Utilizing Plasma, Electric, Electromagnetic, Particle, Or Wave Energy Patents (Class 264/1.27)
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Publication number: 20090212449Abstract: A voltage is applied on an interdigitated electrode provided on one main face of a single-domain ferroelectric single crystal substrate to form a periodic domain inversion structure 9. The interdigitated electrode is then removed. The optical waveguide 20 is then formed in the substrate 18. An optical intensity center P1 of the optical waveguide is kept away from a location P0 of the end of the interdigitated electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2009Publication date: August 27, 2009Applicant: NGK Insulators, Ltd.Inventor: Takashi YOSHINO
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Publication number: 20090194891Abstract: High-quality long periodic grating (LPGs) were written in air-core photonic bandgap fibers by use of high frequency short duration CO2 laser pulses to periodically vary the size and shape of the air-holes in the holey cladding. The variation of cladding holes changes the waveguide structure, instead of the index of the materials forming the waveguide, and resonantly couples the core mode to discrete higher order or surface-like modes and then to lossy quasi-continuum of cladding and radiating modes. This mechanism is different from LPGs in solid core fibers in which the core mode is directly coupled into discrete cladding modes. The LPGs in hollow-core PBFs have unique properties such as very large PDL, very small or insensitivity to temperature, bent and external refractive index, and large strain sensitivity, and will have applications in both communication devices and sensors.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2008Publication date: August 6, 2009Inventors: Wei Jin, Yiping Wang
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Publication number: 20090186304Abstract: A lens structure and methods of forming the lens structure are disclosed. The method includes attaching a lens block to a substrate such that gravitational force acts to push the lens block against the substrate. The substrate is positioned such that gravitational force acts to pull the lens block from the substrate. The lens block is then heated such that gravity and surface tension of the block forms the lens structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2008Publication date: July 23, 2009Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventor: Saijin Liu
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Publication number: 20090116802Abstract: The purpose of present inventions is to provide an optical control device having a single-mode waveguide in the optical control device having the ridge waveguide, and to stably manufacture and provide the optical control device having the single-mode waveguide with high precision even when the substrate is a thin plate with the thickness of 10 ?m or less. An optical control device having a substrate 1 formed with an optical waveguide, in which the substrate is a thin plate with a thickness of 10 ?m or less, at least a portion of the optical waveguide is configured as a ridge waveguide 21, a trench 20 having a width of 10 ?m or less is formed on both sides of at least portions of the ridge waveguide, and a taper waveguide section (area B) continuously changes a light propagation mode of the waveguide between a single-mode and a multi-mode by continuously changing the width or depth of the trench.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2007Publication date: May 7, 2009Applicant: Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.Inventors: Katsutoshi Kondou, Yuhki Kinpara, Futoshi Yamamoto, Junichiro Ichikawa
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Publication number: 20090072728Abstract: The invention teaches electrospun light-emitting fibers made from ionic transition metal complexes (“iTMCs”) such as [Ru(bpy)3]2+(PF6.)2]/PEO mixtures with dimensions in the 10.0 nm to 5.0 micron range and capable of highly localized light emission at low operating voltages such as 3-4 V with turn-on voltages approaching the band-gap limit of the organic semiconductor that may be used as point source light emitters on a chip.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2008Publication date: March 19, 2009Applicant: Cornell UniversityInventors: Jose M. Moran-Mirabal, Harold G. Craighead, George G. Malliaras, Hector D. Abruna, Jason D. Slinker
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Publication number: 20090046986Abstract: The present invention has an object to provide a photosensitive resin composition for optical waveguide formation, which has low transmission loss and can form a waveguide pattern with high shape accuracy at low cost; an optical waveguide; and a method for producing an optical waveguide. The present invention provides a photosensitive resin composition for optical waveguide formation comprising at least: a polymer containing at least a (meth)acrylate structure unit having an epoxy structure, and a (meth)acrylate structure unit having a lactone structure and/or a vinyl monomer structure unit having an aromatic structure; and a photoacid generator, of which one or both of a core layer and a cladding layer are formed of a cured product.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2006Publication date: February 19, 2009Applicant: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Katsumi Maeda, Kaichiro Nakano
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OPTICAL FIBER ASSEMBLIES HAVING RELATIVELY LOW-LEVELS OF WATER-SWELLABLE POWDER AND METHODS THEREFOR
