Patents by Inventor Alan J. Morrow

Alan J. Morrow 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).

  • Publication number: 20040076381
    Abstract: An optical submodule includes an optical assembly, an input port and an output port. The input port accepts an input optical fiber and retains the input optical fiber in proper orientation with respect to the optical assembly. The output port accepts an output optical fiber and retains the output optical fiber in proper orientation with respect to the optical assembly. In one embodiment, the input and output optical fibers each include a collimating lens. In another embodiment, the collimating lenses for the input and output optical fibers are included within the optical assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventors: Alan J. Morrow, Romain Ramel, Felix Scotta
  • Patent number: 6044191
    Abstract: A single-mode optical waveguide fiber designed to limit power penalty due to four wave mixing and a method of making the waveguide is disclosed. Variations in properties, e.g., radius or refractive index, of the waveguide fiber core provide a total dispersion which varies along the length of the waveguide. The algebraic sum of products of length times total dispersion is controlled to a pre-selected value for each waveguide fiber which makes up a system link Proper choice of total dispersion variation magnitude and sub-length results in a system link wherein a signal travels only short distances in waveguide portions having total dispersion near zero. However, the variation of the total dispersion provides a system link which has a pre-selected dispersive effect on the signal over a selected wavelength range. The dispersive effect on the signal can be chosen to be essentially zero. A number of techniques for fabricating DM fiber are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: George E. Berkey, Venkata A. Bhagavatula, Peter C. Jones, Donald B. Keck, Yanming Liu, Robert A. Modavis, Alan J. Morrow, Mark A. Newhouse, Daniel A. Nolan
  • Patent number: 5894537
    Abstract: A single-mode optical waveguide fiber designed to limit power penalty due to four wave mixing and a method of making the waveguide is disclosed. Variations in properties, e.g., radius or refractive index, of the waveguide fiber core provide a total dispersion which varies along the length of the waveguide. The algebraic sum of products of length times total dispersion is controlled to a pre-selected value for each waveguide fiber which makes up a system link. Proper choice of total dispersion variation magnitude and sub-length results in a system link wherein a signal travels only short distances in waveguide portions having total dispersion near zero. However, the variation of the total dispersion provides a system link which has a pre-selected dispersive effect on the signal over a selected wavelength range. The dispersive effect on the signal can be chosen to be essentially zero. A number of techniques for fabricating DM fiber are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1999
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: George E. Berkey, Venkata A. Bhagavatula, Peter C. Jones, Donald B. Keck, Yanming Liu, Robert A. Modavis, Alan J. Morrow, Mark A. Newhouse, Daniel A. Nolan
  • Patent number: 5681365
    Abstract: A radiation resistant optical waveguide fiber doped with fluorine or drawn with low tension in the fiber. The fluorine doping is substantially constant across the core and a portion of the clad adjacent the core. The concentration of the fluorine is in the range of about 0.3 to 3.0 weight percent. The draw tension is less than or equal to about 5 grams (40 dynes/cm.sup.2) to achieve optimum radiation resistance. A synergy is found when fluorine and low draw tension are applied to a fiber. Improvement in radiation resistance is largely independent of fiber type and geometry. Further improvement in radiation resistance is found when germanium is doped in a portion of the clad adjacent the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1997
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: John W. Gilliland, Alan J. Morrow, Kenneth Sandhage
  • Patent number: 5509101
    Abstract: A radiation resistant optical waveguide fiber doped with fluorine or drawn with low tension in the fiber. The fluorine doping is substantially constant across the core and a portion of the clad adjacent the core. The concentration of the fluorine is in the range of about 0.3 to 3.0 weight percent. The draw tension is less than or equal to about 5 grams (40 dynes/cm.sup.2) to achieve optimum radiation resistance. A synergy is found when fluorine and low draw tension are applied to a fiber. Improvement in radiation resistance is largely independent of fiber type and geometry.Further improvement in radiation resistance is found when germanium is doped in a portion of the clad adjacent the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 16, 1996
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: John W. Gilliland, Alan J. Morrow, Kenneth Sandhage
  • Patent number: 5203898
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of forming a glass tube doped with boron and fluorine. A B.sub.2 O.sub.3 -doped tubular porous preform is heated, and a fluorine-containing gas is flowed into its aperture. The temperature is sufficiently high to cause the fluorine-containing gas to decompose and form fluorine which dopes the preform. Also flowed into the aperture is a sufficient amount of BF.sub.3 to prevent fluorine from reacting with the B.sub.2 O.sub.3 in the porous preform and forming a B.sub.2 O.sub.3 -depleted region near the aperture surface. The particles are then fused to form a fluorine-containing dense glass tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1993
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Norman W. Carpenter, Alan J. Morrow, Donald R. Young, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5146519
    Abstract: An apparatus for selectively transmitting input optical signals carried on input optical fibers to output optical fibers. A three refractive index tapered wave guide structure is bent and maintained in the bent state. This structure is, thereafter, rotated in the bent state. The coupling characteristics are tunable based on the degree of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1992
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: William J. Miller, Alan J. Morrow
  • Patent number: 4413882
    Abstract: Solid glass articles are made by the flame hydrolysis technique. A thin stratum of low viscosity glass soot is applied to the surface of a mandrel. First and second coatings of glass soot are deposited on the surface of the thin stratum to form a porous preform. The refractive index of the soot particles of the first coating is greater than that of the soot of the second coating, and the soot of the first coating has a viscosity lower than that of the second coating. The mandrel is removed, and the soot preform is subjected to a high temperature whereby it is consolidated to form a dense glass blank. The glass surface tension and the relative viscosities of the inner and outer portions of the preform cause the aperture to close during the consolidation process. The thin stratum, which preferably includes P.sub.2 O.sub.5, smoothes over the damage caused by removing the mandrel and reduces or even eliminates seed formation at the axis of the resultant glass blank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1983
    Assignee: Corning Glass Works
    Inventors: Alan C. Bailey, Alan J. Morrow
  • Patent number: 4298365
    Abstract: A method of making solid glass articles by the flame hydrolysis technique. A thin stratum of low viscosity glass soot is applied to the surface of a mandrel. First and second coatings of glass soot are deposited on the surface of the thin stratum to form a porous preform. The refractive index of the soot particles of the first coating is greater than that of the soot of the second coating, and the soot of the first coating has a viscosity lower than that of the second coating. The mandrel is removed, and the soot preform is subjected to a high temperature whereby it is consolidated to form a dense glass blank. The glass surface tension and the relative viscosities of the inner and outer portions of the preform cause the aperture to close during the consolidation process. The thin stratum, which preferably includes P.sub.2 O.sub.5, smoothes over the damage caused by removing the mandrel and reduces or even eliminates seed formation at the axis of the resultant glass blank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1981
    Assignee: Corning Glass Works
    Inventors: Alan C. Bailey, Alan J. Morrow