Abstract: A wide-band fiber-optic tunable filter is provided. Dispersive polymers with different dispersion characteristics and side-polished fibers are used to fabricate wide-band tunable band-pass filters, band-rejection filters, short-wavelength-pass filters or long-wavelength-pass filters. This kind of wide-band fiber-optic tunable fiber filters is able to be used in the applications of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) system networks. It is also able to be used in the applications of sensitive temperature sensors, high-resolution fiber refractometers, gain-flattened filters, fiber modal filters and fiber mode-field expanders/condensers.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a laser-ablated fiber device is proposed. The fiber cladding is removed by laser beam until the evanescent field is accessed. The depth of ablation is controlled by measuring the distance between the interference fringes of the laser. The effective interaction length is tuned by varying the radius of curvature of the fiber. The ablated fibers are mated to act as a fiber coupler. Subsequently, the interaction region is fused or fused-tapered to make a fiber coupler, an add/drop multiplexer, a fiber filter, etc.

Abstract: An optical amplifier and a laser generator based on the fiber side-polished technology, having a high pumping efficiency, a low noise figure and a small footprint are provided in this application. The optical amplifier and the laser, which have a very long effective interaction length in conjunction with highly doped Erbium glass attached to its surface and an addition of a slanted fiber grating inscribed in the guiding core at the polished region can spatially separate the signal and pump power to simultaneously improve the pumping efficiency and optimize the penetrated depth of the signal evanescent-field. The spontaneous emission is kept from being amplified and therefore a high quality amplified signal is produced.

Abstract: A fiber-optic tunable filter and an intensity modulator respectively includes: a fiber having a polished surface and an evanescent-field; and a photonic crystal having plural cavities and a filler filled therein and attached to the polished surface, wherein the plural cavities and the filler decide a photonic band-gap of the photonic crystal and the photonic band-gap is adjusted to reflect a light with a specific wavelength through the evanescent interaction with the photonic crystal material. Based on the fiber side-polishing technique, all kinds of fiber active and passive devices are able to be manufactured easily, especially for a high speed intensity modulator using an EO (Electro-Optic) polymer as the filler.

Abstract: The present invention provides a solar-pumped active device which utilizes a holographic antenna grating on a solar energy silicon substrate to select specific diffracted wavelength and couple pump wavelength in an approximately vertical way and converge the pump wavelength to excite an optical gain medium so that an optical amplifier or a laser can be obtained. The present invention requires no big size and is flexible over the surface shape and is suitable for free space optical communications on the ground and satellite optical communications. It means that the holographic antenna grating can be applied on the top floor of a building or on the glass surface of an outer wall. If it is applied to a satellite, the present invention can be deposited on a solar energy cell substrate to form a high optical amplification so that not only the electricity required in satellite optical communications can be reduced, but also a high-speed and large capacity of data can be transferred between satellites.

Abstract: A manufacturing apparatus and method of a fiber coupler is provided. A movable electric arc is employed to fuse more than two stacked fibers for manufacturing a fiber coupler having a small size and good environment stability. It is advantageous that the fiber coupler can be used in a SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) communication system, and the method also be used to manufacture the all-fiber CWDM (Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing) multiplexer which covers the E-band wavelengths and the sub-components of the OADM (Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer). And, all these functions are difficult to be achieved by the conventional techniques.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an acylated derivative of an aminothiol compound having a general formula II wherein R1-R4 and R6 are substitutable ligands. Such compounds can perform as superior catalysts in asymmetric addition reactions of organic zinc and aldehyde. According to the present invention, only less than 0.02% of the acylated derivative is needed to obtain high enantioselectivity over 99% enantiomeric excess.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an aminothiol compound having a general formula I wherein R1-R5 are substitutable ligands. Such compounds can perform as superior catalysts in asymmetric addition reactions of organic zinc and aldehyde. According to the present invention, the compounds is needed only less than 0.02% of main reactants to obtain enantioselectivity higher than 99% enantiomeric excess, whereby the asymmetric reactions can become very economic.

Abstract: A method for coupling a planar lightwave circuit and an optical fiber. A side-polished optical fiber is formed with a polished surface at its side. When the side-polished optical fiber and the planar lightwave circuit are coupled, the polished surface of the side-polished optical fiber is adhered to the planar lightwave circuit. According to an evanescent field interaction, signals transmitted in the planar lightwave circuit can be coupled to the side-polished optical fiber. Additionally, signals transmitted in the side-polished optical fiber can be coupled to the planar lightwave circuit.

Abstract: An optical amplifier and a laser generator based on the fiber side-polished technology having a high pumping efficiency, a low noise figure and a small footprint are provided in this application. The optical amplifier and the laser, which have a very long effective interaction length in conjunction with highly doped Erbium glass attached to its surface and an addition of a slanted fiber grating inscribed in the guiding core at the polished region can spatially separate the signal and pump power to simultaneously improve the pumping efficiency and optimize the penetrated depth of the signal evanescent-field. The spontaneous emission is kept from being amplified and therefore a high quality amplified signal is produced.

