Abstract: A light source system for fiberoptic networks is presented. The system has a laser light source, an optical circulator, an optical fiber section having at least one fiber Bragg grating, and an output port. The optical circulator receives light through its first port and passes the light to the circulator's second port and light received through the second port is passed to the circulator's third port. The first port is connected to the light source. The optical fiber section is connected to the second port and the fiber Bragg grating has a reflectivity centered about a predetermined wavelength. The third port, which is unconnected to the light source, is connected to the output port of the system. Light from the output port has the predetermined wavelength with significantly reduced ASE.

Abstract: The invention relates to an optoelectronic device with a module comprising a holder with an amplifier and on either side thereof a lens and a glass fiber which can be aligned relative to the amplifier. The module also comprises two monitor diodes. A disadvantage of the known device is that the lenses cannot be easily aligned relative to the amplifier, and the monitor diodes cannot be easily connected electrically. The use of a spherical lenses also poses a problem. In a device according to the invention, the monitor diodes are so positioned that they are capable of detecting radiation reflected at the outside of the lenses instead of radiation refracted and reflected within the lenses, while the radiation-sensitive surfaces of the monitor diodes are positioned such that they receive more radiation from one lens than from the other lens.

Abstract: A mechanical optical fiber splice which does not employ any gel material with a matching refractive index, wherein the fiber ends are prepared for intimate axial compressive contact and the fiber end faces are maintained in the splice element in optically aligned intimate contact under axial compression, as the result of heating, elastic deformation or plastic deformation of the splice element.

Abstract: A sensor for detecting microorganisms in air, water, or deposited on surfaces. The sensor includes a source of light, a waveguide receptive to the source of light, a fluorochrome coating on the waveguide, and a detector which detects the Stokes shift of light passing through the waveguide in response to microorganisms fluorescing as they come into contact with the fluorochrome coating on the waveguide.

Abstract: An optical connector is formed by mounting mating optical cable ferrules in separate connector housing sections and then joining the sections together.

Abstract: A variable groove depth grating coupler located on a surface of an optical waveguide which couples a guided optical wave traveling in the optical waveguide to an outcoupled external wave has a resultant variable effective refractive index creating an aberration in the outcoupled optical wavefront. The wavefront aberration is corrected by providing the coupler grooves at a variable grating period which offsets effects of the variable effective refractive index on the wavefront aberrations.

Abstract: A wavelength selective optical fiber coupler having various applications in the field of optical communications is disclosed. The coupler is composed of dissimilar waveguides in close proximity. A light induced, permanent index of refraction grating is recorded in the coupler waist. The grating filters and transfers energy within a particular range of wavelengths from a first waveguide to a second waveguide. Transversely asymmetric gratings provide an efficient means of energy transfer. The coupler can be used to combine or multiplex a plurality of lasers operating at slightly different wavelengths into a single fiber. Other embodiments such as a dispersion compensator and gain flattening filter are disclosed.

Abstract: An apparatus, such as an optical equalizer, having variable wavelength characteristics. More specifically, the apparatus attenuates an input light, and includes a beam expander, a beam condenser and an attenuator positioned between the beam expander and the beam condenser. The beam expander converts the input light into a spectral beam propagating in a first direction and having wavelength components spatially separated in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The attenuator intersects the spectral beam and has a planer distribution of transmittance so that the spectral beam passes through the attenuator and is attenuated in accordance with the planer distribution of transmittance. The beam expander converts the attenuated spectral beam into an output light. The attenuator is movable in a plane which is not parallel to the first direction. For example, the attenuator can be movable in a plane which is substantially perpendicular to the first direction.

Abstract: An opto-electronic integrated circuit including an active ridge waveguide (60), for example, a semiconductor laser diode, and a passive buried heterostructure semiconductor waveguide (64). The two types of waveguides are chosen for their respective tasks so as to minimize the lasing wavelength dependencies arising from fabricational variations and to simultaneously reduce the allowable bending radius, thus reducing the chip size. The two waveguides are coupled by a transition structure (62) including a laterally undefined slab waveguide. A fabricational method is described that self-aligns the ridge and buried heterostructure waveguides so that the transition loss is negligible. The method can be integrated with the fabrication of a window facet (118', 118") between an end of the ridge waveguide and the chip edge, which prevents unintended back reflections from the chip edge.

Abstract: A subrack has in addition to conventional modules a special routing module. The modules are detachably connected to the routing module via mutually identical bundles of optical fibers and multiple-plug connectors. Devices located outside the subrack are connected to the routing module. The assignment of the connections between the modules themselves, on the one hand, and between the modules and devices located outside the subrack, on the other hand, is carried out on the routing module.

