Abstract: An optical system for imaging an object comprises a first lens, a first image stabilization unit and a first image plane. When seen from the first lens in the direction of the first image plane, the order in which the elements are arranged along a first optical axis is as follows: first lens, first image stabilization unit and first image plane. The first image stabilization unit has at least one first inlet surface and at least one first outlet surface. The first inlet surface is oriented towards the first lens. The first outlet surface is oriented towards the first image plane. Furthermore, the first outlet surface is spaced apart from the first image plane in a range of 1 mm to 20 mm.

Abstract: An opto-electronic assembly for high speed opto-electronic signal transmission which comprises: mounting plate with a top side; wherein the top side contains at least one area at a higher level and at least one area at a lower level, an electro-optical or opto-electronic transducer component with a number of transducers with the optical port of the transducer component on the top side; a micro-minor component; an optical transmission path assigned to each transducer wherein the transmission axis of each transmission path is oriented substantially parallel to the surface of the transducer component and to the top side of the mounting plate; and a transducer component that is mounted with the bottom side on the mounting plate below a micro-minor component that is mounted above the transducer component in such a configuration that the optical transmission path to or from each transducer is reflected at the dedicated mirror surface.

Abstract: The optoelectronic assembly for high speed signal transmission based on surface-emitting/receiving components is disclosed. The assembly contains a mounting plate with a top side used for the mounting of the components; single or multiple electrooptical or optoelectronic transducer components with the optical ports of the transducer on the top side and a bottom side used for assembly; a micro-mirror component; an optical transmission path wherein the transmission axis is oriented substantially parallel to the surface of the transducer components and to the top side of the mounting plate; and a transducer component mounted with the bottom side on the mounting plate near a micro-mirror component mounted above the transducer component in such a configuration that the optical transmission path to or from the transducer is reflected at the mirror surface such that the transducer is optically coupled to this same transmission path.

Abstract: A connector module (15) for use in a telecommunications patch panel (1) comprises at least one front connector port (21) positioned to receive a patch cord incoming to the module from the front side of a patch panel; and a respective cable-attachment member (23) to which a cable, incoming to the module from the rear side of a patch panel, can be secured. The module (15), including its cable-attachment member (23) and any cable secured thereto, can be inserted into and withdrawn from the patch panel (1) from the front side of the panel. The module may further comprise a rear connector port (19) positioned to receive a cable incoming to module from the rear side of a patch panel.

Abstract: The optoelectronic assembly for high speed signal transmission based on surface-emitting/receiving components is disclosed. The assembly contains a mounting plate with a top side used for the mounting of the components; single or multiple electrooptical or optoelectronic transducer components with the optical ports of the transducer on the top side and a bottom side used for assembly; a micro-mirror component; an optical transmission path wherein the transmission axis is oriented substantially parallel to the surface of the transducer components and to the top side of the mounting plate; and a transducer component mounted with the bottom side on the mounting plate near a micro-mirror component mounted above the transducer component in such a configuration that the optical transmission path to or from the transducer is reflected at the mirror surface such that the transducer is optically coupled to this same transmission path.

Abstract: A control element includes a switching element, an operating element for operating the switching element, a printed circuit board, and an electrically conductive sensor element of a capacitive proximity sensor integrated in the operating element. The electrically conductive sensor element is designed to be electrically conductively connected to the printed circuit board.

Abstract: A dryer for the removal of moisture or solvents from fine specialty chemicals and pharmaceuticals after their production, comprises a rotating drying compartment (2) which consists of at least one window (3), in operable relationship with an NIR probe (4) for measuring the moisture content of the product such as a specialty chemical or biological pharmaceutical contained in the closed drying compartment. The NIR probe (4) is positioned outside the drying compartment and is oriented through the at least one window (3) toward the product.

Abstract: An operating element, in particular for a motor vehicle component, includes an actuating element that is movably supported in a carrier element and acts, in particular, on a switch element. To detect an approach of a user to the operating element, but at the same time to prevent a misdetection by a movable component, an electrically conductive sensor element of a capacitive proximity sensor and at least one shielding element are arranged in an interior space of the actuating element, the sensor element and the shielding element being connected to a printed circuit board in an electrically conducting fashion.

Abstract: The invention relates to an optoelectronic module for optical signals of two optical data channels for arrangement on a main circuit board of an assembly, having a housing, which has an underside for arrangement of the optoelectronic module on a main circuit board. The arrangement further includes a printed circuit board arranged in the housing, having a first optical coupling region and a second optical coupling region for the coupling of optical waveguides, wherein the first and second coupling regions are arranged on the printed circuit board. The first optical coupling region is arranged at a smaller distance from the underside of the housing than the second optical coupling region. The invention achieves an efficient utilization of the end area of an assembly.

