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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162547 | Optical subassembly manufacturing method An optical subassembly manufacturing method includes forming connecting electrodes and a piece of high-melting-point glass on a wiring substrate; positioning on and connecting to the connecting electrodes, an optoelectronic converting element; disposing on the piece... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8118498 | Optical receptacle, optical module, and method of manufacturing an optical module Provided are an optical receptacle capable of manufacturing an optical module thereby, while suppressing a manufacturing cost, preventing a quality degradation, and suppressing a quantity of returning light by reflection. In the optical receptacle, a recess for rece... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8118497 | Connector utilized for different kinds of signal transmition A connector (100) includes a metallic shell (5) having a mating frame part, said mating frame part including a number of sides together enclosing a hollow portion, and the hollow portion divided into two ports with different shapes; an insulative housi... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7909518 | Optical assembly connecting a laser with optical fibre An optical assembly includes an optical package having a wall with an aperture and includes a laser device capable of emitting a laser beam through the aperture and a collimator including a sleeve defining a first and a second end, the collimator including a termina... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7905666 | Optical module and method of manufacturing the same An optical module includes a first silicon substrate having a first groove at its surface, a second silicon substrate having a second groove at its surface, a Laser device formed on the first silicon substrate, an optical modulator formed on the second silicon subst... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7883278 | Optical module and optical transmission device An optical module includes: a plurality of leads arranged in at least two lines, at least portions of the plurality of the leads being mounted on a circuit board; an optical semiconductor for emitting or receiving an optical signal; and a circuit portion connected t... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7874741 | Optical module and process for manufacturing the same An optical module includes a lens-containing optically-transmissive member and a receptacle. The receptacle includes: an optical connector-inserting section; a fixing section for fixing the member; and an device-installing section for installing a semiconductor devi... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7850374 | Optical transmitter module with an integrated lens and method for making the module An optical transmitter module and method for making the module utilizes a housing structure having an integrated lens. The housing structure includes an output opening, which has a central axis along a first direction, to receive an optical fiber. The optical transm... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7802930 | Low-noise optical transmitter A device comprising: an optical subassembly has a lens rear surface including one or more facets for scattering at least some of the light transmitted through the lens rear surface. ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7731433 | Optoelectronic surface-mounted device and method for forming an optoelectronic surface-mounted device An optoelectronic surface-mounted device is provided comprising a premolded casing having a first cavity and a second cavity and a leadframe to which a first electrooptical element and a second electrooptical element are mounted. The leadframe is embedded in the pre... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7708475 | Electro-optical assembly and method for making an electro-optical assembly An electro-optical assembly (EA) is provided in which the transmitter and receiver components are integrated together on a single circuit board, which is encapsulated in a single molded EA package. Integrating the transmitter and receiver components on a single circ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7695202 | Visual laser diode to fiber coupling system A housing for mounting a laser diode and a method of aligning the laser diode to the housing and to an optical connector and to a focusing lens. The housing may have a retaining device and a surface, with the retaining device operating to maintain the optical connec... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7670064 | Optical module and optical system An optical module has a lens holder with a lens assembly of, for example, three lenses and a diaphragm. The lenses and the optional diaphragm are unequivocally oriented by the geometrical form thereof such that no other optical adjustment is required. The optical mo... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7665911 | Optical waveguide holding device and optical transceiver A disclosed optical waveguide holding device is attached onto a printed circuit board of an optical transceiver that performs conversion between an electric signal and an optical signal. The optical waveguide holding device holds an optical waveguide between an exte... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7661889 | Optical multiplexer and transmitter The present invention provides an apparatus for multiplexing a plurality of light waves with different wavelengths. The apparatus includes a laser sub-assembly, a multiplexer sub-assembly, and a receptacle sub-assembly. The laser sub-assembly includes a plurality of... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7654753 | Optical subassembly for an electro-optical assembly Various embodiments of optical subassemblies, and arrangements and methods for manufacturing same, for an electro-optical assembly are disclosed. One embodiment comprises an optical subassembly for an electro-optical assembly. The optical subassembly comprises a pri... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7654752 | Z-axis alignment of an optoelectronic component using a composite adhesive An optoelectronic package that employs a spacer tool system to properly align an optical component within the device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the package includes a mounting surface, and an optical component positioned on the mounting surface at a predetermi... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7648290 | Modular solid-state laser platform based on coaxial package and corresponding assembly process Application of a modular coaxial package design, compatible with telecommunication passive component packaging, to microchip lasers, in particular to passively Q-switched microlasers, pumped with a fiber-coupled diode, is disclosed. The number of parts is thereby re... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7641401 | Optical element holder and optical communication module Disclosed are an optical element holder and an optical communication module. The optical element holder comprises a pedestal having a pair of fixing sections, a pair of holding sections and a stress-suppressing section. The fixing sections are formed in opposing end... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7625138 | Optical waveguide holding member and optical transceiver An optical transceiver using an optical waveguide holding member is disclosed. The optical transceiver includes a printed circuit board and the optical waveguide holding member. Photoelectric conversion elements are formed in the printed circuit board. An optical wa... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7618201 | Optical module An optical-waveguide device mounted on a fixing member having a pair of opposing upright walls and a sub-mount unit including a metallic sub-mount of a rectangular solid shape inserted between the opposing upright walls and a nonmetallic sub-mount of a rectangular s... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7614802 | Optically coupled device and optical module including optically coupled device An optically coupled device and an optical module including the optically coupled device are provided in which a photoelectric conversion device can be easily and appropriately positioned, and reduction in manufacturing costs and improvement in productivity can be a... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7614801 | Optical axis adjusting method, optical module producing method, optical axis adjusting apparatus, and optical module An optical axis adjusting method for adjusting a tilt angle of an optical axis in two regions optically coupled in a holding member includes the steps of: roughly adjusting the optical axis by irradiating a first region on the holding member with a laser beam; and f... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7604419 | Optical module and optical connector having same An optical module capable of preventing the efficiency of optical coupling from deteriorating even if temperature varies. The optical module 1 has a holder 2 and an aspherical lens 11, which are formed of a plastic so as to be integrated with ea... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7585120 | Optical device and method of manufacturing the same, optical device adaptor, and optical component stopper An optical device includes: a first optical component that has an end face oblique with respect to a plane perpendicular to an optical axis; a second optical component that is optically coupled to the first optical component; and a lens that is placed between the fi... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7572068 | Laser module having detachable transparent member covering light-output window A laser module includes: a chassis having a light-output window from which one or more laser beams are outputted; a hermetically sealed package which is fixed to the chassis; one or more semiconductor laser elements which are arranged in the hermetically sealed pack... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7572069 | Surface warp resistant optical devices In at least one example, an optical component includes a central optical surface proximate an optical axis, a peripheral portion extending radially from the central optical surface, and a stepped portion between the central optical surface and the peripheral portion... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7563036 | Optical element module and method of assembling the optical element module An optical element module includes a lead frame an optical element mounted on the lead frame, a resin housing including an opening part, and a tube body. The resin housing contains a part of the lead frame on which the optical element is mounted. The tube body inclu... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7559705 | Optical ROSA for long reach optical transceiver A receiver optical amplifier assembly (ROSA) is disclosed that provides for greater tolerances in alignment. The ROSA includes a multimode fiber stub to receive a light beam from a single mode optical fiber. The light beam from the multimode fiber stub is focused by... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7556440 | Dual-lensed unitary optical receiver assembly A unitary optical receiver assembly is formed to include a V-groove passively aligned with a first aspheric lens (the lens formed along a surface perpendicular to the V-groove). An optical fiber is disposed along the V-groove and is used to bring the received optica... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7547151 | Optical module package and optical module An optical module package that optically couples an optical device and an optical fiber includes: a first surface on which an optical plug that supports one end of the optical fiber is mounted; a second surface that intersects the first surface at an angle less than... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7543999 | Optical module hermetically packaged in micro-machined structures An optical module comprising an opto-electronic component, a lens and a mirror that is hermetically sealed by a micro housing containing a lid and a base is disclosed. The optical module may be assembled onto a moveable holder for aligning an optical beam into an op... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7527437 | Sensor mounting structure with light pipe A sensing device mounting mechanism, and related method of operating such a mechanism, are disclosed. In at least some embodiments, the mechanism can include a housing that is mountable to a support structure. The housing can define an interior for receiving and sup... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7488124 | Optical transmitting and receiving module holder and optical module An optical transmitting and receiving module holder that can quickly, easily, and accurately adjust the relative positions of an optical transmitting module holder section and an optical receiving module holder section is provided. An optical transmitting and receiv... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7476040 | Compact optical sub-assembly with ceramic package The present invention relates to an optical sub-assembly, i.e. a receiver optical subassembly or a transmitter optical sub-assembly, for use in an optical transceiver device. The optical sub-assembly according to the present invention includes a hermetic ceramic pac... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7455463 | High density array of optical transceiver modules Embodiments of the present invention are directed to high density arrays of optical transceiver modules. A first fabricated package includes a light source and/or light detector, a first surface with at least one opening for transferring optical signals, and a secon... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7455461 | Optoelectronic component and method for the production thereof To secure an optical lens over an optoelectronic transmitter or receiver, it is proposed to use a UV-initiated or photoinitiated, cationically curing epoxy resin, by means of which the bonded joint can be set and thereby fixed in a few seconds. Also proposed, for us... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7455462 | Zone two fiber optic cable A module-to-fiber connection includes a fiber optic module and a fiber optic cable assembly. The fiber optic module includes (1) a ferrule interface having a port for receiving a ferrule, (2) an optoelectronic device such as a light source or a photodetector, and (3... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7441965 | Connector A connector is disclosed that includes a housing and a module assembly disposed inside the housing. The module assembly includes a semiconductor element, a light receiving element, a light emitting element, a positioning plate in which a positioning hole is formed, ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7444047 | Multiplexing optical system A multiplexing optical system includes collimator lenses, a first condensing lens, a second condensing lens and an optical fiber. The collimator lenses collimate divergent laser beams that have been emitted from semiconductor lasers. The first condensing lens conden... | 10/28/2008 |
