optic components, such as fiber optic connectors and fiber optic adapters as examples. An RFID-equipped circuit is provided in the c... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8167505 | Pluggable system between optical transceiver and host system A mechanism to fix the new type of the pluggable optical transceiver to the host system is disclosed. The optical transceiver provides the screws, while, the host system has the face panel with a port and the rail system between which the optical transceiver is set ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8113725 | Optical module and method for manufacturing same An optical module includes: an optical semiconductor section including a first lead, a second lead with one end portion opposed to one end portion of the first lead, an optical semiconductor element bonded onto the first lead, and a first molded body in which the op... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8104977 | Pluggable transceiver with bi-directional optical sub-assembly An optical transceiver is disclosed, in which the transceiver installs a BOSA and has an additional heat conducting path from the BOSA to the cover and to the base independent of the path from the IC to the cover. The optical transceiver includes a heat conductor th... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8083418 | Connector holder, optical-electrical converter with attached connector holder, optical connector fixing structure and connector holder assembly method A connector holder fixes an optical connector assembled at a leading end of an optical fiber to an optical module having a light input/output end so that the optical fiber and the light input/output end is optically connected. The connector holder is provided with a... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8083417 | Active optical cable electrical adaptor An adaptor that mechanically and/or electrically adapts to and/or from an electrical connector that is integrated with an active cable at one end of an active optical cable, wherein the optical cable is configured to communicate over much of its length using one or ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8083419 | Optical module with an optical device electrically isolated from a sleeve shell An optical module has disclosed, in which the optical module electrically isolates the optical device from the sleeve shell with a simple and a cost-effective arrangement. The optical receptacle includes the metal holder to hold the stub, the insulating bush to pres... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8075199 | Form factor adapter module Various example embodiments are disclosed. According to an example embodiment, a form factor adapter module may include a small form factor (SFF) host connector configured to receive a small form factor pluggable (SFP or SFP+) module and to transmit and receive data... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8066437 | Optical transceiver module providing EMI shielding and electrical isolation between a signal ground and a chassis ground A transceiver module includes a receptacle assembly that isolates the signal ground potential at which an opto-electronic subsystem operates from the chassis ground potential at which the transceiver module housing is maintained, while also helping maintain optical ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8057109 | Transceiver module with dual printed circuit boards Transceiver modules with dual printed circuit boards. In one example embodiment, a transceiver module includes first and second printed circuit boards (PCBs), a transmitter, a receiver, and a flexible circuit. The first PCB is positioned in a first plane and the sec... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8057110 | Card guide and heatsink assemblies for pluggable electro-optic modules In various exemplary embodiments, the present invention provides improved card guide and heatsink assemblies for pluggable electro-optic modules utilized in optical communications networks and the like. More specifically, the present invention provides a solderable ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8052336 | Optical module In an optical module including a module main body 10, an optical device housed in the module main body 10, and an optical fiber 21 having an end placed in the module main body 10 and optically coupled to the optical device, the end of the... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8052335 | Ejector apparatus and associated assembly method for pluggable transceivers The present disclosure relates to a novel ejector apparatus for pluggable transceivers, such as transceivers defined by multi-source agreements (MSAs) including SFP, SFP+, XFP, and the like. The ejector apparatus utilizes a shrouded design where the ejector apparatu... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8033741 | Optical transceiver with enhanced EMI tolerance A pluggable optical transceiver with an enhance EMI tolerance is disclosed. The optical transceiver provides an electrically conductive receptacle, a ground member made of metal sheet, and a cover also made of metal sheet. The ground member is assembled so as to sur... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8002478 | Optical sub-assembly with glass member physically contact with external fiber An optical receptacle that enhances the optical coupling tolerance is disclosed. The optical receptacle of the invention provides, in stead of the coupling fiber installed in a conventional optical receptacle, a glass member with a diameter substantially equal to th... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7993064 | Photonic power devices and methods of manufacturing the same A high temperature optoelectronic device package includes a substrate, an optoelectronic die situated on an upper surface of the substrate, a seal surrounding the optoelectronic die and situated on the upper surface of the substrate and a housing disposed on the sea... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7988369 | Package and assembly for optical components such as optical fibres A package comprises a substrate (101, 401) with a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction perpendicular thereto. The substrate (101, 401) has a recess (103, 403) formed in a first surface (102, 402) and the recess (103, 403)... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7963705 | Molded interconnect device (MID) optical connector with metal retaining clip A molded interconnect device (MID) optical connector includes a molded plastic body and a metal retaining clip. The body has a receptacle portion shaped to receive and guide a mating optical fiber ferrule into a connected position. In the connected position, the end... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7955003 | Bail release mechanism for communications module In one example, a bail release mechanism includes a bail and a de-latching member. The bail is configured to be attached to the shell of a module that includes a latch pin configured to engage a structure of a host device receptacle to secure the module within the r... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7922399 | Semiconductor apparatus with semiconductor devices and cooling heat sinks In a semiconductor apparatus, a plurality of light-triggered type semiconductor devices, each having a groove for burying of an optical fiber for supplying an optical gate signal to a housing of the light-triggered type semiconductor device, are connected in series.... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7918611 | Reconfiguration and protocol adaptation of optoelectronic modules and network components An optoelectronic module for converting and coupling an information-containing electrical signal with an optical fiber including a housing having an electrical input for coupling with an external cable or information system device and for transmitting and receiving ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7891885 | Optical module An optical module 10 has a laser light source 20, optical branching means 24 for receiving laser light from the laser light source 20, making a part of the laser light pass through the optical branching means and branching a remaining par... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7866897 | Apparatus and method of coupling a fiber optic device to a laser The present application is directed to a various embodiments of a system for coupling at least one fiber optic device to a laser and include at least one fiber coupler device having a body defining at least one coupling chamber in communication an inlet and an outle... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7866898 | Optical communication module Disclosed is an optical communication module including a module base in an approximately rectangular shape in which the light path member is introduce from one end surface in a longitudinal direction, a cover member provided at an upper portion of the module base an... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7862244 | Optical module providing a sleeve burying a tubular member An optical module with a sleeve assembly is disclosed. The sleeve assembly, which receives a ferrule secured in an end of the optical connector and is primarily made of resin material, provides a buried member made of a material, typically meal, having a polygonal c... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7850373 | Optical block reinforcing member, optical block and optical module An optical module includes a circuit board, an optical element mounted on the circuit board, an electronic parts for driving the optical element, an optical block optically coupled with the optical element and adapted to be connected to an optical connector, wherein... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7845861 | Optical module To provide an optical module capable of improving the workability for a circuit substrate, in the rear of a shield case (22), a pressing portion (27) for holding an FOT (6) is formed to press a back surface of a package portion (9) of the... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7845862 | Communications device A communications device may include a connector block. The connector block may include a port. The port may be sized and configured to couple an optical fiber plug. The communications device may include an optical subassembly that may be connected to the connector b... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7841780 | Optical module for a host optical device Optical modules for use with a host system. In one example embodiment, a method for tapping an optical network includes connecting one or more optical modules to a host device, providing one or more post amplifiers, and controlling each of the one or more optical mo... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7837400 | Optoelectronic transceiver assembly and release mechanism employed therein An optoelectronic transceiver module includes a cage, a transceiver module and a release mechanism. The cage defines an opening and includes a retaining tab formed around the opening. A retaining hole is defined in the retaining tab. The transceiver module received ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7837399 | Electromagnetic interference containment structures In one example embodiment, an optoelectronic module comprises a body, a signal ground, and an OSA. The body is connected to chassis ground and defines a cavity within which one or more components are disposed. The optical subassembly is disposed in the body cavity, ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7837398 | Optical module having a block with feedthrough pins The present invention provides an optical module with a relatively wider mounting area for the devices with a CAN package. The optical module of the present invention provides the stem and the cap, both of which form a cavity where the devices are to be installed. T... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7832944 | Optoelectronic subassembly with integral thermoelectric cooler driver Optical subassemblies including optical transmit and receive subassemblies. The optical subassemblies comprise a housing; a substrate mounted within the housing; a thermoelectric cooler (TEC) thermally coupled to the substrate, the TEC being mounted within the housi... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7824113 | Small form factor pluggable (SFP) optical transceiver module and method A small form factor pluggable (SFP) optical transceiver module and method for performing optical communications are provided. The SFP optical transceiver module has a housing to which a duplex receptacle is secured. The duplex receptacle has a C-shaped opening, the ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7811007 | Single-fiber bidirectional optical transmitter/receiver A single-fiber bidirectional optical transmitter/receiver includes a single-fiber bidirectional optical transmission/reception device. A circuit board has a signal processing circuit and a drive circuit configured to drive the single-fiber bidirectional optical tran... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7802929 | Monolithic shell for an optical electrical device An optoelectronic transceiver module. The optoelectronic module is a monolithic, one-piece module shell that includes a top portion, a bottom portion, a first side portion, a second side portion, and a front portion. The top portion, bottom portion, first side porti... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802928 | System and method for fiber based resonator coupling A fiber optic alignment device on a crystalline substrate support is disclosed. An exemplary embodiment embodied in a resonator fiber optic gyro is fabricated by a process of forming a crystalline substrate support structure operable to support the first end portion... | 09/28/2010 |
