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7630603 Optical waveguide ring resonator with photo-tunneling input/output port  
An optical resonator, a photonic system and a method of optical resonance employ optical waveguide segments connected together with total internal reflection (TIR) mirrors to form a closed loop....
7630602 Optical filter module and method of manufacturing the same  
An optical filter module for wavelength multiplexing and demultiplexing and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The optical filter module for wavelength multiplexing and demultiplexing...
7630601 Connecting a component with an embedded optical fiber  
The invention provides an optical connection between a component on a printed circuit board (“PCB”) and an optical fiber embedded in the PCB. By optically connecting the component with the...
7627215 Optical intermediary component and optical daughter card module  
An optical intermediary component is suitable for guiding a light from an output optical path into an input optical path. The optical intermediary component includes a light guiding portion...
7627214 Adjustable optical tap  
An adjustable optical tap for adjusting input power, output power and drop power in a communications network includes an enclosure having a plurality of connector assemblies being configured for...
7627212 Optical integrated device  
An optical integrated device includes an optical waveguide structure formed on a semiconductor substrate and including a plurality of first channel optical waveguide portions, an optical coupler...
7627206 Plasmon multiplexing  
A variety of structures, methods, systems, and configurations can support plasmons for multiplexing.
7625138 Optical waveguide holding member and optical transceiver  
An optical transceiver using an optical waveguide holding member is disclosed. The optical transceiver includes a printed circuit board and the optical waveguide holding member. Photoelectric...
7625132 Packaging for a fiber-coupled optical device  
A segment of optical fiber is engaged with a fiber groove on a device substrate, which positions the fiber segment for optical coupling with an optical component on the substrate. A fiber retainer...
7625129 Rugged expanded beam connector  
A multi channel connector includes a first connector housing and a mating second connector housing. The first connector housing includes a plurality of first termini, each first terminus resting...
7623744 Methods and apparatus to make substantially uniform losses in optical cross connects  
A method for cross connecting optical signals includes using a common beam steerer to direct a set of optical signals from a set of input ports to a set of output ports. The method further includes...
7620291 Automatic calibration circuit for optoelectronic devices  
A circuit for calibrating optoelectronic devices automatically trims a light sensor based upon a known light condition.
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...
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...
7609919 Coupling-enhanced surface etched gratings  
The invention describes the method and apparatus for enhancement of coupling efficiency in effective-ridge laterally-coupled surface-etched grating waveguide structures, where a slab waveguide has...
7609915 Apparatus and method for a waveguide-based optical polarizer/isolator  
The present invention provides an apparatus for a one-way waveguide and/or a circular polarizer that includes a waveguide having a height, a width, a length and a wave propagation direction. A...
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...
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...
7599627 Method and system for a polarization mode dispersion tolerant optical homodyne detection system with optimized transmission modulation  
An optical homodyne communication system and method in which a side carrier is transmitted along with data bands in an optical data signal, and upon reception, the side carrier is boosted, shifted...
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...
7596289 Optical/electrical hybrid substrate  
In an optical/electrical hybrid substrate 10 including a wiring board 11 having a wiring and a via, and an optical waveguide 12 including an optical waveguide body 80 having a first clad...
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...
7593610 Multi-mode optical coherence device and fabrication method thereof  
In an MMI device with which a plurality of narrow width single-mode waveguides are provided at both ends of a multimode waveguide M, and light introduced into one single-mode waveguide on the input...
7589901 Substrate-guided relays for use with scanned beam light sources  
Substrate-guided relays that employ light guiding substrates to relay images from sources to viewers in optical display systems. The substrate-guided relays are comprised of an input coupler, an...
7587110 Multicore optical fiber with integral diffractive elements machined by ultrafast laser direct writing  
A multicore optical fiber with an integral diffractive element. The multicore optical fiber includes: a first optical fiber core formed of a non-photosensitive material having an initial index of...
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...
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...
7583882 Waveguides for ultra-long range surface plasmon-polariton propagation  
The disclosure relates to surface plasmon-polariton waveguides, which can guide ultra-long range surface plasmon-polariton waves. The attenuation of an ultra-long range surface plasmon-polariton...
7580597 Optical functional circuit  
The present invention provides an optical functional circuit where a holographic wave propagation medium is applied and a circuit property is excellent such as small transmission loss and...
7580596 Non-volatile programmable optical element with absorption coefficient modulation  
A non-volatile programmable electro-optical element alters absorption characteristics of an optical medium that comprises a transition metal oxide material by electrostatically moving oxygen...
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...
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...
7572066 Translucent dust cap for fiber optic adapter  
A translucent dust cap for a fiber optic adapter allows the viewing of visible light emanating from a fiber optic connector coupled to the adapter, without removing the dust cap. A translucent dust...
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...
7565041 Symmetric optical circuit with integrated polarization rotator  
The present invention is directed to an on-chip symmetric optical circuit having one or more integrally fabricated polarization rotators forming a monolithic, solid state polarization independent...
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...
7559700 Shading member-equipped optical connector plug  
A shading member-equipped optical connector plug is compact while having the compatibility to engage existing connector receptacles. The connector plug includes a shading member having a shutter...
7558456 Optical waveguide device  
An optical waveguide device includes a lower cladding layer, a high refractive index region provided on the lower cladding layer, a pair of cores provided on the lower cladding layer on both sides...
7555180 Optical branching component with low polarisation sensitivity and increased process tolerance  
An optical branching component particularly suitable for use as a tap device is described. The component has two optical waveguides coupled between two optical couplers which each include at least...
7555179 Optical microresonator with resonant waveguide imparting polarization  
An optical microresonator is formed as a microcylinder and a resonant waveguide on the microcylinder and having a plurality of spaced resonant elements such as circumferential ridges for optically...
7551819 Multiple-core photonic-bandgap fiber with coupling between the cores  
An optical coupler includes a first optical port, a second optical port, a third optical port, and a fourth optical port. The optical coupler further includes a photonic-bandgap fiber having a...
7551810 Segmented fiber optic sensor and method  
A fiber optic sensor for sensing the presence of an analyte has a plurality of optical fibers each of which has at least one analyte sensing segment and one or more low loss lead portion, where the...
7548674 Alignment method for circular multi-core optical fiber  
The present invention relates to a method of aligning circular multi-core fibers, wherein the method utilized independent and individually selected cores to receive, transmit, and emit light from...
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...
7546014 Optical directional coupler  
An optical directional coupler ( 1 ) comprises first and second straight optical waveguides ( 2, 3 ) having respective cores ( 2 a, 3 a ) extending longitudinally close to each other to form an...
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...
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...