Patents Represented by Attorney Frederick A. Kriege
  • Patent number: 7447404
    Abstract: An optical platform including optical bench, an optical or photonic coupling device and a photonic circuit. The photonic circuit includes a photonic crystal along a waveguide and/or defect. The coupling device may be a waveguide or impedance matching interconnection device. The optical bench includes a rectangular trench to seat an optical fiber and provide alignment with the photonic circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Energy Conversion Devices, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert O. Miller