Publication number: 20090003780Abstract: Disclosed are fiber optic assemblies having at least one optical fiber and a water-swellable powder within a tube and/or cavity and methods for making the same. Fiber optic assemblies of the present invention use relatively low-levels of water-swellable powder while still effectively blocking the migration of tap water and/or saline solutions of 3% by weight along the tube and/or cavity. Furthermore, cleaning of the optical fibers is not necessary before connectorization like with conventional fiber optic cables that use a gel or grease. Generally speaking, at least some of the water-swellable powder is transferred to the inside surface of the tube, cavity, optical fiber or the like; rather, than being a loose powder that is able to migrate within the tube or cavity. Moreover, the existence of water-swellable powder within the fiber optic assembly or cable is nearly transparent to the craft since relatively low-levels are possible.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2007Publication date: January 1, 2009Inventors: Anne G. Bringuier, Warren W. McAlpine, Christopher M. Quinn, John A. Rowe, Dave A. Seddon, Catharina L. Tedder, Gilbert D. Tugman, Brian S. Witz, George Ndayizeye -
Publication number: 20080315443Abstract: The invention relates to an adjustment method, especially for the adjustment of optical or fibre optical components, whereby a partial region of an actuator is locally heated in such a defined manner that compressive stresses are created therein as a result of the restricted thermal expansion of said heated partial region, caused by at least one other partial region of the actuator. If the yielding point ? of the material of the partial region is exceeded, said compressive stresses lead to the plastic compression of the heated partial region. Furthermore, said heated partial region is contracted during cooling and leads to a defined modification of the geometry of the actuator following the cooling process. Tensile stresses are created as a result of a restriction of said contraction by means of at least one other partial region in the previously heated partial region, and compressive stresses are frozen in the at least one other region.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2002Publication date: December 25, 2008Inventors: Burkhard Muller, Robert Burns Israelsen
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Publication number: 20080303180Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing an all-in-one type light guide plate. The method includes: fabricating a master including a plurality of inverse-prism shape structures; forming an elastic mold by applying an elastomer on the master; and fabricating the all-in-one type light guide plate, on which a plurality of inverse-prism shape structures are integrally formed, by applying a light transmissive material on the elastic mold.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2007Publication date: December 11, 2008Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hong-seok Lee, Hwan-young Choi, Jun-bo Yoon, Joo-hyung Lee
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Publication number: 20080265449Abstract: The invention relates to a master substrate, a method for making a high-density relief structure, and optical discs replicated with the high-density relief structure, the master substrate comprising a substrate layer (10) and a recording stack deposited on the substrate layer, the recording stack comprising: a mask layer (12) an interface layer (11) sandwiched between said mask layer and the substrate, said mask layer comprising a recording material for forming marks and spaces representing an encoded data pattern, said forming of marks by thermal decomposition by a focused laser beam and said marks having a different phase than the unrecorded material. A very high-density relief structure is achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2005Publication date: October 30, 2008Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS, N.V.Inventors: Erwin Rinaldo Meinders, Rolf Antonie Loch
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Publication number: 20080260336Abstract: Disclosed arm an optical display device producing uniform light distribution and a method of fabricating such devices. The optical display device has waveguides arranged in vertical and horizontal directions. The waveguide has a conical shape whose cross-section decreases towards the light-projection side thereof. At least one of the size, height, spacing, and refraction index of the waveguide is designed to be different for each section, depending on an incident angle and/or intensity of light inputted from a light source. Therefore, the intensity of projected light can be made uniform over all sections of the optical device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2005Publication date: October 23, 2008Applicant: Sekonix Co., Ltd.Inventors: Gyuhwan Hwang, Youngbin Yu, Hyunsoo Lee
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Publication number: 20080226889Abstract: Curable compositions are disclosed. Also disclosed are optical media comprising said curable compositions when cured and methods of making such optical media.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2008Publication date: September 18, 2008Applicant: Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Lujia Bu, Edward C. Greer, Georg R. Kestler, Alan I. Nakatani, Charles R. Szmanda
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Publication number: 20080187274Abstract: A telecommunications cable includes a distribution cable, a tether branching from the distribution cable at a breakout location, and an enclosure that surrounds the breakout location. The enclosure is secured to the distribution cable at first and second adhesion regions. The enclosure can also secure to the tether at a third adhesion region. The adhesion regions are treated by sanding the regions, cleaning the regions, and then plasma-etching the regions immediately before welding/injection molding the enclosure around the breakout location.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2007Publication date: August 7, 2008Inventors: Scott Carlson, Dennis Ray Wells
