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7613373 Substrate guided relay with homogenizing input relay  
An optical relay system ( 200 ) includes a scanned light source ( 206 ) and a substrate guided relay ( 204 ). The substrate guided relay ( 204 ) includes an input coupler ( 201 ), an output coupler...
7609921 Optical fiber part and laser processing machine  
An optical fiber part includes an optical fiber having a main fiber, a taper fiber and a small-diameter fiber. The core diameter of the taper fiber decreases along an optical axis. Further, a...
7609920 Optical coupler  
An optical coupler including: a substrate; a cladding layer formed on the substrate; and a slab waveguide formed on the cladding layer, wherein the slab waveguide comprises a first waveguide area...
7609918 Method and apparatus for optical mode division multiplexing and demultiplexing  
A method of mode selective coupling or mode multiplexing between integrated multimode ( 600 ) and single mode ( 602 ) waveguides. Evanescent coupling and tapering is used so that the signal may be...
7606501 System and method for generating optical return-to-zero signals with alternating bi-phase shift and frequency chirp  
A system and method for generating an optical return-to-zero signal with frequency chirp. The system includes a bit separator configured to receive an electrical non-return-to-zero signal and...
7603017 Multi-color curved multi-light generating apparatus  
In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, a multi-color curved multi-light generating apparatus comprises a first input component adapted to receive a first input light...
7603005 Optical circuit board and optical and electric combined board  
The present invention is to provide an optical circuit board enabling the easy alignment of the positions of a core of an optical pin with the positions of a core of an optical waveguide layer with...
7603004 Neural network demodulation for an optical sensor  
Methods and systems of neural network demodulation for an optical sensor. An optical sensor may be coupled to a structure and be capable of reflecting a reflected optical signal. A wavelength of...
7599588 Optical imaging probe connector  
This document discusses, among other things, a connector for an optical imaging probe that includes one or more optical fibers communicating light along the catheter. The device may use multiple...
7599585 Etched-facet semiconductor optical component with integrated end-coupled waveguide and methods of fabrication and use thereof  
An optical apparatus comprises: a semiconductor substrate; a semiconductor optical device integrally formed on the substrate and having a device end face; and a low-index planar optical waveguide...
7593615 Optical devices for guiding illumination  
Optical devices for guiding illumination are provided each having a body of optical material with staircase or acutely angled ramp structures on its top surface for distributing light inputted from...
7593608 Optical communications system  
In an optical communications link, an optical system including: at least a first input port for delivering an optical signal travelling in the communications link, the optical signal including a...
7590318 Optoelectronic component comprising a diffraction grating with a transverse structure  
The field of the invention is that of optoelectronic components with a buried stripe structure. The optoelectronic device according to the invention is a stripe structure, comprising at least one...
7590317 High energy fiber optics laser delivery system with improved scrambling capabilities  
The methods and apparatus of the present invention provide advantages for remote laser delivery systems that conduct high levels of light energy through a fiber optic cable to a target surface....
7590316 Optical switch  
An optical switch, comprises: a plurality of N input ports ( 2 ); a plurality of M output ports ( 24 ); and a plurality of displaceable beam steering arrangements ( 1 ) which, during switching,...
7590313 Phased-array optical whispering gallery mode modulation and method  
A whispering gallery mode (WGM) resonator device and method capable of filtering sidebands of optical modulators are provided. The method includes providing an optical resonator adapted to support...
7587138 Broadband 2×2 optical splitter  
An optical device containing a four-port optical mixer capable of distributing the optical power presented at either or both of two input ports to specified ratios in two output ports.
7587112 Optical device and light control method  
In order to prevent a spectrum of a wavelength channel from becoming narrower, a device according to the present invention includes a light dividing section capable of dividing a wavelength...
7586084 Optical fiber probe, optical detection device, and optical detection method  
An optical detection device image is disclosed that allows fast measurements using near-field light at high resolution and high efficiency but without necessity of position alignment of an optical...
7586082 Optical element for a document illuminator  
An apparatus for recording an image on a sheet comprises a linear array of light sources and an optical element for transmitting light emitted from the light sources. The optical element comprises...
7585546 Surface passivation and sealing of micro-optics devices for improved performance in harsh environments  
Methods and structures for reducing and/or eliminating moisture penetration in an optical package. The optical package may include (1) a layer of inorganic material placed over the points of the...
7585097 Light pipe providing wide illumination angle  
A light pipe is configured to provide a wide effective angle of illumination while simultaneously providing a substantially uniform distribution of light along a length of the light pipe. One or...
7583894 Interferometric operation of electroabsorption modulators  
Methods and apparatus are described for modulating an optical signal using electroabsorption in conjunction with an optical interferometer. Phase-shift keying modulation can be achieved with lower...
7583874 Controlling optical resonances via optically induced potentials  
Influence of distance between two coupled strong-confinement photonic devices on optically resonant condition thereof and/or on optical forces.
7583873 Fabrication method of optical module, optical module, and platform for optical module  
In assembly of a number of optical devices (optical waveguide devices) to fabricate an optical module, the fabrication method of the optical module comprising: filling a plurality of openings for...
