Patents by Inventor Masaya Shimono

Masaya Shimono has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10884216
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a manufacturing method for an optical multiplexer provided with: a substrate having a first main surface and a second main surface that are parallel to each other; a mirror disposed on the first main surface; and an optical filter disposed on the second main surface. This method includes: a step for placing the mirror on the first main surface of the substrate, performing angular adjustment between the substrate and the mirror using an autocollimator, and then fixing the mirror to the substrate; and a step for placing the optical filter on the second main surface of the substrate, performing angular adjustment between the substrate and the optical filter using the autocollimator, and then fixing the optical filter to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidekazu Kodera, Masaya Shimono
  • Patent number: 10768383
    Abstract: An optical axis adjustment method for an integrated optical module includes: measuring output currents by changing a wavelength of a light beam incident on a package; detecting, with first and second light receiving elements, light beams resulted from demultiplexing the incident light beam with first and second filters; detecting center wavelengths of a first light beam and a second light beam based on a change in the output currents in response to a change in the wavelength of the incident light beam; comparing the center wavelengths of the first light beam and the second light beam with design transmission wavelengths of the first filter and the second filter, and defining respective differences as a first wavelength deviation and a second wavelength deviation; and adjusting a position of the optical demultiplexer to make a total sum of the first wavelength deviation and the second wavelength deviation small.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daichi Koyama, Hidekazu Kodera, Yoshiya Sato, Tadayoshi Hata, Masaya Shimono
  • Publication number: 20200183101
    Abstract: An optical axis adjustment method for an integrated optical module includes: measuring output currents by changing a wavelength of a light beam incident on a package; detecting, with first and second light receiving elements, light beams resulted from demultiplexing the incident light beam with first and second filters; detecting center wavelengths of a first light beam and a second light beam based on a change in the output currents in response to a change in the wavelength of the incident light beam; comparing the center wavelengths of the first light beam and the second light beam with design transmission wavelengths of the first filter and the second filter, and defining respective differences as a first wavelength deviation and a second wavelength deviation; and adjusting a position of the optical demultiplexer to make a total sum of the first wavelength deviation and the second wavelength deviation small.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Daichi Koyama, Hidekazu Kodera, Yoshiya Sato, Tadayoshi Hata, Masaya Shimono
  • Publication number: 20180039034
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a manufacturing method for an optical multiplexer provided with: a substrate having a first main surface and a second main surface that are parallel to each other; a mirror disposed on the first main surface; and an optical filter disposed on the second main surface. This method includes: a step for placing the mirror on the first main surface of the substrate, performing angular adjustment between the substrate and the mirror using an autocollimator, and then fixing the mirror to the substrate; and a step for placing the optical filter on the second main surface of the substrate, performing angular adjustment between the substrate and the optical filter using the autocollimator, and then fixing the optical filter to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidekazu KODERA, Masaya SHIMONO
  • Publication number: 20170371113
    Abstract: An optical axis alignment method may include the steps of taking an image of a lens holder and a holder base to obtain contour information before laser irradiation, detecting location information about a light path of a light beam which exits from a collimating lens, adjusting the position of the collimating lens by plastically deforming via laser irradiation, taking an image of a contour of a lens holder and a base member to obtain new contour information and detecting new location information about a light path of a light beam which exits from the collimating lens. If the accuracy is not within the predetermined allowable limits, the laser irradiation condition is corrected based on the contour information and/or the location information obtained both before and after the laser irradiation and the lens position adjustment is repeated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaya SHIMONO, Hidekazu KODERA, Daisuke MORITA
  • Publication number: 20130258505
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an optical apparatus having an optical element, a holding member, and a base member includes preparing the holding member and fixing the optical element to the first member. The method further includes fixing a second member of the holding member to the base member and plastically deforming a first member of the holding member and the second member to adjust the position of the optical element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: Nobuyuki YASUI, Takehiko Nakahara, Masaya Shimono, Keiichi Fukuda, Keita Mochizuki, Hiroshi Aruga, Kenichi Uto, Tadashi Murao, Hidekazu Kodera