Abstract: A fiber-optic tunable filter and an intensity modulator respectively includes: a fiber having a polished surface and an evanescent-field; and a photonic crystal having plural cavities and a filler filled therein and attached to the polished surface, wherein the plural cavities and the filler decide a photonic band-gap of the photonic crystal and the photonic band-gap is adjusted to reflect a light with a specific wavelength through the evanescent interaction with the photonic crystal material. Based on the fiber side-polishing technique, all kinds of fiber active and passive devices are able to be manufactured easily, especially for a high speed intensity modulator using an EO (Electro-Optic) polymer as the filler.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an aminothiol compound having a general formula I wherein R1-R5 are substitutable ligands. Such compound can perform as a superior catalyst in an asymmetric addition reaction of organic metal compounds and aldehyde. According to the present invention, the aminothiol compound is needed only less than 0.02% based on main reactants to obtain enantioselectivity higher than 98% enantiomeric excess, whereby the asymmetric reactions can become very economic.

Abstract: A manufacturing apparatus and method of a fiber coupler is provided. A movable electric arc is employed to fuse more than two stacked fibers for manufacturing a fiber coupler having a small size and good environment stability. It is advantageous that the fiber coupler can be used in a SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) communication system, and the method also be used to manufacture the all-fiber CWDM (Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing) multiplexer which covers the E-band wavelengths and the sub-components of the OADM (Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer). And, all these functions are difficult to be achieved by the conventional techniques.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an all-fiber device. The method comprises the following steps. First, a recess with a predetermined radius is formed on a semiconductor substrate. A first optical fiber is then fixed in the recess by an adhesive. Subsequently, a cladding layer of the first optical fiber is polished to form a first side-polished optical fiber with a first polished surface near a core region of the first optical fiber. Then, the first optical fiber is separated from the semiconductor substrate by a liquid. Like the first side-polished optical fiber, a second side-polished optical fiber with a second polished surface is formed. Finally, after the first polished surface is aligned and in contact with the second polished surface, the first side-polished optical fiber and the second side-polished optical fiber are fused to form the all-fiber device. A coupling region is formed between the first and second polished surfaces.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an acylated derivative of an aminothiol compound having a general formula II wherein R1-R4 and R6 are substitutable ligands. Such compounds can perform as superior catalysts in asymmetric addition reactions of organic zinc and aldehyde. According to the present invention, only less than 0.02% of the acylated derivative is needed to obtain high enantioselectivity over 99% enantiomeric excess.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a compact fiber coupler. On a semiconductor substrate, a V-groove with a radius curvature R is formed. Then, a glue is positioned at both sides of the V-groove, and the glue is absorbed from both sides of the V-groove by capillarity. A first optical fiber and a second optical fiber are respectively fixed in the V-groove so that the cladding of the first optical fiber and the second optical fiber can be polished to form a first side-polished region and a second side-polished region. Thus, the compact fiber coupler is accomplished by aligning and fusing the first side-polished region and the second side-polished region together, in which a coupling region is formed between the first side-polished region and the second side-polished region.

Abstract: The present invention discloses aminothiol compounds and acylated derivatives thereof, which respectively have general formula I and formula II wherein R1-R6 are substitutable ligands. Such compounds can perform as superior catalysts in asymmetric addition reactions of organic zinc and aldehyde. According to the present invention, the compounds is needed only less than 0.02% of main reactants to obtain enantioselectivity higher than 99% enantiomeric excess, whereby the asymmetric reactions can become very economic.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a compact fiber coupler, comprising the steps of: (i) forming a V-groove with a radius curvature R on a semiconductor substrate; (ii) positioning a glue at both sides of the V-groove, and absorbing the glue from both sides of the V-groove by capillarity; (iii) fixing a first optical fiber in the V-groove; (iv) forming a first side-polished region by polishing the cladding of the first optical fiber, wherein the core of the first optical fiber is near the first side-polished region; (v) separating the first optical fiber from the semiconductor substrate using a liquid; (vi) forming a second optical fiber with a second side-polished region by repeating the steps of (i) to (v); and (vii) accomplishing the compact fiber coupler by aligning and fusing the first side-polished region and the second side-polished region together, wherein a coupling region is formed between the first side-polished region and the second side-polished region.

Abstract: The invention relates to an all-fiber add/drop filter. A wide-band light is input one port of a photosensitive fiber and affected by a Bragg grating, and then deviated a Bragg wavelength and a transmission light satisfying the Bragg condition. The Bragg wavelength and transmission light couple from one fiber to the other, wherein the Bragg wavelength is dropped at one port of another optical fiber and the transmission light is added to another port of another optical fiber.