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Publication number: 20080179769Abstract: Optical devices are manufactured by aligning domains, or poled volumes, in specific patterns in a ferroelectric crystal material. The ferroelectric crystal material may be poled in a repeated pattern, using an electrode having a shaped contact area that is essentially the same as a single spatial feature of the pattern such as a line or a triangle, or with a shaped contact area that is smaller than a spatial feature of the pattern, or smaller than all of the spatial features of the pattern. These devices may be produced use a repositionable electrode on one surface of the crystal, rather than a conventional, fixed electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2007Publication date: July 31, 2008Inventors: Anthony D. Roberts, Philip R. Battle
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Publication number: 20080136050Abstract: A method of manufacturing a mold for producing a light guide panel and a method of manufacturing the light guide panel using the mold are presented. The mold is made by manufacturing a pattern master on which a fine pattern is formed. A side mold for forming a light-receiving surface of a light guide panel is immersed in an electrolyte containing metal ions, along with the pattern master. A voltage is applied to the electrolyte and the side mold such that the fine pattern on the pattern master is transferred to the side mold with the metal ions in the electrolyte, forming a prism pattern forming portion on the side mold. The prism pattern is formed on a light-receiving portion of the light guide panel using the side mold thus prepared. The shape accuracy and surface accuracy of the prism pattern are improved by using the presented method.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2007Publication date: June 12, 2008Inventors: Jeong Min SEO, Young Bee CHU, Dong Cheol KIM, Jong Nam LEE
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Publication number: 20080130317Abstract: An edge-light type light guide plate (30) is provided that has a first surface (31) and a second surface (32) that are opposed to each other, and a peripheral edge surface extending between the peripheral edges of the first and second surfaces. A part of the peripheral edge surface is defined as a light entrance plane (30a). The first surface (31) has a series of parallel elongated raised surfaces (31a) of arcuate cross-section that extend in a direction substantially normal to the light entrance plane (30a). The second surface (32) has a series of parallel elongated recessed surfaces (32a) of triangular cross-section that extend in a direction substantially normal to the elongated raised surfaces (31a) on the first surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2007Publication date: June 5, 2008Applicant: Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Shimura, Daisaku Okuwaki
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Publication number: 20080022726Abstract: A method for fabricating tapered optical fibers is provided. The method includes applying thermal energy at a location defined along an elongated length (114, 116, 118) of an optical fiber (112). The method also includes varying the location in a first direction of travel at a predetermined rate along the elongated length of the optical fiber while applying a tension to the optical fiber. The method further includes removing the tension when the location is outside a first portion (116) of the elongated length. According to an aspect of the invention, the method includes transitioning from the first direction of travel to a second direction of travel opposed to the first direction of travel when the location is within a second portion (114) of the optical fiber. The method further includes transitioning from the second direction of travel to the first direction of travel when the location is within a third portion (118) of the optical fiber.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2006Publication date: January 31, 2008Applicant: HARRIS CORPORATIONInventors: Kevin R. Harper, Timothy E. Dimmick, Theodore E. Dubroff
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Patent number: 7212723Abstract: A waveguide array is fabricated by providing a photoreactive material and generating an optical intensity pattern corresponding to a geometry of the waveguide array. A relative translation of the photoreactive material is effected through the optical intensity pattern. Thereafter, the photoreactive material is rendered substantially unreactive to light at at least a wavelength of the optical intensity pattern.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2006Date of Patent: May 1, 2007Assignee: The Regents of the University of ColoradoInventors: Robert R. McLeod, Eric D. Moore
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Patent number: 7155097Abstract: A preform for a microstructured fibre or a part for a preform for a microstructured fibre. The preform or part has a length in the longitudinal direction and a cross section perpendicular thereto, and includes a rod arranged at the centre of the preform or part, with one or more tubes being concentric to the rod. The rod is sleeved inside a first of the concentric tubes, and the rod and/or at least one of the concentric tubes has grooves and/or slits extending in the longitudinal direction, with the number of innermost longitudinally extending grooves and/or slits with respect to a centre of the preform or part being at least six.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2002Date of Patent: December 26, 2006Assignee: Crystal Fibre A/SInventors: Christian Jakobsen, Jes Broeng, Guillaume Vienne, Peter M. Skovgaard
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Patent number: 7135777Abstract: Devices having one or more of the following: an input/output (I/O) interconnect system, an optical I/O interconnect, an electrical I/O interconnect, a radio frequency I/O interconnect, are disclosed. A representative I/O interconnect system includes a first substrate and a second substrate. The first substrate includes a compliant pillar vertically extending from the first substrate. The compliant pillar is constructed a first material. The second substrate includes a compliant socket adapted to receive the compliant pillar. The compliant socket is constructed of a second material.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2003Date of Patent: November 14, 2006Assignee: Georgia Tech Research CorporationInventors: Muhannad S. Bakir, James D. Meindl
