Patents by Inventor Michael Anton Steib

Michael Anton Steib 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).

  • Optoelectronic package
    Patent number: 7505501
    Abstract: An optoelectronic package having passive optical components that are configured to reduce the amount of optical back reflection that reaches an optoelectronic device housed within the optoelectronic package. In one example, the optoelectronic package includes an optoelectronic device, a wave plate, and a linear polarizer. The optoelectronic device is configured to emit an optical signal along an optical path. The wave plate is positioned in the optical path of the optoelectronic device. The linear polarizer is positioned in the optical path of the optoelectronic device between the optoelectronic device and the wave plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Finisar Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Anton Steib, Hongyu Deng, Ralph H. Johnson