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).
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Patent number: 12210057Abstract: A method for testing optoelectronic chips that are arranged on a wafer and comprise electric interfaces in the form of contact pads and optical interfaces, which are arranged in a fixed manner relative to the electric interfaces, in the form of optical deflecting elements, e.g. grating couplers, at a specified coupling angle. In the process, the wafer is adjusted in three adjustment steps in such a manner that one of the chips is positioned relative to a contacting module such that the electric interfaces of the chip and the contacting module are in contact with one another and the optical interfaces of the chip and the contacting module assume a maximum position of the optical coupling.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2022Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: Jenoptik Optical Systems GmbHInventors: Christian Karras, Tobias Gnausch, Robert Buettner, Kay Reetz, Armin Grundmann, Thomas Kaden
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Patent number: 12203983Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 27, 2021Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: JENOPTIK Optical Systems GmbHInventors: Robert Buettner, Armin Grundmann, Tobias Gnausch, Thomas Kaden, Stefan Franz, Christian Karras
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Publication number: 20240369624Abstract: A method for testing optoelectronic chips that are arranged on a wafer and comprise electric interfaces in the form of contact pads and optical interfaces, which are arranged in a fixed manner relative to the electric interfaces, in the form of optical deflecting elements, e.g. grating couplers, at a specified coupling angle. In the process, the wafer is adjusted in three adjustment steps in such a manner that one of the chips is positioned relative to a contacting module such that the electric interfaces of the chip and the contacting module are in contact with one another and the optical interfaces of the chip and the contacting module assume a maximum position of the optical coupling.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2022Publication date: November 7, 2024Applicant: JENOPTIK Optical Systems GmbHInventors: Christian KARRAS, Tobias GNAUSCH, Robert BUETTNER, Kay REETZ, Armin GRUNDMANN, Thomas KADEN
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Publication number: 20240361542Abstract: An optical module for modifying a light beam, wherein the optical module is made of a single-piece solid body material and has a passage surface for receiving the light beam. Furthermore, the optical module comprises a beam deflecting region lying opposite the passage surface for deflecting the light beam, wherein the beam deflecting region is designed as a curved region on the exterior of the optical module, in particular so as to have a hollow mirror function, a pass-through surface for outputting the light beam deflected by the beam deflecting region and a beam shaping region that is designed to shape the light beam and additionally or alternatively thereto the deflected light beam such that the light beam has a beam profile a with homogeneous intensity distribution over a specified range.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2022Publication date: October 31, 2024Applicant: JENOPTIK Optical Systems GmbHInventors: Christian KARRAS, Thomas KADEN, Tobias GNAUSCH, Robert BUETTNER, Armin GRUNDMANN
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Publication number: 20240219461Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2021Publication date: July 4, 2024Inventors: Robert BUETTNER, Armin GRUNDMANN, Tobias GNAUSCH, Thomas KADEN, Stefan FRANZ, Christian KARRAS
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Patent number: 11906579Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 19, 2020Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: JENOPTIK GmbHInventors: Tobias Gnausch, Armin Grundmann, Thomas Kaden, Norik Janunts, Robert Buettner, Christian Karras
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Publication number: 20230296668Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2021Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: Robert BUETTNER, Armin GRUNDMANN, Tobias GNAUSCH, Thomas KADEN, Stefan FRANZ, Christian KARRAS
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Publication number: 20230288475Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2021Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: Robert BUETTNER, Armin GRUNDMANN, Tobias GNAUSCH, Thomas KADEN, Stefan FRANZ, Christian KARRAS
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Publication number: 20220397602Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2020Publication date: December 15, 2022Inventors: Tobias GNAUSCH, Armin GRUNDMANN, Thomas KADEN, Norik JANUNTS, Robert BUETTNER, Christian KARRAS
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Patent number: 11480495Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 13, 2018Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: JENOPTIK Optical Systems GmbHInventors: Tobias Gnausch, Robert Buettner, Thomas Kaden, Thomas Juhasz, Armin Grundmann, Thilo Von Freyhold
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Publication number: 20200378865Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2018Publication date: December 3, 2020Inventors: Tobias GNAUSCH, Robert BUETTNER, Thomas KADEN, Thomas JUHASZ, Armin GRUNDMANN, Thilo VON FREYHOLD
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Patent number: 9518865Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 28, 2014Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: Jenoptik Optical Systems GmbHInventors: Tobias Gnausch, Meik Panitz, Ralf Mueller, Marc Himel
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Publication number: 20150060683Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2014Publication date: March 5, 2015Inventors: Tobias GNAUSCH, Meik PANITZ, Ralf MUELLER, Marc HIMEL
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Patent number: 8950786Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 13, 2008Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Ralf Kochendoerfer, Tobias Gnausch
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Publication number: 20110037974Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2008Publication date: February 17, 2011Inventor: Tobias Gnausch
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Publication number: 20100295294Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2008Publication date: November 25, 2010Inventors: Ralf Kochendoerfer, Tobias Gnausch