Patents by Inventor Thomas Tanggaard Alkeskjold

Thomas Tanggaard Alkeskjold 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).

  • Patent number: 8903214
    Abstract: A single-mode optical fiber for guiding an optical signal, wherein the core region is capable of guiding an optical signal in a fundamental core mode at an optical signal wavelength. A cladding region is arranged to surround the core region and includes an inner cladding region and an outer cladding region. The inner cladding region includes a background material and a plurality of inner cladding features arranged in the background material, wherein a plurality of the plurality of inner cladding features are of a first type of feature that includes an air hole surrounded by a high-index region comprising a high-index material that is larger than the refractive index of the inner cladding background material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: NKT Photonics A/S
    Inventor: Thomas Tanggaard Alkeskjold
  • Publication number: 20130114129
    Abstract: A single-mode optical fiber for guiding an optical signal, wherein the core region is capable of guiding an optical signal in a fundamental core mode at an optical signal wavelength. A cladding region is arranged to surround the core region and includes an inner cladding region and an outer cladding region. The inner cladding region includes a background material and a plurality of inner cladding features arranged in the background material, wherein a plurality of the plurality of inner cladding features are of a first type of feature that includes an air hole surrounded by a high-index region comprising a high-index material that is larger than the refractive index of the inner cladding background material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: NKT PHOTONICS A/S
    Inventor: Thomas Tanggaard Alkeskjold
  • Patent number: 8406594
    Abstract: An optical fibre that use index-guidance formed with a low index cladding or a microstructured cladding using voids/holes or low index features (404) together with multiple high index resonant cladding features (1205, 1206). One to three resonant cross sectional extending structure act as a filter by resonantly coupling light out to part of the cladding (1202) or other structures (fx. a high index outer cladding ring) that acts as light sink(s) at one to three wavelength when using one to three materials or features with different size, shape, refractive index profile or normalized frequency parameter. The fibre can be asymmetrical. The fibre can be adapted for suppression of higher order modes (HOM) and/or guiding light in a narrow spectral wavelength range and act as a band pass filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: NKT Photonics A/S
    Inventor: Thomas Tanggaard Alkeskjold
  • Publication number: 20110188825
    Abstract: An optical fibre that use index-guidance formed with a low index cladding or a microstructured cladding using voids/holes or low index features (404) together with multiple high index resonant cladding features (1205, 1206). One to three resonant cross sectional extending structure act as a filter by resonantly coupling light out to part of the cladding (1202) or other structures (fx. a high index outer cladding ring) that acts as light sink(s) at one to three wavelength when using one to three materials or features with different size, shape, refractive index profile or normalized frequency parameter. The fibre can be asymmetrical. The fibre can be adapted for suppression of higher order modes (HOM) and/or guiding light in a narrow spectral wavelength range and act as a band pass filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: NKT PHOTONICA A/S
    Inventor: Thomas Tanggaard Alkeskjold
  • Patent number: 7988369
    Abstract: A package comprises a substrate (101, 401) with a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction perpendicular thereto. The substrate (101, 401) has a recess (103, 403) formed in a first surface (102, 402) and the recess (103, 403) extends in the longitudinal direction of the substrate (101, 401), said recess (103, 403) having an inner surface. The inner surface of the recess (103, 403) comprises at least a first set of conductive areas. The first set comprises at least a first area (106, 406) and a second area (107, 407) being provided with a conductive layer, said first area (106, 406) and said second area (107, 407) being mutually spaced in the lateral direction. The package additionally comprises a cap (151, 251, 351, 451.) with a first surface (152, 252, 352, 452) for mounting on top of said first surface (102, 402) of said substrate (101, 401), the cap (151, 251, 351, 451) and the recess (103, 403) of the substrate (101, 401) defining an elongated channel in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Danmarks Tekniske Universitet
    Inventor: Thomas Tanggaard Alkeskjold
  • Publication number: 20100002996
    Abstract: A package comprises a substrate (101, 401) with a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction perpendicular thereto. The substrate (101, 401) has a recess (103, 403) formed in a first surface (102, 402) and the recess (103, 403) extends in the longitudinal direction of the substrate (101, 401), said recess (103, 403) having an inner surface. The inner surface of the recess (103, 403) comprises at least a first set of conductive areas. The first set comprises at least a first area (106, 406) and a second area (107, 407) being provided with a conductive layer, said first area (106, 406) and said second area (107, 407) being mutually spaced in the lateral direction. The package additionally comprises a cap (151, 251, 351, 451.) with a first surface (152, 252, 352, 452) for mounting on top of said first surface (102, 402) of said substrate (101, 401), the cap (151, 251, 351, 451) and the recess (103, 403) of the substrate (101, 401) defining an elongated channel in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2007
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET
    Inventor: Thomas Tanggaard Alkeskjold