Abstract: An optoelectronic assembly multiplexes and/or demultiplexes optical signals. The assembly includes a monolithic multiplexer for multiplexing and demultiplexing optical signals, and two optical imaging systems for coupling light beams in or coupling them out of the multiplexer. The first optical imaging system is integrated in a single-channel interface and/or the second optical imaging system is integrated in a multi-channel interface, and at least one interface is directly linked with the multiplexer.

Abstract: The invention relates to an optoelectronic arrangement having a laser component. There are provided: a cooling device of small design for cooling the laser component down to a constant temperature, a device for the direct optical detection of the emitted wavelength of the laser component, whose signal is used to control the cooling device, and a package of small design with an extent of at most 6.5 mm perpendicular to the optical axis of the laser component and in which the above named components are arranged. The invention also relates to a method for controlling the emitted wavelength of a laser component.

Abstract: An optoelectronic arrangement includes at least one laser component. A heating device for heating the laser component up to a constant temperature is provided in such a way that the laser component is operated at a temperature that is at least equal to the highest temperature to be expected that would be present during operation of the laser component without the heating device. A method for operating a laser component includes heating the laser component to a constant temperature that is at least equal to the highest temperature to be expected that would be present during operation of the laser component without heating. The laser component is then operated at this temperature. The exact monitoring of the emitted wavelength of a laser component is rendered possible in a simple way.

Abstract: A control element includes a switching element, an operating element for operating the switching element, a printed circuit board, and an electrically conductive sensor element of a capacitive proximity sensor integrated in the operating element. The electrically conductive sensor element is designed to be electrically conductively connected to the printed circuit board.

Abstract: An operating element, in particular for a motor vehicle component, includes an actuating element that is movably supported in a carrier element and acts, in particular, on a switch element. To detect an approach of a user to the operating element, but at the same time to prevent a misdetection by a movable component, an electrically conductive sensor element of a capacitive proximity sensor and at least one shielding element are arranged in an interior space of the actuating element, the sensor element and the shielding element being connected to a printed circuit board in an electrically conducting fashion.

Abstract: A bidirectional transmitting and receiving device includes a transmitting component with an emission area of a first size, and a receiving component with a receiving area of a second size. The device further includes coupling optics for coupling light between the transmitting component and the receiving component on the one hand, and an optical waveguide to be coupled thereto on the other hand. The coupling optics have two imaging systems that are arranged one behind the other such that the light that is emitted from the transmitting component is imaged by the first imaging system on an intermediate plane on which the receiving component is located, and in the process passes through the receiving component or passes by it at the side.

Abstract: An electronic device has several superposed main printed circuit boards (2, 3, 4), of which one has e.g. the electronic components of a radio, another has the electronic components of a multimedia device and a third has the electronic components of a vehicle navigation device. On the front side of the electronic device, a connection printed circuit board (9) which is oriented crosswise to the main printed circuit boards (2, 3, 4) is provided with plug-in connecting parts (11, 13, 15) which engage on the front side of the main circuit boards (2, 3, 4).

Abstract: The invention relates to an emission module for an optical signal transmission, comprising an emission unit which emits light of a certain wavelength, an emission unit substrate on which the emission unit is arranged or embodied, a detection unit which detects light of a certain wavelength, and a detection unit substrate on which the detection unit is arranged or embodied. According to the invention, the emission unit substrate and/or the detection unit substrate are transparent to the wavelength emitted by the emission unit, and the emission unit and the detection unit are superposed in the direction of the light emitted. The inventive solution enables the emission unit and the detection unit to be optically coupled without requiring additional optical components such as reflecting surfaces. Novel, compact optical system can thus be carried out in an emission module.

Abstract: An apparatus for demultiplexing optical signals at a large number of wavelengths using at least one wavelength-selective filter includes at least two wavelength-selective filters in each case for separation of signal components at one wavelength or at two or more wavelengths, located one behind the other in an oblique configuration in the beam path of the apparatus, and disposed such that the signal component that is transmitted by a first filter falls on the subsequent, second filter, the signal component that is reflected by the second filter not being reflected back to the first filter but, instead, running past the first filter, and the signal components that are reflected by the filters are joined together.

Abstract: A device for optical and/or electrical data transmission and/or processing has at least one electrical component, at least one optoelectronic component electrically connected to the electrical component, and an optically transparent carrier with a first surface, on which the electrical component and the optoelectronic component are disposed. Light is coupled into or out of the optoelectronic component through the carrier, and a frame is connected to the carrier, via which frame the components disposed on the carrier are electrically contact-connected. The device provides both optical and electrical inputs and outputs for optoelectronic and electrical components integrated into a device.

Abstract: The electro-optical module has a substrate with a mounting surface that is free from depressions. A surface-mounted component unit is disosed on the mounting surface. The component unit contains as integral components an electro-optical component and a lens which are aligned directly with one another. The surface serves, furthermore, as a reference plane for assembling a receptacle for an optical fiber plug.