Abstract: A method of processing substrates for a liquid crystal display panel includes providing a first loader having a first port and a second port, concurrently inputting and outputting first substrates between a cassette at the first port and a processing assembly, and, processing the first substrates in the processing assembly.

Abstract: An apparatus and method to protect fiber ribbons. A router having a body and cap are disclosed. Fiber cable sheath is stripped from one end, and the fiber ribbons thus exposed are inserted through the body and through cap bores in the cap. The cap is frictionally pushed into the body, and transportation tubes are installed over the fiber ribbons. The cap bores are sized to frictionally admit one end of a transportation tube, which has the effect of holding the transportation tubes in place. An optional insert is disclosed which has the function of reducing the body minor barrel bore diameter through which the fiber cable enters the router.

Abstract: A method for fabrication of a multilayered optical waveguide structure which includes at least two substrates, and an optical waveguide layer disposed between the substrates and having at least one core region and side cladding regions laterally succeeding from the core region. The method is characterized in that the optical waveguide layer is formed from a polysilane compound containing polysilane, and it comprises stacking a first block including one of the substrates and a second block including the other of the substrates through the optical waveguide layer or a cladding layer located at a surface of either one of the blocks, and heating them while pressed in such arrangement so that the first block and the second block are bonded together by the optical waveguide layer or the cladding layer serving as a bonding layer into the multilayered structure.

Abstract: A multi-fiber fiber optic assembly comprising a receptacle and a plug that correspond and mate to optically connect a plurality of optical fibers. The receptacle comprises a receptacle housing, a receptacle multi-fiber ferrule and an excluding feature. The plug comprises a plug housing, a plug multi-fiber ferrule and a clearance opening for receiving the excluding feature therein. The receptacle and plug may further comprise at least one of a threaded coupling nut, a key for engaging a first key slot defined by the plug housing, a sleeve defining a second key slot for receiving the key therein, and a biasing spring.

Abstract: The present invention provides a low-cost, high-bandwidth optical laser array where subsequent streams of data are injected in a serial fashion. The invention permits the creation of multiple channels of data on a single optical substrate without the use of costly multiplexer arrays to consolidate various optical signals. Further, the serial array eliminates the need for the parallel alignment of optical data sources, such as lasers, and instead allows for the serial alignment of the optical data sources, resulting in decreased footprint applications.

Abstract: A multiple-core optical waveguide comprises: a substrate; lower and upper waveguide core layers; a waveguide core between the upper and lower waveguide core layers; upper and lower cladding; and middle cladding between the upper and lower waveguide core layers substantially surrounding the waveguide core. Each of the lower, middle, and upper claddings has a refractive index less than refractive indices of the lower waveguide core layer, the upper waveguide core layer, and the waveguide core. Along at least a given portion of the optical waveguide, the upper and lower waveguide core layers extend bilaterally substantially beyond the lateral extent of a propagating optical mode supported by the optical waveguide, the lateral extent of the supported optical mode being determined at least in part by the width of the waveguide core along the given portion of the optical waveguide.

Abstract: An apparatus for holding a first fiber optic connector and a second fiber optic connector includes a housing configured to secure the first fiber optic connector and the second fiber optic connector at a first end and a strain relief boot connected to a second end of the housing. The housing and the strain relief boot are configured to form a passageway to receive a fiber optic cable that is connected to both the first fiber optic connector and the second fiber optic connector.

Abstract: An exemplary liquid crystal display (200) includes a plurality of gate lines (201), data lines (202), common lines (210), first pixel electrodes (204) and second pixel electrodes (214). Each of areas defined by one of the first pixel electrodes and an adjacent one of the second pixel electrodes is a pixel unit (208). Each pixel unit is driven by a first TFT (203) and a second TFT (213). The first thin film transistor and the second thin film transistor in each pixel unit are connected to a same one of the gate lines and a same one of the data lines, and to the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode respectively. A channel width/length ratio of the first thin film transistor is different from a channel width/length ratio of the second thin film transistor.

Abstract: A pixel structure using a U-shaped storage capacitance electrode for increasing the aperture ratio thereof is provided. The pixel structure may compensate a variation of the parasitic capacitance (Cgd) between gate and drain for the shift along Y-axis of an exposure machine, so as to reduce the variation of feed-through voltage of pixels.

Abstract: A communications management system includes a cabinet, a chassis, and a panel for mounting optical circuits. In one implementation, the chassis is coupled to the cabinet and slides outward from the cabinet and the panel is coupled to the chassis and pivots about an axis that is perpendicular to the direction that the chassis slides. A communications management system my include a cabinet with substantially parallel first and second surfaces. In one implementation, one of the surfaces contains a provision for attaching the cabinet to a second cabinet and a feature for passing a communications fiber from the cabinet to the second cabinet. A second communications management system includes panel for mounting optical circuits. In one implementation, the panel includes a feed adapter for terminating optical fibers that are in use and a parking lot for terminating optical fiber that are not in use.