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Patent number: 7135133Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for manufacturing plastic optical transmission medium. The subject method and apparatus can produce a variety of optical transmission medium, including for example, graded refractive index polymer optical fiber, graded refractive index rod lens, and step index polymer optical fiber. The subject optical transmission medium have improved characteristics and efficiency, due, at least in part, to better control of the profile of the refractive index distribution and stable high temperature operation of the medium. High efficiency of manufacturing can be achieved by the subject method and apparatus which can permit continuous extrusion at high speed.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2001Date of Patent: November 14, 2006Assignee: Nanoptics, Inc.Inventors: James K. Walker, Jacob Ralph Tymianski, Bongsoo Lee, Stephan A. Tuchman, Won Young Choi
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Patent number: 7060175Abstract: A method of producing an optical element forming die, includes the steps of: cutting a base member to form a base optical surface of the base member while rotating the base member; cutting an outer circumferential surface of the base member so that an optical axis of the base optical surface is identical to a rotation center of the outer circumferential surface of the base member while rotating the base member; forming an optical surface having a predetermined pattern onto the base optical surface of the base member; forming an electroforming mold having an optical transfer surface complementary to the optical surface of the base member by electroforming wherein the electroforming is conducted with the base member; and cutting an outer circumferential surface of the electroforming mold on the basis of the outer circumferential surface of the base member.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2002Date of Patent: June 13, 2006Assignee: Konica CorporationInventors: Masahiro Morikawa, Kazuo Shiozawa, Kazumi Furuta, Yuichi Akanabe, Osamu Masuda
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Patent number: 7045558Abstract: A radiation curable composition comprises a heterocyclic acrylate or heterocyclic methacrylate. The composition is curable to make an optical management article such as an optical management coating on a substrate. A method of making an optical management article, comprises forming a radiation curable composition comprising the heterocyclic acrylate or heterocyclic methacrylate on a substrate and curing the composition to form the optical management article.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2003Date of Patent: May 16, 2006Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Bret Ja Chisholm, James Edward Pickett
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Patent number: 7001541Abstract: The present invention provides a solution to the needs described above through a method for forming multiply patterned optical articles. The method comprises providing a micromold having a pre-patterned surface structure, disposing a photorecording medium comprising a matrix precursor and a photoactive monomer on a holder surface, moving the micromold to the photorecording medium on the holder surface such that the pre-patterned surface structure contacts the photorecording medium, wherein the photorecording medium conforms to the pre-patterned surface structure of the micromold, at least partially curing the photorecording medium adherent while the micromold pre-patterned surface structure contacts the photorecording medium, and further patterning the photorecording medium by irradiating the photorecording medium with laser light to polymerize the photoactive monomer.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2002Date of Patent: February 21, 2006Assignee: InPhase Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Lisa Dhar
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Patent number: 6984345Abstract: A cavity-preventing type reactor and a method for fabricating a preform for a plastic optical fiber using the same, wherein post-process charging of additional monomer or prepolymer into rotationally-induced central cavities is avoided by forming void-free plastic fibers using special geometric flow controllers combined with special materials combinations, pressures, and rotational techniques.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2002Date of Patent: January 10, 2006Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Han Sol Cho, Jin Taek Hwang, Jin Sung Choi, Sung Hen Cho
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Patent number: 6936194Abstract: The present invention provides a method for forming an optical coupling device on a substrate by disposing a material onto the substrate that is polymerizable in response to actinic radiation. A stack of the material is formed by contacting the material with a template having a stepped-recess formed therein. The material is then solidified into an optically transparent body with a surface having a plurality of steps by subjecting the stack to actinic radiation. To that end, the material may comprise an acrylate component selected from a set of acrylates consisting essentially of ethylene dio diacrylate, t-butyl acrylate, bisphenol A diacrylate, acrylate terminated polysiloxane, polydifluoromethylene diacrylate, perfluoropolyether diacrylates and chlorofluorodiacrylates. Alternatively, the material may include a silylated component selected from a group consisting essentially of (3-acryloxypropyltristrimethylsiloxy) silane.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2002Date of Patent: August 30, 2005Assignee: Molecular Imprints, Inc.Inventor: Michael P. C. Watts
