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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7463803 | Drop cable with fiber optic connector and methods for fabricating same A substantially flat fiber optic drop cable assembly comprises: a fiber optic connector comprising a fiber optic ferrule and a housing; a crimp body coupled to the housing of the fiber optic connector; a fiber optic cable comprising a pair of strength members dispos... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7460757 | Distributor system and method for fibre optic cables The invention relates to a method and a device for coupling fiber optic cables. Said device comprises at least one module, which is equipped with at least one retaining unit for retaining at least two cassettes. The invention is characterized in that: a cassette is ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7457495 | Method of filtering optical signals with a capillary waveguide tunable optical device A method of filtering optical signals (300) utilizing an optical fiber (100A-100D). The method of filtering optical signals (300) includes the steps (304) selecting an optical fiber (100A-100D) coupled to a source of ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7450806 | Microstructured optical fibers and methods Microstructured optical fiber and method of making. Glass soot is deposited and then consolidated under conditions which are effective to trap a portion of the consolidation gases in the glass to thereby produce a non-periodic array of voids which may then be used t... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7447386 | Cascaded modulator system and method for QKD A cascaded modulator system (20) and method for a QKD system (10) is disclosed. The modulator system includes to modulators (M1 and M2) optically coupled in series. A parallel shift register (50) generates two-bit (i.e., binary) vo... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7447399 | Optical switch, and apparatus and method for controlling optical switch In an optical switch comprising a wavelength spatially dispersive optical element for spatially dispersing a wavelength-multiplexed beam according to wavelengths, a plurality of output ports and a plurality of mirrors onto which beams dispersed by the element are ir... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7438480 | Optical module, optical transceiver, and optical joint sleeve An optical module 1 comprises a first optical element F1, a first light receiving subassembly PD1, a second optical element F2, a second light receiving subassembly PD2, a light emitting subassembly LD3 for generating light,... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437051 | Secure infrared beaming communication link A secure communication channel is established between a portable computing device and a fixed public network outlet. Infrared beaming is employed wherein the IR beam is confined to an optical fiber placed between the IR beaming ports of the portable device and the f... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7437048 | Equipment bay cable management system A cable management system is provided that is configured to be located between adjacent equipment racks, while being vertically oriented to extend upward along a narrow space between the adjacent equipment racks. The cable management system comprises a main panel ex... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7433552 | Obtaining analyte information Light, such as from an analyte-wavelength converter or other optical sensor, is propagated to a detector or transmission structure with an entry surface and with output positions such as in an exit surface. For example, the position of light output by such a detecto... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7428362 | Photonic crystal surface states A photonic crystal may be configured to support a surface state for logic. ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7425098 | Pluggable optical subassembly A pluggable optical module for use with optical communication systems, wherein the pluggable optical module comprises a housing having an opening arranged to receive a subassembly, wherein the subassembly is capable of being removably inserted into the housing. ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7421169 | Optical fiber cable An optical fiber cable that sustains reduced increase in transmission loss and optical fiber breakage when subject to external pressure exerted thereon, comprises an aggregate of elements including central buffer filaments disposed in the center part of the optical ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7418170 | Optical device and virtual image display device A virtual image display device is provided which displays a two-dimensional image for viewing a virtual image in a magnified form by a virtual optical system. The virtual image display device includes an optical waveguide (13) to guide, by internal total refl... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7415185 | Buried-waveguide-type light receiving element and manufacturing method thereof A buried-waveguide light detecting element includes an n-type cladding layer on a Fe-InP substrate, a waveguide on a portion of the n-type cladding layer, and in which an n-type light guide layer, an i-light guide layer having a refractive index equal to or higher t... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7409114 | Optical modulator An optical modulator using a thin plate including a portion having 20 μm or less thickness, capable of selecting a specific polarized wave from a light wave which propagates in an optical waveguide in the modulator without reduced productivity. The modulator includ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7409137 | Slide arrangement for cable drawer A drawer slide having first and second outer rails interconnected to center rails; each of the center rails interconnected to a hub rail. The drawer slide is configured for use with a cable management panel having a drawer and a chassis. The drawer slide can be moun... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7404680 | Optical module, optical module substrate and optical coupling structure There is provided an optical module for coupling with a fiber optic cable through an optical connector, including a module body connectable with a plug of the optical connector by a dedicated guide pin, with a side surface of the module body being opposed to a matin... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7403690 | Photonic crystal surface states A photonic crystal may be configured to support a surface state for logic. ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7403688 | Method and optical fiber device for production of low noise continuum A waveguide, such as a holey fiber or other optical fiber, is tapered to control the dispersion in a manner which varies along the length of the tapered portion of the fiber, thus providing the desired characteristics of the fiber. The longitudinal variation of the ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7400812 | Apparatus and methods for accommodating loops of optical fiber Disclosed is an optical apparatus (10, 110, 410, 610) for accommodating optical fiber, such as one or more loops of optical fiber. The optical apparatus (10, 110, 410, 610) can include a body (12, 112, 412, 612) comprising an inwardly facing sur... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7400798 | Optically controlled photonic switch Fast, all optical switching of light is provided on silicon, using highly light confining structures to enhance the sensitivity of light to small changes in refractive index. In one embodiment, the light confining structures are silicon micrometer-size planar ring r... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7389012 | Electro-optical module comprising flexible connection cable and method of making the same An electro-optical module comprising flexible connection cable and aligning capabilities is disclosed. Electro-optical devices may be soldered on a transparent substrate such as glass or a substrate comprising an optical waveguide wherein electrically conductive tra... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7389032 | Method and apparatus for adjusting loss caused by optical fiber curvature, and optical transmission system using the same The present invention achieves highly reliable optical-fiber loss adjustment at low cost, with easy work. An optical fiber is inserted from an optical fiber insertion opening into a space between an internal wall and a plurality of optical-fiber support members and,... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7382958 | Photonic crystal wave guide optical spectrometer An optical instrument for splitting optical spectrum, comprising a series of hollow core optical wave guides (12, 22, and so on) connected by optical couplers (16, 26, and so on) transporting broad band incident optical wave from one stage to another, ... | 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 |
| 7382946 | Electro-optical module comprising flexible connection cable and method of making the same An electro-optical module comprising flexible connection cable and aligning capabilities is disclosed. Electro-optical devices may be soldered on a transparent substrate such as glass or a substrate comprising an optical waveguide wherein electrically conductive tra... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7376296 | Optical multiplexer The invention provides an optical multiplexing device comprising: a plurality of optical sources with integrated collimators (31-37) whose output beams are combined by mirrors (41-47) or other beam deflecting elements, which combine the b... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371014 | Monolithic active optical cable assembly for data device applications and various connector types A monolithic cable assembly includes a communication cable and cable connectors coupled to either end of the communication cable. The communication cable includes at least one optical communication channel. The cable connectors include a physical end connector for e... | 05/13/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7366375 | Optical waveguide device, manufacturing method thereof, optical information processing apparatus, and electronic equipment Disclosed herein is an optical waveguide device including a cladding having first and second surfaces opposite to each other, a core laminated to the first surface of the cladding for guiding light in a longitudinal direction thereof, the core having a pair of light... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365816 | Liquid crystal display A liquid crystal display of the invention comprises an in-plane switching liquid crystal panel containing a liquid crystal layer whose alignment orientation changes according to an electric field in parallel with a surface of a substrate; a first polarizing plate an... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362930 | Reduction of MEMS mirror edge diffraction in a wavelength selective switch using servo-based rotation about multiple non-orthogonal axes Effects of diffraction of a spectral beam from an edge of the micromirrors are reduced in order to optimize the passband in a wavelength selective switch. The effects of diffraction on the pass band may be reduced by using rotation of the micromirror about both the ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7362928 | Optical switch and gate apparatus and method Some exemplary embodiments of one version of the present invention provide an optical switch including: a splitting device having first, second, third and fourth terminals; a nonlinear element; an attenuator; and an optical loop associated with the third and fourth ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359597 | Birefringence control in planar optical waveguides A planar optical waveguide has a set of diffractive elements and confines propagating optical signals in at least one transverse spatial dimension. Each diffractive element set routes, between input and output ports, a corresponding diffracted portion of an input op... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359607 | Waveguide for thermo optic device A waveguide and resonator are formed on a lower cladding of a thermo optic device, each having a formation height that is substantially equal. Thereafter, the formation height of the waveguide is attenuated. In this manner, the aspect ratio as between the waveguide ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7352947 | Cable management support system A cable management support for a conventional equipment rack provides various bars and members to support, order, direct and otherwise manage cables coupled to equipment secured in the rack. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352927 | Optical add-drop multiplexer architecture with reduced effect of mirror edge diffraction Effects of diffraction of a spectral beam from an edge of the micromirrors are reduced in order to optimize the passband in a wavelength selective switch. The effects of diffraction on the pass band may be reduced by appropriate modification of the edges of the micr... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352506 | Method and system for sensing environmental characteristics A system for sensing characteristics of the environment is disclosed. Sensors utilize exponential growth of a signal initiated by interaction of a sensor element with characteristics of the environment. Specific substances in the environment can be detected. The sen... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349591 | Pressure compensated optical accelerometer, optical inclinometer and seismic sensor system An optical accelerometer includes means for changing the length of at least one optical fiber in response to acceleration functionally coupled to the at least one optical fiber. The fiber and the means for changing length are enclosed in a pressure compensated housi... | 03/25/2008 |
