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7593104 Method for manufacturing optical module, positioning apparatus, evaluation method and evaluation apparatus for evaluating optical module  
A method for evaluating an optical module, the optical module including a light emitting element and a supporting member for supporting an end of an optical fiber for communications, by which...
7589831 Method and apparatus for checking stator core alignment  
In one embodiment the present invention provides for a method for checking the alignment of a stator core that comprises placing a laser source 14 and a target 18 a given distance apart on a...
7570352 Laser scanning apparatus with improved optical features  
Laser scanners are used for determining deformation in vehicle bodies and the like, using a laser scanning apparatus in conjunction with a plurality of coded targets suspended from (or in known...
7562809 Method for detecting component placement errors in product assembly and assemblies made therewith  
An article and a method for testing the assembly of that article are disclosed. The article includes a plurality of modules, at least two of the modules are capable of being placed in two different...
7501602 Optical path axis aligning device of laser beam machine  
A device for improving the efficiency of operation for aligning the optical axis of mirrors disposed in an optical path for laser transmission in a laser beam machine. The laser beam output from a...
7486390 Device and process for alignment of machines, machine parts or other technical articles  
The process as claimed in the invention for alignment of machines, machine elements or the like, especially of pipes or hollow cylinders is carried out by means of the pertinent devices such that...
7460977 Method and apparatus for alignment of components  
Methods and apparatus are described for aligning components. Misalignment is calculated based on sensed values with a controller illustrating a process for data acquisition with graphical icons and...
7456945 Photonic device package with aligned lens cap  
A photonic device package with a passively aligned lens cap is disclosed. The lens cap is positioned with an unobstructed view of the lens portion of the lens cap. A header holding a photonic...
7443505 Optical alignment method and apparatus  
In disclosed optical alignment method and apparatus thereof, external reflection entering laser diode by feedback from transmission line of low cost bidirectional optical transceiver module without...
7384008 Laser alignment system for a mechanized irrigation system  
A laser alignment system is provided for a mechanized irrigation system with the laser alignment system being operatively connected to the drive tower motors of the irrigation system to maintain...
7336433 Focusable laser collimator  
A laser collimator includes an optical lens having an optical axis; a sliding lens holder for housing the lens having a longitudinal opening parallel to the optical axis; a stationary lens holder...
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...
7330247 Apparatus and method for connecting optical waveguides  
Apparatus and method which adjusts an optical connection between a waveguide and an optical interconnection component that launches light into the waveguide or receives light emitted from the...
7320237 Method for measuring misalignment of continuance mill and apparatus for measuring the same  
While a reference means having a positional relationship to the pass-line of a continuance mill determined in advance and caliber profile (area enclosed by the groove profile of a rolling roll)...
7315374 Real-time monitoring optically trapped carbon nanotubes  
An embodiment of the present invention is a technique to monitor carbon nanotubes (CNTs). A carbon nanotube (CNT) is manipulated in a fluid by a laser beam. An illuminating light from a light...
7312864 Measurement device and process for determining the straightness of hollow cylindrical or hollow conical bodies and their orientation relative to one another  
Device for determining the straightness of hollow cylindrical surfaces and partial surfaces thereof, and the three-dimensional orientation of several hollow cylindrical surfaces or partial surfaces...
7277467 Externally aligned laser module  
Disclosed is a laser module case having a snout disposed within a wall of the case, wherein the snout may allow alignment of a laser with an optical fiber after closure of the case. The snout has...
7273281 Method and apparatus for aligning a plurality of lasers in an electronic display device  
A method and apparatus are provided to compensate for variations in the alignment of a plurality of lasers 102, 104, 106. A controller 142 varies the time at which the lasers 102, 104, 106 ...
7262841 Laser alignment for ion source  
An apparatus and method for aligning a laser beam in an ion source. A mounting member has a first end, a second end, and an axis. An awl is positioned on the axis and operably connected to the...
7242465 Device and process for quantitative assessment of the orientation of two machines relative to one another  
A device for quantitative assessment of the orientation of two machines relative to one another has auxiliary devices in the form of extenders or holding devices ( 40, 50 ) on which displacement...
7202952 Fabrication and alignment device  
A system for actively aligning an optoelectronic device including a frame, a mounting and alignment assembly, and a camera. The mounting and alignment assembly can be movably connected to the frame...
7184136 Optical alignment method and system  
An optical feedback technique is utilized for accurately determining the angular orientation of a collimator relative to an electro-optical (EO) system, and for aligning the two. A mirror assembly...
7136728 Computerized wheel alignment system with improved stability and serviceability  
An improved vehicle wheel alignment system includes at least one sensing device for acquiring automotive data, interface circuitry in communication with the sensing device for generating data...
7123355 Method for determining core positions of optical element array and an apparatus for determining core positions thereof  
A method for determining core positions of an optical element array is provided, including the steps of causing white light to be incident on a first end face of an optical element of an optical...
7103276 Optical band scanning monitor system and method  
A scanning optical monitoring system and method are appropriate for high speed scanning of a WDM signal band. The system and method are able to identify dropped channels or, more generally,...
7042561 Device and method for alignment  
The present invention refers to a system and a device ( 10 ) for alignment of at least one alignable plane with reference to at least one reference plane. The device includes a main part ( 11 ), a...
