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7630605 Optical fiber assemblies having relatively low-levels of water-swellable powder and methods therefor  
Disclosed are fiber optic assemblies having at least one optical fiber and a water-swellable powder within a tube and/or cavity and methods for making the same. Fiber optic assemblies of the...
7627218 Retractable optical fiber tether assembly and associated fiber optic cable  
The present invention provides an optical system that allows for the flexible location of an optical device that is coupled to a patch panel in a wiring closet or other optical signal source...
7616855 Integrated waveguide and method for designing integrated waveguide  
An integrated waveguide including a dielectric structure configured to receive a first electromagnetic field distribution via a first major surface and having a second major surface, wherein the...
7606453 Ribbon-like optical fiber core assembly, method for producing the same, tape core assembly-containing connector, tape core assembly-containing optical fiber array, and optical wiring system  
Tensile strength of a tape layer in the lengthwise direction is selected to be higher than adhesive force of the tape layer to optical fiber cores. Further, position limiting portions 111 by...
7574088 Optical fiber and optical fiber ribbon, and optical interconnection system  
An optical fiber, made of silica-based glass, comprising a core and a cladding. The optical fiber having a mode field diameter of 6.5 μm or larger at a wavelength of 1300 nm, transmitting light...
7567739 Fiber optic cable having a water-swellable element  
Disclosed is a fiber optic cable that includes optical fibers and a water-swellable element, such as a powder-free fabric tape, that are enclosed within a buffer tube. Adhesive material, such as...
7558454 Optical fiber cable and method for making the same  
An optical fiber cable having a plurality of optical fibers, at least one tube surrounding the optical fibers and a plurality of strength members positioned around the tube. A jacket surrounds the...
7555183 Optical fiber ribbon core and optical fiber cable  
There are provided an optical fiber ribbon and optical fiber cable which suppress the deterioration of polarization mode dispersion and contribute to the increase of communication capacity in...
7548676 Apparatus and method for forming an optical converter  
An optical converter and method for making same is provided. In accordance with the method, the present invention provides an improved apparatus and methods for fabrication of an optical converter....
7542644 Coated optical fiber and coated optical fiber with connector  
An object of the present invention is to provide a buffered optical fiber, which excels in environmental characteristics and mechanical characteristics and has high flame retardancy and excels in...
7542653 Passive fiber organizer for mesh network node interconnections  
A mesh optical network node has switch cards which carry active components, such as wavelength routers to switch the paths of optical signals through the node and a fiber organizer handles the...
7536073 Fiber optic cable having a dry insert and offset cavity  
A fiber optic cable includes at least one optical waveguide, at least one dry insert and a cable jacket. The at least one optical waveguide and at least one dry insert are at least partially...
7532796 Fiber optic ribbons having one or more predetermined fracture regions  
A fiber optic ribbon having one or more fracture locations for influencing the separation of the same at predetermined locations is disclosed. The fiber optic ribbon includes a plurality of optical...
7532795 Radiation-curable liquid resin composition  
The invention relates to a radiation-curable liquid resin composition comprising: (A) 20-90 wt % of a urethane(meth)acrylate oligomer, and (B) 1-35 wt % of a monomer shown by the following...
7529450 Fiber optic cable comprising improved filling material and method of fabrication  
A fiber optic cable can comprise small spheres or balls disposed in the cable's interstitial spaces, for example between the cable's optical fibers and a surrounding buffer tube. The spheres can...
7522883 Method and system for reducing signal interference  
Signals propagating on an aggressor communication channel can cause interference in a victim communication channel. A sensor coupled to the aggressor channel can obtain a sample of the aggressor...
7515799 LCD device and method for manufacturing the same  
A display panel for a LCD device includes a substrate, a plurality of thin film transistors formed on the substrate, a passivation layer formed on the thin film transistors, a plurality of...
7515796 Cable assembly with access point and ribbon stack handling  
A cable assembly comprising a fiber optic cable having a ribbon stack therein, at least one network access location for accessing the ribbon stack, and a bonding fillant for locking an uncut...
7509009 Optical fiber structure and method of manufacturing same  
The present invention provides an optical fiber structure that allows for reliable and easy branching of optical fibers, as well as a method of manufacturing such optical fiber structure. The...
7502536 Optical fiber tape core and production method therefor  
An optical fiber tape core comprises an optical fiber core assembly and a coating layer formed of silicone rubber and arranged on at least one side of the optical fiber core assembly. In the...
7492997 Fiber optic drop ribbon, system, and associated method  
A fiber optic drop ribbon is described that can be attached to structures, such as the walls of multi-dwelling units (MDUs), for connecting subscribers to a fiber optic communications network. A...
7471860 Optical fiber cable construction allowing rigid attachment to another structure  
A tubular and a jacketed cable combination includes a strip of material helically wound about itself to form a tubular structure having an inside dimension and an outside dimension, one or more...
7471862 Dry fiber optic cables and assemblies  
A fiber optic cable includes at least one optical fiber, at least one strength member, at least one dry insert, and a cable jacket. The cable jacket has a cavity with a generally rectangular...
7466888 Filler ribbons for ribbon stack  
A buffer tube having therein a ribbon stack formed of optical fiber ribbons, and at least one filler ribbon provided on at least a top or bottom surface of the ribbon stack. The filler ribbon is...
7445832 Ribboned polarization-maintaining fiber and manufacturing method therefor, and polarization-maintaining optical fiber array using the same  
A ribboned polarization-maintaining fiber is used to easily manufacture a polarization-maintaining optical fiber array with multiple fibers and improve the work efficiency and yield. The ribboned...
