| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 385038000 | End fire | 22 |
| 20090092359 | Side-firing laser - An apparatus for transmitting laser light and redirecting the light laterally relative to an axis of the apparatus includes an optical fiber having both a core and a cladding surrounding the core. The optical fiber terminates at a distal tip having a surface inclined relative to the axis of the optical fiber. A tubular member surrounds the optical fiber at its distal end. The distal end of the optical fiber has a portion opposing the tubular member for being united to the tubular member. The distal portion is joined to the tubular member by an intermediate material selected to have an index of refraction matching that of the core and the tubular member. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20100111474 | LASER GUIDE OPTICAL FIBER AND LASER GUIDE INCLUDING THE SAME - A laser guide optical fiber ( | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100278485 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL COUPLING ELEMENT, OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SUBSTRATE, OPTICAL COUPLING COMPONENT, COUPLING METHOD, AND OPTICAL INTERCONNECT SYSTEM - An optical coupling structure that interfaces between optical devices mounted on a substrate and optical waveguides formed in the substrate. A manufacturing method includes preparing a wafer formed on an inorganic solid material on a dicing tape and cutting the back surface of the wafer to form substantially angled portions using a dicing blade having a point angle. The dicing tape is stripped from the wafer and the wafer is separated at the valleys between the substantially angled portions to obtain an optical coupling element. The obtained optical coupling element is a three-dimensional polyhedral light-reflecting member having a mirror surface corresponding to a surface of the wafer. The obtained optical coupling element is inserted into a trench that opens, substantially perpendicular to an optical waveguide of an optical transmission substrate, in the main surface of the optical transmission substrate to provide a structure for optical coupling with the outside. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20110206321 | METHODS AND APPARATUS RELATED TO A SIDE-FIRE OPTICAL FIBER HAVING A ROBUST DISTAL END PORTION - An aspect of the present disclosure may include an apparatus having an optical waveguide. The optical waveguide may have a distal end surface non-normal to a longitudinal centerline of a distal end portion of the optical waveguide, wherein the distal end surface may define a portion of an interface configured to redirect electromagnetic radiation propagated from within the optical waveguide and incident on the portion of the interface to a direction offset from the longitudinal centerline. The apparatus may further include a capillary component which may have a first portion of an inner surface heat-fused to a portion of an outer surface of the optical waveguide. The apparatus may also include a reinforcement component which may have a proximal end surface disposed distal to the distal end surface of the optical waveguide such that the distal end surface of the optical waveguide and the proximal end surface of the reinforcement component may be separated by a non-zero distance, and wherein a portion of an outer surface of the reinforcement component may be heat-fused to a second portion of the inner surface of the capillary component. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110217005 | OPTICAL TRANSMISSION MODULE PROVIDED WITH REINFORCING SUBSTRATE OF OPTICAL TRANSMISSION MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE PROVIDED WITH THE OPTICAL TRANSMISSION MODULE - A light transmission module includes a reinforcement component for reinforcing a substrate. The reinforcement component is arranged on a surface mounted with the optical element of the substrate. The reinforcement component includes at least two structural portions longer than a maximum length portion of the optical element when seen from a direction perpendicular to the substrate surface. The two structural portions are arranged facing each other with a region, where at least the optical element is arranged, in between when seen from the direction perpendicular to the substrate surface. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110235973 | Optical Element with mechanical alignment and method of making same - A product and process for fabricating an optical element from a capillary ferrule includes fusing the optical element onto an optical fiber. The optical element starts with a capillary ferrule that is sculpted on one end to form an optical property such as a flat window, ball lens, angled endface or other sculpted shape. The ferrule is fused onto an optical fiber that has been inserted into the ID of the capillary ferrule. As a result, the ferrule serves as a mechanical aligner for the optical element to fiber fusion process. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110317959 | FERRULE AND FERRULE WITH OPTICAL FIBER - Provided is a ferrule which includes a positioning mechanism configured to position an optical fiber having a predetermined outer diameter, and a recess configured for an adhesive to be disposed therein and having a first inner wall from which a front end of the optical fiber portion positioned by the positioning mechanism is protrudable, and a second inner wall opposite to the first inner wall. A distance between the first inner wall and the second inner wall is less than or equal to four times the outer diameter of the optical fiber. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120002923 | SIGNAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - There are provided a signal transmission device capable of improving a production efficiency and reducing a production cost, and a manufacturing method thereof. A spacer | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120045174 | LIGHT GUIDE - A light guide may include a light stop part that is formed at a first end of an optical fiber, the light stop part stopping a light that is incident at a second end of the optical fiber and is transmitted through the optical fiber, and a slit part that is formed in the light stop part, the slit part being configured to pass the light that is incident at the second end of the optical fiber and is transmitted through the optical fiber. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120076457 | LIGHT GUIDE PILLAR - A light guide pillar is provided. The light guide pillar having an annular surface is a cylinder. The light guide pillar includes a reflective layer and a light incident structure. The reflective layer is disposed at part of the annular surface. The light incident structure is disposed at one end of the light guide pillar. The light incident structure is a structure with single ramp, dual ramps or a V-shaped groove. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120321250 | OPTICAL MODULE - Disclosed is an optical module which improves optical coupling efficiency either when configured to receive an optical signal from an optical fiber with a light receiving element or when configured to receive an optical signal from a light emitting element with an optical fiber. The optical module includes: a substrate ( | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130058609 | ATTENUATED SPLITTER MODULE FOR LOW COUNT OUTPUT CHANNELS AND RELATED ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS - A splitter module, comprising an enclosure and a splitter device with one or more splitter legs mounted in the enclosure. Each splitter leg has an optical fiber therein extends for a certain length from the splitter. At least one of the splitter legs, and, thereby, the optical fiber, is cut. The cut may be at an angle to the longitudinal axis of optical fiber. The angle may be about 45 degrees. The coating may be stripped off such that the cut end of the optical glass fiber of the at least one output leg is exposed a certain distance. The cut end of the optical glass fiber positions in the interior of the enclosure. A glass-index-matching material, at least partially fills the interior of the enclosure such that the cut end of the optical fiber is embedded in the glass-index-matching material. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130121640 | METHODS AND APPARATUS RELATED TO A SIDE-FIRE MEMBER HAVING A DOPED SILICA COMPONENT - In one embodiment, an apparatus may include an optical fiber that may have a surface non-normal to a longitudinal axis of a distal end portion of the optical fiber. The surface may define a portion of an interface configured to redirect electromagnetic radiation propagated from within the optical fiber and incident on the interface to a direction offset from the longitudinal axis. The apparatus may also include a doped silica cap that may be fused to the optical fiber such that the surface of the optical fiber may be disposed within a cavity defined by the doped silica cap. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20140099060 | OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTORS AND METHODS OF FORMING OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTORS - An optical fiber connector includes a fiber alignment body including a continuous optical fiber guide channel extending therethrough. The continuous optical fiber guide channel has a lead-in channel portion, a lead-out channel portion and a turn portion that connects the lead-in channel portion and the lead-out channel portion. The fiber alignment body has a reflective surface formed of metal that receives light traveling from an optical fiber located within the lead-in channel portion of the continuous optical fiber channel and reflects the light into the lead-out channel portion of the continuous optical fiber channel. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140376862 | METHODS AND APPARATUS RELATED TO A SIDE-FIRE MEMBER HAVING A DOPED SILICA COMPONENT - In one embodiment, an apparatus may include an optical fiber that may have a surface non-normal to a longitudinal axis of a distal end portion of the optical fiber. The surface may define a portion of an interface configured to redirect electromagnetic radiation propagated from within the optical fiber and incident on the interface to a direction offset from the longitudinal axis. The apparatus may also include a doped silica cap that may be fused to the optical fiber such that the surface of the optical fiber may be disposed within a cavity defined by the doped silica cap. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150331191 | OPTICAL PROBE - An optical probe has an optical fiber, a deflecting element, and a protective tube. The optical fiber includes a glass filament having a first diameter for transmitting light between the proximal and distal ends thereof and a resin layer for covering the filament except for the distal end thereof. The deflecting element is made of glass in a circular form having a second diameter larger than the first diameter, and it is connected with the optical fiber and has an end-face having a normal vector whose angle relative to the central axis is larger than the critical angle. The protective tube surrounds a portion of the optical fiber and the entire length of the deflecting element and is adhered to the side of a deflecting optical element, whereas the inside diameter of the part covering the optical fiber is smaller than that of the part covering the deflecting element. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20160054525 | METHODS AND APPARATUS RELATED TO A SIDE-FIRE MEMBER HAVING A DOPED SILICA COMPONENT - In one embodiment, an apparatus may Include an optical fiber that may have a surface non-normal to a longitudinal axis of a distal end portion of the optical fiber. The surface may define a portion of an interface configured to redirect electromagnetic radiation propagated from within the optical fiber and incident on the interface to a direction offset from the longitudinal axis. The apparatus may also include a doped silica cap that may be fused to the optical fiber such that the surface of the optical fiber may be disposed within a cavity defined by the doped silica cap. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160077292 | AAO-Based Light Guiding Structure and Fabrication Thereof - A light guiding structure is provided. The structure includes an anodized aluminum oxide (AAO) layer and a fluoropolymer layer located immediately adjacent to a surface of the AAO layer. Light propagates through the AAO layer in a direction substantially parallel to the fluoropolymer layer. An optoelectronic device can be coupled to a surface of the AAO layer, and emit/sense light propagating through the AAO layer. Solutions for fabricating the light guiding structure are also described. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160154192 | REWRITABLE PHOTOREFRACTIVE POLYMER LAYER FOR OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING | 06-02-2016 |
| 20180024295 | Optical Coupling of Embedded Optical Fibers | 01-25-2018 |
| 20180024304 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HERMETICALLY SEALED FIBER TO CHIP CONNECTIONS | 01-25-2018 |
| 20190146156 | TECHNIQUES FOR REDUCING POLARIZATION, WAVELENGTH AND TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT LOSS, AND WAVELENGTH PASSBAND WIDTH IN FIBEROPTIC COMPONENTS | 05-16-2019 |
