Abstract: A light collection and light guidance system including: a flat collecting sheet having a first roughened light receiving front surface; and a plurality of optical fibers attached to at least one edge of the flat collecting sheet, wherein the first roughened light receiving front surface of the sheet has a plurality of resonance coupling periodicities, a plurality of correlation lengths, or a combination thereof. Also disclosed is a method of light collection and light guidance using the aforementioned system, or a system including a flat collecting sheet and a solar converter, as defined herein.

Abstract: Disclosed are optical connections having a coupling portion that includes a piston and a magnet along with complimentary optical connections. In one embodiment, the optical connection includes an optical interface portion having at least one optical channel and a coupling portion. The coupling portion includes a piston that is movable between a first position and a second position, a resilient member for biasing the piston to the first position and a magnet for retaining the piston at the second position. In one embodiment, the piston may be disposed in a body of the optical connection. The piston may be formed from a ferrous material and since it is not magnetic it does not attract metal trash; however, it still allows coupling (e.g., mating) of optical connections using magnetic retention. Additionally, the piston may optionally include a cover portion if desired.

Abstract: Aqueous suspensions of silicate shell microcapsules are disclosed having a core containing a burst aid wherein the silicate shell microcapsules are obtained by; I) mixing an oil phase containing a burst aid and an aqueous solution of a cationic surfactant to form an oil in water emulsion, II) adding a water reactive silicon compound comprising a tetraalkoxysilane to the oil in water emulsion, III) polymerizing the tetraalkoxysilane at the oil/water interface of the emulsion to form a microcapsule having a core containing the oil and a silicate shell.

Abstract: Methods of manufacturing a honeycomb structure comprise the step of providing a honeycomb body having a multiplicity of cells extending therethrough between opposing end faces. The cells are defined by intersecting porous walls. The methods further include the steps of applying an after-applied skin layer on the honeycomb body and chamfering an edge of the after-applied skin. The chamfering step is performed on a wet after-applied skin layer.

Abstract: A fiber optic assembly includes an optical cable supporting a plurality of optical fibers and a furcation integrated with the optical cable. The furcation separates optical fibers of the plurality into a first set and a second set. The first set includes a loopback channel that enters the furcation, loops around within the furcation, and then returns to the optical cable such that optical transmissions passing along the loopback channel pass twice through the optical cable in opposing directions. The second set passes through the furcation without looping back into the optical cable.

Abstract: A fiber optic cable, or a sub-assembly thereof, includes core elements and a binder film. The core elements are wound in a stranded configuration that includes a pattern of reverse-oscillatory winding. The binder film overlays and surrounds the stranded core elements, and constrains the core elements in the stranded configuration.

Abstract: This invention pertains to low swelling starches and their use as food texture modifiers. The invention further pertains to the method of using low swelling starches as fat substitutes in foods. The low swelling starches provide opacity, mouth-coating, and creaminess to foods.

Abstract: A glass article including: at least one anti-glare surface having haze, distinctness-of-image, surface roughness, and uniformity properties, as defined herein. A method of making the glass article includes, for example, depositing sacrificial particles on a surface of the article; and contacting the resulting particulated surface with an etchant. A display system that incorporates the glass article, as defined herein, is also disclosed.

Abstract: A data center connector (DCC) system includes a receptacle connector assembly that includes a receptacle body having a plug receiving end, a panel assertion end and a plug receiving chamber at the plug receiving end that receives a plug body of a plug connector assembly. A receptacle ferrule is located in the receptacle body. The receptacle ferrule is moveable axially within the receptacle body and biased toward the plug receiving end. A plug connector assembly includes a plug body having an insertion end sized to be received within the plug receiving chamber of the receptacle body. A plug ferrule is fixed axially within the plug body that contacts the receptacle ferrule and moves the receptacle ferrule axially with the plug body being inserted within the plug receiving chamber of the receptacle body.

Abstract: Coating removal systems for optical fibers are disclosed. Related methods and optical fibers processed with these methods and coating removal systems are also disclosed. An optical fiber includes a glass fiber, having a cladding and core, surrounded by a protective coating which does not contribute to the optical performance of the optical fiber. By removing the coating at an end portion of the optical fiber, the end portion may be precisely positioned and secured to enable reliable optical communications. A laser beam may be directed at the protective coating to remove the protective coating by one or more ablating, melting, vaporizing, and/or thermal decomposing processes. The optical fiber may also be optionally cleaved. In this manner, the coating may be efficiently removed while retaining at least fifty percent of the tensile strength of the optical fiber.

Abstract: Honeycomb extrudate is made by extruding a plasticized ceramic-forming batch material to form a length of wet honeycomb extrudate, transferring the extrudate to a support tray, and transferring the tray and extrudate to a dryer, the tray being capable of contactingly supporting greater than one-third of the circumferential surface of the wet extrudate. The extrudate is subject to reduced handling damage, e.g. from forces of gravitational and/or lateral acceleration arising during transfer.

