Patents by Inventor Tobias Gnausch

Tobias Gnausch 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: 11906579
    Abstract: A method for the testing of optoelectronic chips which are arranged on a wafer and have electrical interfaces in the form of contact pads and optical interfaces which are arranged to be fixed relative thereto in the form of optical deflection elements, e.g., grating couplers, with a specific coupling angle. The wafer is adjusted in three adjustment steps with one of the chips relative to a contacting module such that the electrical interfaces of the chip and contacting module contact one another, and the optical interfaces of the chip and contacting module occupy a maximum position of the optical coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: JENOPTIK GmbH
    Inventors: Tobias Gnausch, Armin Grundmann, Thomas Kaden, Norik Janunts, Robert Buettner, Christian Karras
  • Publication number: 20230296668
    Abstract: A contacting module and a method for assembling a contacting module with an optical module, containing an optical block made of glass, and with an electronics module, the optical block being connected via an adhesive connection to the electronics module or the optical module having a mounting plate, which is mounted on the electronics module so as to be repeatedly releasable therefrom and is connected to the optical block via an adhesive connection. The adhesive connection is produced via at least three cylinder pins, which each have a first end face bearing against the optical block by an adhesive and are glued in through-bores in the carrier plate or the mounting plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Robert BUETTNER, Armin GRUNDMANN, Tobias GNAUSCH, Thomas KADEN, Stefan FRANZ, Christian KARRAS
  • Publication number: 20230288475
    Abstract: A contacting module and to a method for assembling a contacting module. The contacting module includes: an optical module which contains an optical block made of glass, which optical block has an arrangement of optical interfaces (Sopt) in an optical interface plane (Eopt); and an electronic module, which has an arrangement of electrical interfaces (Sele) in an electrical interface plane (Eele). The optical module and the electronic module are arranged relative to each other such that the arrangement of optical interfaces (Sopt) and the arrangement of electrical interfaces (Sele) have a defined alignment position relative to each other. The optical module contains a mounting plate which is connected to the electronic module by means of a repeatedly releasable, reproducible connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Robert BUETTNER, Armin GRUNDMANN, Tobias GNAUSCH, Thomas KADEN, Stefan FRANZ, Christian KARRAS
  • Publication number: 20220397602
    Abstract: A method for the testing of optoelectronic chips which are arranged on a wafer and have electrical interfaces in the form of contact pads and optical interfaces which are arranged to be fixed relative thereto in the form of optical deflection elements, e.g., grating couplers, with a specific coupling angle. The wafer is adjusted in three adjustment steps with one of the chips relative to a contacting module such that the electrical interfaces of the chip and contacting module contact one another, and the optical interfaces of the chip and contacting module occupy a maximum position of the optical coupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Tobias GNAUSCH, Armin GRUNDMANN, Thomas KADEN, Norik JANUNTS, Robert BUETTNER, Christian KARRAS
  • Patent number: 11480495
    Abstract: The invention relates to a contacting module (1) by means of which the individual electrical and optical inputs and outputs (AoC) of optoelectronic chips (2) are connected to the device-specific electrical and optical inputs and outputs of a test apparatus. It is characterized by a comparatively high adjustment insensitivity of the optical contacts between the chips (2) and the contacting module (1), which is achieved, for example, by technical measures which result in the optical inputs (EoK) of the chip (2) or on the contacting module (1) being irradiated in every possible adjustment position by the optical signal (So) to be coupled in.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: JENOPTIK Optical Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Tobias Gnausch, Robert Buettner, Thomas Kaden, Thomas Juhasz, Armin Grundmann, Thilo Von Freyhold
  • Publication number: 20200378865
    Abstract: The invention relates to a contacting module (1) by means of which the individual electrical and optical inputs and outputs (AoC) of optoelectronic chips (2) are connected to the device-specific electrical and optical inputs and outputs of a test apparatus. It is characterized by a comparatively high adjustment insensitivity of the optical contacts between the chips (2) and the contacting module (1), which is achieved, for example, by technical measures which result in the optical inputs (EoK) of the chip (2) or on the contacting module (1) being irradiated in every possible adjustment position by the optical signal (So) to be coupled in.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Tobias GNAUSCH, Robert BUETTNER, Thomas KADEN, Thomas JUHASZ, Armin GRUNDMANN, Thilo VON FREYHOLD
  • Patent number: 9518865
    Abstract: A device and method for measuring a power density distribution of a radiation source is provided. The device includes a radiation source designed to emit a light beam in a radiation direction; a substrate disposed downstream of the radiation source in the radiation direction and having an extent in an x-direction and a y-direction, the substrate having a first region and at least one further second region, and the first region comprises a diffractive structure designed to separate the light beam impinging on the substrate into a zeroth order of diffraction and at least one first order of diffraction; and a detector unit disposed downstream of the substrate in the radiation direction and designed to measure the intensity of the first order of diffraction transmitted through the substrate and to derive a power density distribution therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Jenoptik Optical Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Tobias Gnausch, Meik Panitz, Ralf Mueller, Marc Himel
  • Publication number: 20150060683
    Abstract: A device and method for measuring a power density distribution of a radiation source is provided. The device includes a radiation source designed to emit a light beam in a radiation direction; a substrate disposed downstream of the radiation source in the radiation direction and having an extent in an x-direction and a y-direction, the substrate having a first region and at least one further second region, and the first region comprises a diffractive structure designed to separate the light beam impinging on the substrate into a zeroth order of diffraction and at least one first order of diffraction; and a detector unit disposed downstream of the substrate in the radiation direction and designed to measure the intensity of the first order of diffraction transmitted through the substrate and to derive a power density distribution therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Tobias GNAUSCH, Meik PANITZ, Ralf MUELLER, Marc HIMEL
  • Patent number: 8950786
    Abstract: A coupling device for transferring a medium from a stationary part to a rotating part, including a stationary first ring, which is fixed in place on a stationary part, a second, rotatable ring, which is fixed in place on a rotatable part and rotates along with the rotatable part, a bearing, which is situated between the first ring and the second ring, an annular gap, which is situated between the first ring and the second ring, a supply line, which is disposed at the first ring for the supply of the medium, a discharge line, which is situated at the second ring for the conveying of the medium, the discharge line rotating along with the second ring, an inner sealing element, which seals the annular gap at a radially inner side, and an outer sealing element, which seals the annular gap at a radially outer side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ralf Kochendoerfer, Tobias Gnausch
  • Publication number: 20110037974
    Abstract: An optical probe for optically testing test objects includes: a stationary probe component and a probe component rotatable about an axis of rotation and mechanically and optically coupled to the stationary probe component, the rotating probe component having at least two optical outputs for coupling out measuring beams, from which the measuring beams of varying focal distances d exit perpendicularly with respect to the axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2008
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Inventor: Tobias Gnausch
  • Publication number: 20100295294
    Abstract: A coupling device for transferring a medium from a stationary part to a rotating part, including a stationary first ring, which is fixed in place on a stationary part, a second, rotatable ring, which is fixed in place on a rotatable part and rotates along with the rotatable part, a bearing, which is situated between the first ring and the second ring, an annular gap, which is situated between the first ring and the second ring, a supply line, which is disposed at the first ring for the supply of the medium, a discharge line, which is situated at the second ring for the conveying of the medium, the discharge line rotating along with the second ring, an inner sealing element, which seals the annular gap at a radially inner side, and an outer sealing element, which seals the annular gap at a radially outer side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2008
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Inventors: Ralf Kochendoerfer, Tobias Gnausch