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7616849 Illuminating devices including uniform light distribution, multiple light sources, and multiple types of light sources  
An optical device for collecting and distributing light from a quasi point light source which includes a planar light guide having surfaces through which optical axes are periodically spaced. There...
7616845 Optical module  
An optical module includes an optical element mount substrate having a laser diode and a photo detector mounted thereon on a straight line in a horizontal direction of the surface of the substrate,...
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...
7613372 Low coupling loss photodetector/optical fiber apparatus and method for forming the same  
A coupling apparatus includes a lens disposed between a port, such as a photodetector, and a light source, such as a fiber. The lens is aligned such that light emitted from the light source is...
7612944 Optical device  
An optical device includes a silicon substrate, and multiple columnar members. The columnar members are integrally formed with the silicon substrate and stand on a top surface of the silicon...
7604417 Expanded beam connector concepts  
A terminus for a fiber optic cable includes a ferrule. An optic fiber of the cable passes through a central bore of the ferrule and is attached to a lens seated in a conical or cylindrical seat...
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...
7587109 Hybrid fiber coupled artificial compound eye  
A hybrid, wide angle imaging system combines high sensitivity superposition arrays with a high resolution apposition array to generate distortion free images with an infinite depth of field. A...
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...
7580601 Anamorphic aspherical beam focusing lens  
A beam focusing lens having an optical axis for focusing at a point of focus a light beam having different angles of divergence in orthogonal directions perpendicular to the optical axis consists...
7574096 Optical attenuator  
A tilting mirror MEMS variable optical attenuator attenuates light over a band of wavelengths with minimum wavelength dependent loss. The attenuator includes a lens that has a wedged input face and...
7574077 Optical imaging device for optical proximity communication  
An assembly comprising first and second electronic devices and an optical coupling device that optically couples an optical waveguide on the first electronic device to an optical waveguide on the...
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...
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...
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...
7561768 Optical branching device  
An optical branching device comprises a first lens member comprising a transmitting plane surface, a transmitting convex surface having an approximate center of curvature in the transmitting plane...
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...
7559703 Optical module and data communication system including the optical module  
An optical module includes a fiber array, a laser diode array, a photodiode array and a micro-lens array. The fiber array includes optical fibers which are divided to a transmitter group and a...
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...
7551822 Nonlinear optical signal-treating apparatus  
A nonlinear optical signal-treating apparatus can suppress the distortion of pulse light to be inputted into an optical fiber to an allowable level or less. The apparatus comprises a pulse light...
7548682 Optical fiber array alignment unit  
An optical fiber alignment unit for the easy precise alignment of optical fibers in and array. In a preferred embodiment the positioning array is incorporated twice in an all optical cross connect...
7548673 Methods and apparatus for alignment and assembly of optoelectronic components  
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for precision alignment and assembly of opto-electronic components relative to one another.
7548670 Thin and efficient light collimating device  
A light collimation device comprising a wave guide plate ( 100 ) having a first surface ( 101 ), an opposing faceted second surface ( 102 ) comprising a plurality of essentially planar parallel...
7548669 Optical gate array device  
An optical gate array device which permits the use of an optical gate array with a pitch smaller than the diameter of optical fibers. The optical gate array has an array of optical gates, and an...
7546010 Lens-incorporating optical waveguide, and method for manufacturing the same  
A lens-incorporating optical waveguide includes: a core; a clad enclosing the cores; and a lens provided in the core so as to cross a propagating direction of light.
7546009 Planar lenses for integrated optics  
Planar lenses for integrated optics applications, in particular for use in optical touch screen sensors are disclosed. The disclosed planar lenses include a slab waveguide and an optical waveguide,...
7545584 High intensity laser or diode-based lighting apparatus having integrated optics  
A high intensity lighting apparatus ( 400 ) includes an outer housing ( 402 ); a curved support disk ( 414 ) having an array of diode or laser-based integrated light source ( 410 ) attached thereto...
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...
7542643 Coupling element alignment using waveguide fiducials  
An optical assembly includes a waveguide assembly and an optical coupling element. The waveguide assembly includes a core, a cladding portion, and, preferably, at least two waveguide core...
7542637 Coupling optical system, optical element and optical pickup apparatus  
The present invention relates to a coupling optical system, an optical element, and an optical pickup apparatus. A coupling optical system is provided for use in an optical pickup apparatus and is...