7580609 Fiber intensity reducing devices and related systems  
A fiber intensity reducer comprises a guided system fiber including a core and an outer cladding layer, an unguided fiber intensity reducing (FIR) section including a first fiber “end cap...
7580605 Three-dimensional optical waveguide, method of manufacturing same, optical module, and optical transmission system  
A three-dimensional-optical waveguide is formed by laminating planar substrates such as a plurality of lens substrates and, an isolator substrate and a wavelength division multiplexing filter, the...
7580600 Free space high power fiber coupler  
A waveguide receiving light which propagates through free space is configured with a coupler and delivery fiber. The coupler, including a GREEN or multimode fiber, has a protective coating and so...
7577327 Optical junction apparatus and methods employing optical power transverse-transfer  
An optical apparatus comprises an optical device formed on a device substrate, a first optical waveguide formed on the substrate or on the optical device, and a second, mechanically discrete...
7577326 Optical device for light coupling  
There is provided an optical device, including a light-transmitting substrate having two major surfaces parallel to each other and two edges, optics for coupling light into the substrate by...
7577321 Hybrid electro-optical circuit board and method for fabricating the same  
A hybrid electro-optical circuit board including a plate, a light guiding hole and a light-guide device. The light guiding hole is formed in the plate to be connected to an upper surface and a...
7573918 Dispersion compensated mode-locked pulsed lasers and optical amplifiers  
Techniques, apparatus and systems for providing compensation mechanisms for mode-locked lasers and optical amplifiers and a dispersion compensation mechanism to allow a mode-locked laser and an...
7565047 Optical waveguide structure, optical module and lens array  
Disclosed is an optical waveguide structure capable of keeping intervals between the structure and optical elements within a certain range. When arranging a surface light emitting element and a...
7565043 Optical module  
An optical module outputting transmitted optical signals from a light-emitting element to an optical fiber and guiding received optical signals arriving from the same optical fiber to a...
7565042 Sensitive emission light gathering and flow through detection system  
A luminometer is provided comprising a flow through waveguide and one or more detectors. The flow through waveguide has at least two openings and the sample is free to enter from one opening and...
7561806 Method and system for keeping timing alignment between driving signals in optical double modulation  
A method and system is disclosed for making timing alignment for a data transmission system, the method comprising providing a reference clock signal with a first frequency to a multiplexer through...
7561770 Microresonator systems and methods of fabricating the same  
Various embodiments of the present invention are related to microresonator systems that can be used as a laser, a modulator, and a photodetector and to methods for fabricating the microresonator...
7561766 Thin film interleaver  
A thin film interleaver device is disclosed. The thin film interleaver includes thin film optics. The thin film(s) are formed such that they reflect one group of wavelengths while allowing a second...
7561762 Semiconductor device having optical signal input-output mechanism  
A semiconductor device has printed wiring board ( 11 ) where electric wiring ( 18 ) connected to LSI chip ( 17 ) and to planar optical element ( 21 ) is formed, and where optical waveguide ( 25 )...
7559706 Light amplifying fiber arrangement  
A light-amplifying fiber arrangement including a pump fiber including glass and a bridge element. At least a portion of a side of the bridge element has been fused to at least a portion of a side...
7558453 Arrangement of a micro-optical component on a substrate, a method for adjustment of the arrangement, and an optical system with the arrangement  
An arrangement of a microoptical component on a substrate, containing an adjustment connection which is provided between the component and the substrate and containing a first and a second...
7558449 Electro-optically tunable optical filter  
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for filtering an optical signal. The method includes receiving at least one input optical signal, forming first and second optical signals...
7555220 Chromatic dispersion compensator (CDC) in a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) chip and method of operation  
An optical equalizer/dispersion compensator (E/CDC) comprises an input/output for receiving a multiplexed channel signal comprising a plurality of channel signals of different wavelengths. An...
7551818 High power optical fiber laser array holographic coupler manufacturing method  
A chirped grating is made in a thin film layer or a glass layer for producing a holographic optical element within the layer well suited for use as an optical coupler for coupling side fired laser...
7551817 Probe and optical tomography system  
An optical fiber is disposed in the direction of axis of the outer envelope inside a tubular outer envelope. Light emitted from the front end of the optical fiber is collected and projected on a...
7551813 Simplified fiber-optic switch for all-optical fiber-optic lines  
Simplified and insensitive to ambient condition mechanical bi-directional fiber-optic switch that can work in fire and explosion hazardous environment. The switch houses a sensitive element—a...
7551811 Optical device and method for producing the same  
An optical device includes an optical waveguide, an optical element, and a resin layer disposed between the optical waveguide and the optical element. The resin layer is formed of a photocurable...
7546017 Electro-photonic modulators  
Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to modulators that can be operated electronically and used to modulate electromagnetic radiation. In one embodiment of the present...
7546013 Nanoparticle coupled to waveguide  
A nanoparticle is able to emit single photons. A waveguide is coupled to the nanoparticle and able to receive the single photons. A backreflector is optically coupled to the waveguide and...
7546012 Waveguide system with diffracting structure  
An optical waveguide system includes an optical element, a three-dimensional diffracting structure positioned around the optical element, and a waveguide. The optical element and the diffracting...