6972838 Apparatus and method for aligning driveshafts using a laser  
An apparatus to align a propeller shaft comprises two main, parts being a first part which is attached to a skeg and which contains a laser emitter, and a second part which is attached to the power...
6954272 Apparatus and method for die placement using transparent plate with fiducials  
A transparent plate with fiducials for aligning and placing of dies on a panel with a high degree of accuracy is disclosed. The locations of the fiducials correspond to desired die locations. The...
6954265 Method, apparatus and system for aligning an optical fiber end with an optical waveguide  
An alignment system that uses a single optical sensor to enable the end of an optical fiber to be aligned with the input of an optical waveguide of an optical device. In accordance with the present...
6925218 Control techniques and devices for an optical switch array  
Techniques and systems for controlling an optical switch array based on local and global optical monitoring and feedback controls. Each optical switch element includes a local optical monitoring...
6919955 Low force optical fiber auto-alignment system  
Various techniques are disclosed to align an optical fiber with a light source or a photo-detector using a low-force contact.
6917418 Accuracy analyzing apparatus for machine tool  
An accuracy analyzing apparatus 1 comprises: a light projector 2 attached to a main spindle 26 for emitting a light beam having a light axis coaxial with the axis of the main spindle 26 ; a...
6891608 Aligning a lens with respect to an axis of beam propagation  
Methods and apparatus for aligning a lens with respect to an axis of beam propagation are disclosed. A position of the lens is adjusted with respect to the axis along one or more directions that...
6879388 Optical apparatus, optical apparatus adjustment method, and storage medium recorded with a processing program that executes said adjustment method  
An optical apparatus has an adjustment apparatus 5 and an optical unit 1 including a plurality of optical elements. The adjustment apparatus sequentially provides control signals that,...
6851870 Method for measuring and assembling transceiver optical sub-assembly  
In measuring and assembling a transceiver optical sub-assembly that includes a one-piece or two-piece housing having two opposite apertures separately for an optical fiber and a functional element...
6842239 Alignment of multi-channel diffractive WDM device  
A method and apparatus are presented for aligning a diffractive WDM device that includes i) a multi-channel, light handling device having a selected channel spacing and ii) a multi-channel signal...
6825977 Fixture for microscope component alignment  
A fixture and method is provided for aligning optical elements in a microscope. The fixture attaches to an objective lens plane of the microscope and supports an alignment optical element. During...
6806967 System and process for side mode suppression by tunable filter train alignment in fiber optic system  
A process for tunable filter train alignment comprises detecting a spectral response of the filter train and aligning an optical fiber that transmits an input optical signal to the filter train...
6785634 Computerized system and methods of ballistic analysis for gun identifiability and bullet-to-gun classifications  
A computerized system and methods of ballistic analysis involves comparing land impressions on a plurality of control bullets and computing correlation coefficients corresponding to the...
6784986 Device and process for alignment of machine shafts  
A device for aligning two machine shafts which are coupled to one another has: at least one laser light source for emitting laser light; at least one reflector for reflecting the laser light; at...
6774366 Image integration and multiple laser source projection  
An apparatus and method for enhancing an image relayed by a central beam of collimated light centered on the optical axis of a lens with an aperture area of A and focused on the focal plane of the...
6768553 Continuous-zoom imaging device of interferometer  
The present invention provides a continuous-zoom imaging device of an interferometer. Reflected lights of a reference plane and a test plane interfere with each other to generate an interference...
6765663 Efficient multiple emitter boresight reference source  
An efficient multi-emitter boresight reference source ( 12 ). The efficient reference source ( 12 ) includes a first mechanism ( 182 ) for transmitting a first portion of electromagnetic energy (...
6763597 Arrangement and process for determining the relative alignment of two bodies  
A arrangement for determining the alignment of marked axes ( 22, 28, 36, 38, 48, 50 ) of a first ( 20, 30, 40 ) and a second body ( 26, 32, 42 ) relative to one another, which is provided with a...
6747256 System and method for optical alignment of a color imaging system  
A system and method for optical alignment of a color imaging system includes illuminating a target plate with a laser beam. Photo-luminescent energy from the target plate is emitted in response to...
6693272 Light path deviation detecting apparatus and confocal microscope  
A light path deviation detecting apparatus has a diverging element for diverging a detection target light path into two light paths, and detects light receiving position on light receiving surfaces...
6690459 Method and apparatus for fiber alignment using light leaked from cladding  
An apparatus and method for the alignment of a converging light beam with a fiber having a core and cladding, using light leaked from the cladding is provided. Light from an incoming light beam is...
6674521 Optical method and system for rapidly measuring relative angular alignment of flat surfaces  
A reconfigurable optical method and system for rapidly measuring relative angular alignment of flat surfaces are provided. The method and system can be used to rapidly and simultaneously measure...
6665064 Electrooptical measurement device for ascertaining the relative position of bodies or of surface areas of these bodies  
To detect the relative position of bodies, surfaces or the like, especially those on machines, there is an optoelectronic sensor. The latter reacts to incident light, for example, monochromatic...
6643019 Laser alignment device  
A laser alignment device is described in which a first pipe cap includes an open pipe receiving end formed about a central axis. A laser mount is provided on the first pipe cap, and a second pipe...