Abstract: An optical deflector which has a waveguide, an interdigital transducer which is provided on the waveguide to convert a high-frequency signal to excite surface acoustic waves, a light incidence section for making a light beam incident to the waveguide and a light emergence section for making a light beam progressing in the waveguide emergent therefrom, and a scanning optical system provided with the optical deflector. The interdigital transducer is a chirp type and has finger electrodes which are so designed that an emergent light beam from the optical deflector will have a substantially fixed intensity in a deflection range. More specifically, the finger electrodes of the interdigital transducer are overlap-weighted so that an emergent light beam from the optical deflector will have a substantially fixed intensity in a deflection range.

Abstract: An optical filter comprising two ferrules containing a respective duct internally housing a respective portion of optical fibre; the two ferrules are inserted axially aligned within an alignment bush, between said two ferrules there being inserted a vitreous support on which a layer of optically active filtering material is deposited. A method for constructing said optical filter is also described.

Abstract: Color image generation systems are disclosed for the reproduction of real or virtual, two-dimenional or three-dimensional, color, or monochrome images and their applications, in particular for television or video applications, and printing applications. Integrated-optical structures are used on a mount, in particular a substrate. An image is generated by deflecting color light beams generated into a viewing space, which deflection is effected in synchronism with color setting and intensity- or amplitude modulation of the light. All electronic and optical assemblies for color image generation may be integrated on a mount either monolithically or in hybrid fashion. The color generation system may be implemented as an encased module.

Abstract: A flat optical fiber cable is composed of an optical fiber ribbon cord which is comprised of tensile strength fiber having a rectangular shape covering an outside circumferential part of several optical fiber cores which are parallel one another and a sheath covers an outside circumferential part of the tensile strength fiber. The tension member is parallel to both sides of the optical fiber ribbon cord forming a row, and the outside circumferential part of the tension member and the optical fiber ribbon cord is covered with a sheath having a nearly oval shape. Because the flat optical fiber cable is formed in this way, it is easy to construct and assemble terminals and damage to the optical fiber and deterioration of performance is prevented.

Abstract: Known dispersion-compensating (DC) optical fibers typically are sensitive to small changes in fiber parameter (e.g., fiber diameter and/or core refractive index), and thus are difficult to manufacture. The disclosed DC fibers are relatively insensitive to small departures from the nominal fiber parameters, and are therefore more manufacturable. Exemplarily, the nominal refractive index profile of a DC fiber is selected such that the fiber supports LP.sub.01 and LP.sub.02 (and typically one or more further higher order modes), and the dispersion is substantially all in LP.sub.02. The total dispersion is more negative than -200 ps/nm.km over a relatively wide wavelength range. The nominal refractive index profile typically comprises a refractive index "ring" that is spaced from the fiber core.

Abstract: In a waveguide type wavelength multiplexing/demultiplexing (WDM) module, a wavelength multiplexing/demultiplexing function can be realized with a half length of the conventional directional coupling device. The waveguide type WDM module is comprised of: a common waveguide for conducting first signal light having a first wavelength and second signal light having a second wavelength; common light input/output means coupled to the common waveguide; a substrate containing a WDM unit for multiplexing/demultiplexing the first signal light and the second signal light; a first waveguide for conducting the first signal light; first light input/output means optically coupled to the first waveguide; and second light input/output means for inputting/outputting the second signal light. The WDM unit includes a directional coupling type WDM device constituted by two sets of waveguides connected to the first waveguide and the common waveguide respectively.

Abstract: A Mach Zehnder (MZ) modulator with improved coupling of input and output fibers is provided. The MZ modulator combines the advantages of weakly guided input sections with strongly guided sections to optimize the coupling efficiency and selectivity of the device. Improved coupling between weakly and strongly guided sections of waveguide is provided by an intermediate tapered waveguide section which provides gradually changing mode confinement, which reduces the mode mismatch loss and therefore suppresses the reflection at the junction between the weakly and strongly guided sections of the waveguide.

Abstract: An improved multifiber optical connector is disclosed which concurrently transmits an optical signal and provides for optical signal transmission with a lower transmission loss.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a light guide device which can emit light rays of high directivity with high efficiency irrespective of incident angles, and a light source device using the light guide device which can provide light rays of high directivity with high efficiency irrespective of emitting characteristics of light source lamps, and a liquid crystal display device which is small-sized and can display at very high luminance and is free from color tone changes depending on visual angles over a wide field angle.

Abstract: An integrated optical component is proposed, which has an optical component coupled to a waveguide. A buffer layer is provided for improving the coupling. The integrated optical component is produced with the aid of molding techniques. In the process an optical component is placed on a molding die and is adjustedly arranged on a waveguide by means of adjusting tabs. Following molding and removal of the molding die, the optical component is disposed, adjusted in respect to a waveguide, in a substrate plate. The waveguide is filled with a polymer and covered with a cover plate.