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Patent number: 6933325Abstract: A high refractive index, curable, synthetic resin composition comprising a core resin composition composed of a mixture of ethylenically unsaturated compounds, and an initiation system containing both photo and thermal initiators, particularly a photochromic resin composition which further includes at least one photochromic dye. Also a curing process, which includes a combination of multi-step radiation curing and thermal annealing. Articles produced of cured composition exhibit superior physical and, in appropriate cases, photochromic properties and can be easily mass produced on a commercial scale due to short processing time and use of readily available chemicals.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2002Date of Patent: August 23, 2005Assignee: Rodenstock GmbHInventors: Qiang Zheng, Donald Scott Nelson, Charles William Carper, Jr., Manfred Melzig, Herbert Schuster, Herbert Zinner
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Patent number: 6908576Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a plastic optical fiber by heating and drawing either one end portion of a transparent plastic rod, a plastic optical fiber having a cross sectional form approximately similar to the cross sectional form of the transparent plastic rod, the transparent plastic rod is heated by exposing near infrared ray which is radiated from a near infrared ray source. This can prevent the plastic optical fiber from causing to blow many bubbles on the surface and heat degradation to allow the plastic optical fiber to be obtained with a high quality.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2001Date of Patent: June 21, 2005Assignee: Kuraray Co., Ltd.Inventors: Katashi Saito, Osamu Shinji
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Publication number: 20040245660Abstract: A method for producing a polymer optical waveguide including: (1) preparing a template that is made of a template forming curable resin and has a concave portion, (2) applying an ozone treatment or irradiating light having a wavelength of 300 nm or less to at least one of a surface of the template having the concave portion and a core formation surface of a cladding film substrate, (3) bringing the cladding film substrate into close contact with the template, (4) filling a core forming curable resin into the concave portion of the template with which the cladding film substrate is in close contact, (5) curing the filled core forming curable resin to form a core, (6) removing the template from the cladding film substrate, and (7) forming a cladding layer on the cladding film substrate on which the core has been formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2003Publication date: December 9, 2004Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Shigemi Ohtsu, Keishi Shimizu, Kazutoshi Yatsuda, Eiichi Akutsu
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Publication number: 20040227262Abstract: A method of fabricating a light-guide plate includes preparing an upper mold frame having an inclined inner surface and a lower mold frame having a space therein, preparing a micro pattern plate having a surface including one of a plurality of grooves and a plurality of protrusions formed using photolithographic processes, inserting the micro pattern plate into the space of the lower mold frame, the surface of the micro pattern plate facing the inclined inner surface of the upper mold frame, positioning the upper and lower mold frames together, and injecting light-guide plate forming material into a space between the upper and lower mold frames.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2003Publication date: November 18, 2004Applicant: LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jae Bum Kim
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Patent number: 6811728Abstract: An inexpensive multi-layered holographic read-only memory having a large capacity is provided. In the memory in which single-mode slab waveguides are multi-layered, a periodic scattering center whose period approximately agrees with the period of the guided mode is provided in at least one of a core layer and a clad layer in each waveguide so that a guided wave in the waveguide is diffracted by the periodic scattering center to the outside of the waveguide and a holographic image is generated.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2003Date of Patent: November 2, 2004Assignee: Nippon Telegraph & Telephone CorporationInventors: Shougo Yagi, Tadayuki Imai, Michio Ono, Hiroki Yamazaki, Haruki Kozawaguchi
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Publication number: 20040212108Abstract: A method of fabricating a photocrystalline plastic optical fiber comprises, for fabricating the cladding, a step of forming a flow by simultaneously injecting a liquid first composition that is a precursor of the cladding polymer and curable by ultraviolet radiation into a first series of holes in an injection plate, and a second composition that is unreactive to the ultraviolet radiation and is selected from a liquid composition and a gas composition into a second series of holes in the plate. The second series of holes have a substantially periodic distribution and each of the holes of the second series has as its closest neighbors holes of the first series. The method further includes a step of irradiating the flow with ultraviolet radiation to form the photocrystalline plastic optical fiber.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2004Publication date: October 28, 2004Inventor: Jerome Fournier
