| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 385035000 | Spherical | 15 |
| 20100247038 | Coupling Device for Coupling Optical Waveguides - A coupling device for coupling optical waveguides comprises a first side for coupling first optical waveguides to the coupling device, and a second side for coupling second optical waveguides to the coupling device, and an optical system arranged between the first and second sides of the coupling device. The optical system alters a beam path of light coupled out from the first optical waveguides and coupled into the coupling device at the first side in such a way that the light is coupled out from the coupling device at the second side and is coupled into the second optical waveguides, wherein the first optical waveguides are arranged spatially differently with respect to one another than the second optical waveguides. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100284651 | FIBER-OPTIC PIN-AND-SOCKET CONNECTOR HAVING A BEAM EXPANSION DEVICE - The invention relates to an optical pin-and-socket connector for the detachable connection of a plurality of optical cores ( | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110052121 | FIBER BALL LENS APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method for producing a ball lens including determining a feed length of optical fiber based on a target ball lens diameter; providing heat energy to a heating zone; moving, at a predetermined speed, one of the optical fiber and the heating zone so that the end of the optical enters the heating zone to heat the end of the optical fiber; and stopping the heating of the end of the optical fiber when the amount of moving the one of the optical fiber and the heating zone equals the determined feed length. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110164848 | Ball Lens Holder For A Planar Lightwave Circuit Device - In a planar lightwave circuit (PLC) package, a ball lens is used to broaden a collimated beam from a waveguide in a PLC device. A holder for the ball lens is attached to the PLC device in the package, which attachment effects a passive alignment of the waveguide with the ball lens to achieve efficient optical coupling therebetween. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110235972 | SEPARATING AND COMBINING SINGLE-MODE AND MULTIMODE OPTICAL BEAMS - Techniques for combining initially separate single mode and multimode optical beams into a single “Dual Mode” fiber optic have been developed. Bi-directional propagation of two beams that are differentiated only by their mode profiles (i.e., wavefront conditions) is provided. The beams can be different wavelengths and or contain different modulation information but still share a common aperture. This method allows the use of conventional micro optics and hybrid photonic packaging techniques to produce small rugged packages suitable for use in industrial or military environments. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20120177321 | LIGHT-RECEIVING DEVICE - A light-receiving device including: a lens; and a light-receiving element optically coupled to the lens, a plurality of optical path divided by the lens crossing each other in a position of between the lens and the light-receiving element. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120328241 | Apparatus for Obtaining Information For A Structure Using Spectrally-Encoded Endoscopy Techniques and Methods for Producing One or More Optical Arrangements - Exemplary apparatus for obtaining information for a structure can be provided. For example, the exemplary apparatus can include at least one first optical fiber arrangement which is configured to transceive at least one first electro-magnetic radiation, and can include at least one fiber. The exemplary apparatus can also include at least one second focusing arrangement in optical communication with the optical fiber arrangement. The second arrangement can include a ball lens, and be configured to focus and provide there through the first electro-magnetic radiation to generate focused electro-magnetic radiation. Further, the exemplary apparatus can include at least at least one dispersive third arrangement which can receive a particular radiation (e.g., the first and/or focused electro-magnetic radiation(s), and forward a dispersed radiation thereof to at least one section of the structure. An end of the fiber(s) can be directly connected to the second focusing arrangement and/or the third arrangement(s). | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130114927 | Multi-spot laser probe with faceted optical element - In certain embodiments, a method includes forming a ferrule from a portion of a tube. The tube is cut to yield the ferrule and a short cannula. A multi-spot generator with a faceted optical element is added to the short cannula. An optical fiber is placed into the ferrule, and the ferrule and the short cannula are assembled. In certain embodiments, a system includes a long cannula, an optical fiber, and a multi-spot generator. The optical fiber can carry a laser beam to a distal end of the long cannula. The multi-spot generator is located at the distal end and comprises a faceted optical element and a ball lens. The faceted optical element can be formed directly onto or separately from the ball lens. The ball lens can be spherical or hemispherical. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130266262 | OPTICAL PATH-CHANGING MEMBER - An optical path-changing member comprises a member main body which is made of a transparent material and in which a reflection section optically connecting the optical fiber to the light input and output end is formed, wherein the reflection section is a first lens having a concave shape when viewed from an incident direction and making light incident on the inside of the member main body from one of the optical fiber and the light input and output end be internally reflected in the member main body and directed to the other of the optical fiber and the light input and output end, a second lens having a convex shape toward the optical component is formed in a light incidence and emission surface of the member main body, that faces the optical component. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20150063752 | CONSTRAINING BALL LENS IN AN OPTICAL SUBASSEMBLY - In one embodiment, an optical subassembly includes a housing, a ball lens, a constraining insert, and a ball lens constraint. The housing includes a fiber receptacle formed in a first end of the housing and a second receptacle formed in a second end of the housing opposite the first end. The fiber receptacle and second receptacle define a cavity through the housing from the first end to the second end of the housing. The ball lens and the constraining insert are disposed within the cavity. The ball lens constraint is configured to cooperate with the constraining insert to constrain the ball lens in three dimensions within the cavity. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150125113 | FIBER OPTIC SOLAR COLLECTOR - A solar collector which concentrates sunlight by a matrix of solar luminescence concentrators that are made up of fiber optic material which collect and concentrate light assembly into fiber optic cables and which guide the light to a desired location where it can be used for lighting or photo voltaic conversion into electricity. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150125114 | LIGHT DIFFUSING FIBERS WITH INTEGRATED MODE SHAPING LENSES - A method including the steps of providing a light-diffusing optical fiber ( | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150125115 | LIGHT DIFFUSING FIBERS WITH INTEGRATED MODE SHAPING LENSES - A method including the steps of providing a light-diffusing optical fiber ( | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150309270 | OPTICAL COUPLING ELEMENT AND OPTICAL MODULE HAVING THE SAME - An optical coupling element, for coupling a light emitting element to a light transmission element, includes a light guide element. The light guide element has a light incident part, a total reflection surface and a light output part. The light incident path is formed at the light incident part corresponding to the light emitting element. The light reflection path is formed at the light output part corresponding to the light transmission element. The first included angle θ1 is formed between the light incident path and the total reflection surface and is not equal to 45 degrees. The light emitting element is adapted to emit a beam toward the total reflection surface along the light incident path by passing through the light guide element from the light incident part. Moreover, the beam is reflected by the total reflection surface and is outputted toward the light transmission element. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150355420 | COUPLING DEVICE HAVING A STAMPED STRUCTURED SURFACE FOR ROUTING OPTICAL DATA SIGNALS - An optical coupling device for routing optical signals for use in an optical communications module, in which defined on a base are a structured surface having a surface profile that reshapes and/or reflect an incident light, and an alignment structure defined on the base, configured with a surface feature to facilitate positioning an optical component on the base in optical alignment with the structured surface to allow light to be transmitted along a defined path between the structured surface and the optical component. The structured surface and the alignment structure are integrally defined on the base by stamping a malleable material of the base. The alignment structure facilitates passive alignment of the optical component on the base in optical alignment with the structured surface to allow light to be transmitted along a defined path between the structured surface and the optical component. The structured surface has a reflective surface profile, which reflects and/or reshape incident light. | 12-10-2015 |