7433564 Optical device for optical communication  
An optical phase modulator made of lithium niobate or the like phase-modulates the output light of a single-wavelength laser light source 20 that emits CW light, and the phase-modulated light is...
7418169 Apparatus for controlling at least one of at least two sections of at least one fiber  
An apparatus for controlling at least one of at least two sections of at least one fiber can be provided. The apparatus can include an arrangement which may be provided between the first and second...
7412139 Light transmission  
A fiber optic cable comprising at least one light transmitter extending longitudinally along the cable and a body encompassing the light transmitter. The body includes an exposed surface having an...
7400810 Tool and method for assembling linear elements into ribbon shape, and linear elements assembled into ribbon shape and terminal portion structure of the same  
A positioning of a plurality of optical fibers 11 is performed by a pair of position regulating members 12 a and 12 b. Then, the paired position regulating members 12 a and 12 b are moved...
7400804 Monolithic or ribbon-like multi-core photonic-crystal fibers and associated method  
A method and apparatus use a photonic-crystal fiber having a very large core while maintaining a single transverse mode. In some fiber lasers and amplifiers having large cores problems exist...
7397992 Tubeless fiber optic cables having strength members and methods therefor  
Disclosed are tubeless fiber optic cables having strength members, methods of making the cables, and methods for making strength members. Specifically, the concepts of the invention inhibit the...
7394957 Fiberoptic cable bead mark system and method  
A plurality of fiberoptic strands is provided. Each fiberoptic strand has a free end. A plurality of groups is provided. Each group is formed of a plurality fiberoptic strands. A plurality of beads...
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...
7369729 Optical fiber sheet and optical fiber sheet production method  
The invention is an optical fiber sheet obtained by adhering together at least two sheets with an optical fiber placed therebetween, and placing a reinforcing tube over a portion of the optical...
7366386 Optical fiber and optical interconnection system  
A mode field diameter of an optical fiber at a wavelength of 1300 nm is equal to or larger than 5.4 μm. A light of a wavelength of 1250 nm is propagated through the optical fiber in a single mode....
7352921 Multilayer optical fiber sheet, optical fiber sheet fabricating method, and optical fiber sheet  
In order to avoid a frequent multiple crossing in an optical fiber in a sheet and attach the optical connector near a marginal end of the sheet while maintaining a sufficient extra length and more...
7340134 Flame retardant fiber optic cables  
Fiber optic cables are disclosed that include at least one optical fiber and a flame-retardant cable jacket. The flame-retardant cable jacket has a cavity wherein the at least one optical fiber is...
7333696 Tape-shaped optical fiber cable  
A tape-shaped optical fiber cable has: a tape member formed of a fiber material and a cured resin formed around the fiber material; and an optical fiber embedded in the tape member. The optical...
7292760 Optical converter formed from flexible strips  
A fiber optic faceplate fabricated using a series of stacked ribbon structures. Each ribbon structure comprises optical fiber segments that run from an input edge to an output edge with fixed input...
7289706 Optical fiber ribbon with improved stripability  
An optical fiber ribbon includes a plurality of optical fibers encapsulated within a matrix material, where the optical fiber coating(s) and the matrix material(s), and optionally any ink layers...
7280732 Transition assembly for high density optical fiber applications and a method of making the same  
A transition assembly is provided that has a base with two sides and a plurality of optical fibers attached to each of the two sides. The optical fibers are attached to the base, with a protective...
7274846 Fiber optic ribbon subunits having ends with different shapes  
A fiber optic ribbon having a plurality of optical fibers held together by a matrix material is disclosed. The matrix material has a first end with a first shape and a second end with a second...
7272282 Fiber optic cables and assemblies suitable for distribution  
Fiber optic cables and assemblies useful for distribution of the optical fibers to a network are disclosed. The fiber optic cables include a first strength component and a second strength component...
7272283 Distribution fiber optic cables for fiber to the subscriber applications  
A fiber optic cable and methods of manufacturing the same includes at least one optical fiber, and at least one ferrule. The at least one ferrule is attached to the at least one optical fiber...
7251399 Method of making densely packed light guide ribbon  
Provided is a method of making a densely packed light guide ribbon. More specifically, in at least one embodiment, a first clad layer is deposited upon a carrier. A first plurality of spaced light...
7237966 Polarity maintaining multi-connector optical cable assembly  
According to certain aspects of the present invention, an optical cable assembly is disclosed having a plurality of optical fibers, each having a first end and a second end. The plurality of...
7233712 Temperature-controlled flexible optical circuit for use in an erbium-doped fiber amplifier and method for fabricating the flexible optical circuit  
A temperature-controlled flexible optical circuit includes a length of pre-fabricated optical fiber secured to a partially flexible heater circuit for heating and maintaining the optical fiber at a...
7209614 Optical fiber tape of low polarization mode dispersion characteristic and method for measuring dynamic viscoelasticity of the optical fiber tape  
An optical fiber tape having low polarization mode dispersion characteristics and applied to a dense wavelength multiplex (DWDM) transmission system of a transmission rate from several Gb/s to...
7194168 Tight buffer optical fiber ribbon  
A tight buffer optical fiber ribbon is formed from a plurality of optical fibers, each of which has a glass core, a primary coating and a second tight buffer layer. The ribbon includes first and...
7190867 Functionally strained optical fibers  
The present invention introduces a concept of “smart” ribbons, which use functionally tensioned optical fibers during the manufacture of fiber optic ribbons to create fiber ribbons with...