Abstract: One embodiment of the disclosure relates to an optical connector. The optical connector may include a ferrule, a waveguide, and an inorganic adhesive composition. The ferrule may include a fiber-receiving passage defining an inner surface. The inorganic adhesive composition may be disposed within the ferrule and in contact with the inner surface of the ferrule and the waveguide. The inorganic adhesive composition may include at least about 50% by weight of metal oxide.

Abstract: A coating composition, a method for coating a surface of a material using the same, and surface treated materials having the same are provided. The coating composition comprises a nitrogen atom-containing organopolysiloxane represented by the average siloxane unit formula (1): (R1R2R3SiO1/2)a(SiR12O2/2)b(R2R3SiO2/2)c(R2R32SiO1/2)d (1) wherein R1 is a nitrogen-free, substituted or unsubstituted, monovalent organic group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, R2 is a monovalent organic group containing at least one nitrogen atom, R3 is an organoxy group represented by —OR1, “a” is a positive number of 0.7 to 1.3; “b” is a positive number of 2 to 500; “c” is a positive number of 0 to 10; “d” is a positive number 0.7 to 1.3: and a+d is at least 2.

Abstract: A method of characterizing processed optical fiber ends using second-harmonic generation (SHG) is disclosed. The method includes sequentially irradiating micro-volumes within the end section with a focused laser beam of wavelength ?L; sequentially detecting respective amounts the SHG light emitted from the respective micro-volumes; correlating the amounts of the detected SHG light with respective amounts of stress; and determining one or more optical properties of the end section of the optical fiber based on the amounts of stress. The optical fiber being measured can be held in a ferrule. The stress in the optical fiber end section can be due to processing the optical fiber end using laser and/or mechanical means.

Abstract: An apparatus for inspecting an edge portion of a substrate can inspect a defect or a chamfered width on an edge portion of a substrate. First and second right-angled prisms are disposed above and below the edge portion such that inclined surfaces thereof are directed toward the upper surface and lower surface of the edge portion. A lighting part irradiates the edge portion of the substrate with light. A photographing part is disposed adjacent to the edge portion. The photographing part takes an image of the upper surface of the edge portion from light that has passed through the first right-angled prism, an image of the lower surface of the edge portion from light that has passed through the second right-angled prism, and an image of an end surface of the edge portion.

Abstract: Embodiments of this disclosure pertain to articles exhibiting scratch-resistance and improved optical properties. In some examples, the article exhibits a color shift of about 2 or less, when viewed at an incident illumination angle from about 0 degrees to about 60 degrees from normal under an illuminant, and hardness of at least 14 GPa at an indentation depth of at least 100 nm from the surface of the article. In one or more embodiments, the articles include a substrate, and an optical film disposed on the substrate. The optical film includes a scratch-resistant layer and an optical interference layer. The optical interference layer may include one or more sub-layers that exhibit different refractive indices. In one example, the optical interference layer includes a first low refractive index sub-layer and a second a second high refractive index sub-layer. In some instances, the optical interference layer may include a third sub-layer.

Abstract: A fiber optic cable includes a polymeric jacket, an optical fiber, and first and second longitudinal strength elements. The jacket defines an outer periphery and a cavity interior thereto. The cavity is elongate and the outer periphery is polygonal. The optical fiber is positioned within the cavity of the jacket. The first and second longitudinal strength elements are embedded in the jacket on an opposite sides of the cavity from one another. The cable resists bending in a non-preferential plane by no more than five times as much as the cable resists bending in a preferential plane.

Abstract: A process for preparing an aqueous dispersion of a silicone resin is disclosed by reacting a mixture containing an alkylalkoxysilane and a cationic alkoxysilane to form a self dispersing silicone resin and subsequently combining the silicone resin with water to form the dispersion. The resulting dispersions are useful for forming coatings on various substrates that are essentially free of co-surfactants or volatile organic solvents.

Abstract: A three-dimensional integrated circuit (3D-IC) which incorporates a glass interposer and a method for fabricating the three-dimensional integrated circuit (3D-IC) with the glass interposer are described herein. In one embodiment, the 3D-IC incorporates a glass interposer which has vias formed therein which are not filled with a conductor that allow for precision metal-to-metal interconnects (for example) between redistribution layers. In another embodiment, the 3D-IC incorporates a glass interposer which has vias and has a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) that is different than the CTE of silicon which is 3.2 ppm/° C.

Abstract: This invention relates to the treatment of a carbon based filler with a hydrolysable silane to modify the surface of the filler. It also relates to a carbon based filler modified by treatment with a hydrolysable silane, and to polymer compositions containing such a modified carbon based filler.