Abstract: A system and method for segmenting a plurality of optical fibers to form an arrayed multi-fiber optical connector. In one example embodiment, the present innovations include an optical connector that has a plurality of optical fibers arranged into a two-dimensional array, the optical fibers being segmented by a laser emitting substantially in the infra-red spectrum. The optical fibers are preferably segmented after having been positioned on a substrate that becomes part of the connector.

Abstract: An optical substrate includes: a submount; a planar optical element which is mounted on the submount; a pair of positioning members which are disposed at an interval across the planar optical element on the submount; an optical waveguide in which a core and a clad are formed by a flexible material; and a holding member which holds the optical waveguide to allow a tip end of the optical waveguide to be inserted between the pair of positioning members, and the optical waveguide to be bent to extend parallel to the submount.

Abstract: An optical switch includes an input port into which a multiplexed optical signal is input; a dispersing unit that, according to wavelength, disperses the multiplexed optical signal into a plurality of optical signals that are each dispersed in a unique direction; a converging unit that converges the dispersed optical signals; plural mirrors that are arrayed forming a single row in a plane and reflecting the converged optical signals, respectively; and plural output ports through which the reflected optical signals are output. Each of the mirrors has a concave reflective surface that is in the plane and of a predetermined curvature about an axis parallel to the plane.

Abstract: Tensile strength of a tape layer in the lengthwise direction is selected to be higher than adhesive force of the tape layer to optical fiber cores. Further, position limiting portions 111 by which the positions of a plurality of optical fibers 120 can be limited are formed in a flexible film 110 for tape core assembly which film is used for integrating the plurality of optical fibers 120 as a tape. Further, a ribbon-like optical fiber core assembly 301 according to the invention including a plurality of optical fiber cores 302 arranged planarly at designated intervals, an adhesive layer 305 disposed so as to surround the optical fiber cores 302, and films 304a and 304b integrated with the optical fiber cores 302 by the adhesive layer 305.

Abstract: A fiber optic cable that includes one or more optical fibers, and one or more strength members spanning the length of the cable. The cable also includes a protective jacket protecting the cable across all, or at least substantially all of its length. One or more ends of the cable (and potentially as much as the entire length of the cable), includes a jacket portion that surrounds the strength member(s), and a jacket portion that surrounds the optical fiber(s). These jacket portions are connected by a peelable separation portion. Accordingly, when the optical fiber portion of the jacket is pulled relative to the strength member portion of the jacket, the separation portion ruptures permitting the strength member portion and the optical fiber portion to be peeled away from each other. This allows for independent control of the termination of the strength member(s) relative to the optical fiber(s).

Abstract: An optical device having a substrate having an electro-optical effect, an optical waveguide formed in the substrate, and an electric field emission electrode, and an electric field convergence electrode to which an electric field emitted from the electric field emission electrode converges. The optical waveguide is formed such that light propagating through the optical waveguide passes through an area under the electric field emission electrode or an area under the electric field convergence electrode and then passes through a remaining electrode. As a result, even when an interaction length is increased, the optical device acquires (increases) a modulation index appropriate to the increase in interaction length, thereby diminishing a drive voltage.

Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel includes a substrate; a plurality of gate lines that are formed on the substrate; a plurality of data lines that intersect the gate lines; a plurality of thin film transistors that are connected to the gate lines and the data lines; a plurality of color filters that are formed on upper parts of the gate lines, the data lines, and the thin film transistors; a common electrode that is formed on the color filters and that includes a transparent conductor; a passivation layer that is formed on an upper part of the common electrode; and a plurality of pixel electrodes that are formed on an upper part of the passivation layer and that are connected to a drain electrode of each of the thin film transistors.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a fiber optic adapter for use with fiber optic connectors. The fiber optic adapter includes a housing having a first axial end portion defining a first adapter port and a second axial end portion defining a second adapter port. The fiber optic adapter further includes a first retaining mechanism that is operably associated with the first axial end portion for retaining a first fiber optic connector in the first adapter port of the fiber optic adapter and a second retaining mechanism that is operably associated with the first axial end portion for retaining the first fiber optic connector in the first adapter port of the fiber optic adapter.

Abstract: A backlight module is disclosed, in which the backlight module includes a lamp, a first wire electrically connected to a first end of the lamp, a second wire electrically connected to a second end of the lamp, and a lamp holder having a groove for supporting the lamp. Preferably, the second wire is fixed in the groove while extending from the second end of the lamp to the first end of the lamp.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display panel which comprises a first substrate, a second substrate arranged opposite to the first substrate with a gap therebetween, a plurality of display elements provided between the first and second substrates, a sealing member surrounding the display elements and bonding the first and second substrates to each other, and a filler layer provided between the first and second substrates and located outside the sealing member. The method comprises applying filler to a roller, moving the roller on an edge of the display panel, thereby filling a gap between the second substrate and that part of the first substrate which lies outside the sealing member, and curing the filler filled in the gap.