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Patent number: 6797104Abstract: A method for making an optical composite composed of glass and plastic is disclosed. The method can be used to create a photochromic lens of high optical and refractive quality that is both scratch resistant and of high impact resistance. The method can also be used to create a strong sheath and/or cladding for an optic fiber. The method can also be used to create a scratch resistant coating for polycarbonate material, such as bulletproof glass. Vacuum pressure and optical contacting are used to hold the glass and plastic portions together. A flexible, peripheral seal, whose kinetic reaction strength has been enhanced with microwave radiation, is used maintain the vacuum adhesion of the glass and the plastic. This structural seal is located in a peripheral, non-optical portion of the optical composite to minimize any interference the seal may have with the optical function of the composite.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2000Date of Patent: September 28, 2004Inventor: Gordon Wayne Dyer
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Publication number: 20040178523Abstract: Chemically or biochemically active agents or other species are patterned on a substrate surface by providing a micromold having a contoured surface and forming, on a substrate surface, a chemically or biochemically active agent or fluid precursor of a structure. A chemically or biochemically active agent or fluid precursor also can be transferred from indentations in an applicator to a substrate surface. The substrate surface can be planar or non-planar. Fluid precursors of polymeric structures, inorganic ceramics and salts, and the like can be used to form patterned polymeric articles, inorganic salts and ceramics, reactive ion etch masks, etc. at the surface. The articles can be formed in a pattern including a portion having a lateral dimension of less than about 1 millimeter or smaller. The indentation pattern of the applicator can be used to transfer separate, distinct chemically or biochemically active agents or fluid precursors to separate, isolated regions of a substrate surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2003Publication date: September 16, 2004Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeInventors: Enoch Kim, Younan Xia, Milan Mrksich, Rebecca J. Jackman, Xiao-Mei Zhao, Stephen P. Smith, Mara G. Prentiss, George M. Whitesides, Christian Marzolin
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Publication number: 20040113296Abstract: A method of fabricating a polymer waveguide, comprising (a) forming a first polymer film in proximity to a substrate, the first polymer film comprising a nonlinear optical chromophore; (b) poling and crosslinking the first polymer film to provide a crosslinked first electro-optic polymer film; (c) forming a second polymer film comprising a nonlinear optical chromophore in proximity to the first electro-optic polymer film; and (d) poling the second polymer film to provide a second electro-optic polymer film.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2003Publication date: June 17, 2004Inventors: Louis J. Bintz, Raluca Dinu, Danliang Jin
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Publication number: 20040110856Abstract: A method of forming features on substrates by imprinting is provided. The method comprises: (a) forming a polymer solution comprising at least one polymer dissolved in at least one polymerizable monomer; and (b) depositing the polymer solution on a substrate to form a liquid film thereon; and then either: (c) curing the liquid film by causing the monomer(s) to polymerize and optionally cross-linking the polymer(s) to thereby form a polymer film, the polymer film having a glass transition temperature (Tg); and imprinting the polymer film with a mold having a desired pattern to form a corresponding negative pattern in the polymer film, or (d) imprinting the liquid film with the mold and curing it to form the polymer film. The temperature of imprinting is as little as 10° C. above the Tg, or even less if the film is in the liquid state. The pressure of the imprinting can be within the range of 100 to 500 psi.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2002Publication date: June 10, 2004Inventors: Jung Gun Young, Sivapackia Ganapathiappan, Yong Chen, Richard Stanley Williams
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Publication number: 20040036188Abstract: An apparatus (1) for recoating uncoated and spliced end portions of optical fibers (17) comprises two mold blocks (21a, 22b), each of which includes a groove (22a, 22b), the mold blocks being arrangable in a closed state, wherein the grooves cooperate to form a mold cavity for the fiber end portions, and in an open state, wherein the fiber end portions are insertable into the grooves. The apparatus further includes an injection system (5) for injecting a recoating material into the mold cavity, and a UV curing system (6) for irradiating the recoating material with UV light, thus curing the recoating material. At least one mold block is made of a plastic material comprising a fluoroplastic, e.g. PCTFE, the plastic material being at least partly transparent to UV light to enable the curing system to irradiate the UV curable recoating material with UV light through this mold block.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2003Publication date: February 26, 2004Inventors: Esteban Arboix, Ion Dumitriu
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Publication number: 20040032667Abstract: A surface microstructure is superimposed on the surface of a replication mould such as an injection moulding tool insert by laser interference exposure of a mask pattern and etching or electroplating the additional microstructure. The technique enables the post-processing of planar and non-planar replication moulds with additional microstructure to improve the functionality and value of the moulded components. A major area of application is an anti-reflection surface for injection moulded polymer optical components, achieved by the superposition of submicrometer anti-reflection grating structure onto injection moulding tool inserts.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2003Publication date: February 19, 2004Inventors: Michael Gale, Juergen Sochtig, Markus Rossi
