Patents by Inventor Zolili U. Ndlela

Zolili U. Ndlela 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: 5552882
    Abstract: A Bragg reflection filter wavemeter is used to measure transverse holographic gratings and optical fibers and utilizes a first interferometer which is always fixed with respect to the optical fiber and a second adjustable interferometer. The optical fiber and first interferometer are mounted on a translating support while the second interferometer includes a pair of angularly adjustable mirrors for changing the angle at which the object and reference beams thereof intersect the fiber. Since the fiber is mounted on a movable support, the position of the support can be continually adjustable so that the reference and object beams always intersect the fiber at the same point, regardless of the angle assumed by the reflecting mirrors. The resulting interference patterns are projected by an objective lens to the far field in which a linear scanning, photodiode array is moved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1996
    Inventors: Donald R. Lyons, Zolili U. Ndlela