7542636 Optical assemblies for free-space optical propagation between waveguide(s) and/or fiber(s)  
An optical apparatus is made by mounting segments of a GRIN optical medium on a substrate in at least one groove thereon. The GRIN segments are longitudinally spaced apart from one another on the...
7539366 Optical transceiver module  
An optical module. The optical module includes a printed circuit board and an opto-chip. The opto-chip includes a transparent carrier with an optoelectronic device array and an associated...
7539364 Method and apparatus facilitating mechanical beam steering for optical integrated circuits  
Actuators facilitating mechanical beam steering for optical integrated circuits are disclosed. The mechanical beam steering can mitigate thermal sensitivity of optical circuits, for example,...
7532779 Single mode (SM) fiber optical reader system and method for interrogating resonant waveguide-grating sensor(s)  
An optical reader system is described herein which has a single mode (SM) optical fiber launch/receive system that uses one or more SM optical fibers to interrogate a biosensor and does not use...
7532404 Optical device having micro lens array  
An optical device includes a semiconductor substrate and an optical part having a plurality of columnar members disposed on the substrate. Each columnar member is disposed in a standing manner and...
7529446 Optical element and system using the same  
An optical element may include a first diffractive structure having a radially symmetric amplitude function and a second diffractive structure having a phase function. The second diffractive...
7529439 Optical printed circuit board and fabricating method thereof  
An optical printed circuit board which can transfer optical signal and electric signals simultaneously, and a method of fabricating the optical printed circuit board. An optical printed circuit...
7526159 Method and apparatus for coupling spatial light modulators  
A method and apparatus for waveguide-based and free space based optical interconnection in integrated circuits that includes an input optical waveguide with etched end-facets, an output optical...
7526158 System and method for high resolution optical imaging, data storage, lithography, and inspection  
A system for applications, such as imaging, lithography, data storage, and inspection, includes an optical element, at least one structure, and a source of light. The structure is at least...
7522809 Planar light source and light guide for use therein  
A planar light guide ( 4 ) having a light entrance end face ( 41 ) receiving light from a spot-like primary light source and a light exit face ( 43 ) outputting the entered light, wherein a...
7522808 Variable optical attenuator  
A variable optical attenuator with photoelectric detector, comprising a collimator, a variable optical attenuator chip, wherein the variable optical attenuator further comprises a photoelectric...
7522789 Optical switches and actuators  
An optical switch comprises one or more input ports for directing an optical beam into the switch; dispersive means configured to receive said optical beam and which spatially separate the optical...
7521255 Method and device for controlling the positioning of a biological element on a support  
A method for controlling directly and in real time positioning of a biological element on a zone of a support, in which the biological element is labeled with a tracer that emits a light radiation...
7520679 Optical device package with turning mirror and alignment post  
An optoelectronic package or sub-assembly includes an edge-emitting laser and a reflector that directs a beam from the laser through a sub-mount. The sub-mount contains passive or active circuit...
7515803 Optical element, manufacturing method thereof, and optical device  
A photoinduced refractive-index changing region is formed by irradiating while focusing a single beam of pulse laser light having an energy amount to cause a photoinduced change in refractive index...
7515789 Conical-wedge-shaped lensed fiber and the method of making the same  
The present invention relates to a conical wedge-shaped lensed fiber and the method of making the same. The method comprises: (a) providing an optical fiber having a central axis and an end; (b)...
7515787 Imaging device for optically extracting features of an object  
The present invention provides a method and device for optically extracting discrete features of an object. With this method and device, small regions of interest or features within a relatively...
7515782 Two-channel, dual-mode, fiber optic rotary joint  
A two-channel fiber optic rotary joint of this invention can transmit simultaneously optic signals along two optic passes through a single mechanical rotational interface. The first channel of...
7509011 Hybrid waveguide  
A waveguide system wherein a top cladding layer leaves portions of an underlying core channel exposed to ambient air. The ends of core channels are exposed so that light can exit out of or enter...
7509004 Apertured fiber optic stub for control of multi-mode launch condition  
Disclosed are various embodiments of systems, devices, components and methods for launching high-transmission-rate optical communication signals into legacy fiber optic cables. At least one...