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Publication number: 20040032034Abstract: The present invention provides a curing oven for curing a material disposed on an object, such as an optical fiber ribbon, for example, disposed in the oven. The curing oven comprises a radiation source for emitting curing radiation and at least a first reflector that reflects curing radiation emitted by radiation source onto the object. The first reflector comprises a plurality of flat reflective segments that are arranged in a curved configuration. The arrangement of the reflective segments causes the radiation reflected by the reflector onto the object to be substantially uniformly distributed over at least a portion of the object, which results in better, more uniform curing of the exposed curing material, as well as other advantages.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2002Publication date: February 19, 2004Applicant: Fitel USA Corp.Inventor: Ajit Bhat
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Publication number: 20040033424Abstract: This invention relates to semiconductor devices, microelectronic devices, micro electro mechanical devices, microfluidic devices, photonic devices, and more particularly to a lithographic template, a method of forming the lithographic template and a method for forming devices with the lithographic template. The lithographic template (10) is formed having a substrate (12), a transparent conductive layer (16) formed on a surface (14) of the substrate (12) by low pressure sputtering to a thickness that allows for preferably 90% transmission of ultraviolet light therethrough, and a patterning layer (20) formed on a surface (18) of the transparent conductive layer (16).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2002Publication date: February 19, 2004Inventors: Albert Alec Talin, Jeffrey H. Baker, William J. Dauksher, Andy Hooper, Douglas J. Resnick
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Publication number: 20040026803Abstract: A process for producing a polymer optical waveguide, including the steps of: preparing a mold comprising a concave portion for forming a core; bringing a cladding film substrate, having good adhesiveness to the mold, into close contact with the mold; rotating the mold with which the cladding film substrate is brought into close contact and with one end of which an ultraviolet ray-curable resin or a thermosetting resin to serve as a core is brought into contact, so that a centrifugal force acts in a direction to move the ultraviolet ray-curable resin or the thermosetting resin into the mold, to fill the concave portion of the mold with the ultraviolet ray-curable resin or the thermosetting resin; and curing the ultraviolet ray-curable resin or the thermosetting resin.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2003Publication date: February 12, 2004Applicant: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazutoshi Yatsuda, Keishi Shimizu, Shigemi Ohtsu, Eiichi Akutsu
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Patent number: 6688870Abstract: An optical fiber coating device that recoats a coating removed portion of an optical fiber with light-curing resin has an observation window through which a mold inside of a shielding lid that covers the mold can be confirmed in a state where the shielding lid remains closed. There is provided an open/close lid that can open/close the observation window. An optical shielding guard plate is provided around the observation window. A filter that cuts off the external light having a specific wavelength is provided on the observation window. There is provided a photo sensor that can detect the amount of light of a light source that irradiates a light onto the light-curing resin, and the amount of light can be automatically adjusted on the basis of the detected result of the photo sensor. An alarm that urges to exchange the light source is raised on the basis of the detected result of the photo sensor. There is provided a TV camera that can capture the interior of the mold and other portions to be observed.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2001Date of Patent: February 10, 2004Assignee: The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshio Shibata, Hideki Watanabe, Hidekazu Kojima
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Publication number: 20040021237Abstract: A process for producing a polymer optical waveguide including the steps of: preparing a mold by applying a mold-forming resin layer onto a master template, peeling the layer from the master template to obtain a template, and cutting both ends of the template to expose a concave portion; bringing the mold into close contact with a film used for a cladding layer; introducing, by capillarity, a UV-curable resin or heat-curable resin by contacting the resin with one end of the mold; curing the introduced resin and removing the mold from the film; and forming a cladding layer on film on which the core has been formed, wherein a sectional area, a sectional shape, or both of a sectional area and a sectional shape of the core changes in a longitudinal direction of the core, and both end faces of the core have different areas.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2003Publication date: February 5, 2004Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Keishi Shimizu, Shigemi Ohtsu, Kazutoshi Yatsuda, Eiichi Akutsu
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Patent number: 6660192Abstract: Chemically or biochemically active agents or other species are patterned on a substrate surface by providing a micromold having a contoured surface and forming, on a substrate surface, a chemically or biochemically active agent or fluid precursor of a structure. A chemically or biochemically active agent or fluid precursor also can be transferred from indentations in an applicator to a substrate surface. The substrate surface can be planar or non-planar. Fluid precursors of polymeric structures, inorganic ceramics and salts, and the like can be used to form patterned polymeric articles, inorganic salts and ceramics, reactive ion etch masks, etc. at the surface. The articles can be formed in a pattern including a portion having a lateral dimension of less than about 1 millimeter or smaller. The indentation pattern of the applicator can be used to transfer separate, distinct chemically or biochemically active agents or fluid precursors to separate, isolated regions of a substrate surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2000Date of Patent: December 9, 2003Inventors: Enoch Kim, Younan Xia, Milan Mrksich, Rebecca J. Jackman, Xiao-Mei Zhao, Stephen P. Smith, Mara G. Prentiss, George M. Whitesides, Christian Marzolin
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Patent number: 6623667Abstract: A method of fabricating an elongate light guide includes providing a moving mold assembly with at least two mold parts, wherein the mold parts have an engaged portion and a non-engaged portion. The mold parts are moved such that the non-engaged portions move in a first direction and the engaged portions move in a second direction different from the first direction to form an elongate regenerated mold cavity having a longitudinal axis, wherein the cavity comprises a molding surface with at least one structure transverse to the longitudinal axis. A thermosettable material is introduced into the cavity and at least partially polymerized in the cavity to form a light guide therein. The light guide is then removed from the mold assembly.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2001Date of Patent: September 23, 2003Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventor: David Jon Lundin
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Patent number: 6610222Abstract: Proposed is a waveguide which is formed on a substrate (2) of a polymer. For that purpose, provided between the substrate (2) and the waveguide layer (1) is an intermediate layer (8) of an inorganic material which prevents a substantial amount of energy from penetrating into the relatively highly absorbent polymer material. That minimizes the waveguide losses.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 1996Date of Patent: August 26, 2003Assignee: Unaxis Balzers AktiengesellschaftInventors: Johannes Edlinger, Helmut Rudigier
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Publication number: 20030155667Abstract: A method for making a structure including applying a multiphoton-curable composition to a molded article, wherein the composition comprises a curable species and a multiphoton photoinitiator system, and at least partially curing the multiphoton-curable composition to form a structure on the article.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2002Publication date: August 21, 2003Inventors: Robert J Devoe, Brook F Duerr, Patrick R Fleming, Harvey W Kalweit
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Patent number: 6596203Abstract: An assembly for curing a linear work product which is passed through a curing oven at high speed along a first path the assembly having a first path altering member, such as a sheave, re-directing the work product through the oven along at least a second path spaced from the first path. A plurality of such sheaves in a first embodiment redirect the work product through the entrance end of the oven for travel along a second path in the same direction as in the first path. In a second embodiment, the path altering members re-direct the work product into the exit end of the oven for travel in a second path in the opposite direction to the first path. Additional curing may be realized by passing the work product through the curing oven in the same or in opposite directions, as desired or as necessary.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2000Date of Patent: July 22, 2003Assignee: Fitel USA Corp.Inventors: David Tatwai Au, Vidyananda Bangalore Chandraiah, Kenneth Wade Jackson, Neil Wilbur Sollenberger
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Patent number: 6569916Abstract: The present invention relates to a triazine type monomer, and more particularly, to a 1,3,5-triazine type monomer characterized by having at least one amine group and at least two sulfur atoms, which can be used in manufacturing transparent optical resins having excellent refractive index, surface hardness and absorbance as well as an improved workability and the ability to control a wide range of refractive index according to the change in composition by the monomer itself at room temperature or by polymerizing the monomer with a comonomer in the presence of an organic solvent or an initiator.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2001Date of Patent: May 27, 2003Assignee: Korea Research Institute of Chemical TechnologyInventor: Eun Kyoung Kim
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Patent number: 6563645Abstract: In the manufacturing process of color display tubes with a dotted screen pattern, to form the screen (11), a segmented lens (3) is used for exposing the display window (4) in order to apply a structure of a black matrix layer and a layer with electroluminescent material to it. Principally, a segmented lens (3) gives rise to a phenomenon that is called facet marking; this is a result of the fact that the images of consecutive facets (12) of the lens on the screen (11) are disjunct or partly overlap, giving dark lines (42) or bright lines (44). In present day color display tubes—especially for use as computer monitors—it is getting more and more important to reduce facet marking as far as possible. It is proposed to manufacture the segmented lens (3) according to a new process in which the mold (30) for the manufacture of said segmented lens is significantly changed.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2001Date of Patent: May 13, 2003Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.Inventors: Tewe Hiepke Heemstra, Tiemen Poorter