Methods Patents (Class 359/900)
  • Patent number: 11826987
    Abstract: A laminated glazing has a first glass ply having first and second surfaces, a second glass ply having third and fourth surfaces, an obscuration band around at least a portion of the glazing periphery, the obscuration band having a sensor window and comprising first and second obscuration layers, the first obscuration layer adhered to at least a portion of the periphery of the first/second surface and comprising a first sensor window portion having a first sensor window portion optical distortion, the second obscuration layer adhered to at least a portion of the periphery of the third/fourth surface and comprising a second sensor window portion having a second sensor window portion optical distortion. first and second sensor window portion optical distortions are each controlled so the absolute magnitude of the optical distortion of the sensor window is lower than the absolute magnitude of the first and second sensor window optical distortions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: PILKINGTON GROUP LIMITED
    Inventor: Jonathan Peter Voss
  • Patent number: 11762135
    Abstract: A device for producing a master diffraction grating includes a light source unit and a reflecting member 11. The light source unit forms a first interference fringe by irradiating a substrate surface of a master substrate 101 with light. The reflecting member 11 reflects the light from the light source unit reflected on the substrate surface of the master substrate 101 and guides the light again to the substrate surface side to form a second interference fringe. A resist pattern based on the first interference fringe and the second interference fringe is formed on the substrate surface of the master substrate 101.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventor: Yuki Oue
  • Patent number: 11630265
    Abstract: An optical circuit switch including a two-dimensional fiber collimator includes a hole plate to hold and align a plurality of optical fibers. Fiber pathways within the hole plate can be formed using a femtosecond laser irradiation chemical etching (FLICE) technique. The use of the FLICE technique allows for extremely precise channels to be formed which allows for fibers to be aligned more closely with their intended alignment. The technique also allows for the channels or fiber pathways to be formed in a thicker material, which allows for greater structural support and robustness of the fiber collimator in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Jill Berger, Kevin Yasumura, Steven M. Swain
  • Patent number: 11609392
    Abstract: A photonic coupler includes an input coupling section, an output coupling section, and a multimode interference (MMI) waveguide section. The input coupling section is adapted to receive an input optical signal along an input waveguide channel. The output coupling section is adapted to output a pair of output optical signals along output waveguide channels. The output optical signals having output optical powers split from the input optical signal. The MMI waveguide section is optically coupled between the input and output coupling sections. Notched waveguide sections may each be disposed between the MMI waveguide section and a corresponding one of the input or output coupling sections and/or the MMI waveguide section may include curvilinear sidewalls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: X Development LLC
    Inventor: Yi-Kuei Ryan Wu
  • Patent number: 11402586
    Abstract: A light coupling element including a groove and a light redirecting member is described. The groove is for receiving and aligning an optical waveguide and incudes an open front end and a back end. The light redirecting member includes an input side for receiving light from an optical waveguide received and supported in the groove and a light redirecting side for changing a direction of light received from the input side. The groove may include a bottom surface extending between the front and back ends of the groove and including a raised bottom surface portion raised upwardly relative to an unraised bottom surface portion. The unraised bottom surface portion of the bottom surface may be disposed between the raised bottom surface portion of the bottom surface and the input side of the light redirecting member. Optical coupling assemblies including the light coupling element and an optical waveguide are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Michael A. Haase, Bing Hao, Changbao Ma, Terry L. Smith
  • Patent number: 11376093
    Abstract: An illuminated suction apparatus including a hand-held surgical device combining a high-performance illumination waveguide with suction. This device would be useful in a wide array of various surgical procedures including open and minimally invasive orthopedics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Invuity, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Vayser, Fernando Erismann, Kenneth B. Trauner, Jonathan G. Gasson, Derrick Richardson
  • Patent number: 11262701
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a holographic display device and an electronic device. The holographic display device may include a light source, a light transmission structure, a first photonic crystal group, and a spatial light modulator. The light transmission structure has a light incident surface and a light exiting surface. The first photonic crystal group is disposed between the light incident surface and the light source. The first photonic crystal group includes various photonic crystals for dividing light emitted by the light source into light beams of different colors. The light beams of different colors are transmitted into the light transmission structure through the light incident surface and emitted through the light exiting surface. The spatial light modulator corresponds to the light exiting surface for modulating light beams of different colors emitted from the light exiting surface to form a holographic image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignees: Fuzhou BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Linlin Lin, Bo Hu, Wenchang Tao, Zhendian Wu, Xinmao Qiu, Yaochao Lv
  • Patent number: 11117825
    Abstract: A method for activating an inner surface of a hollow glass substrate tube for manufacturing an optical fiber preform including depositing a plurality of activation glass layers on the inner surface of the hollow substrate tube by a PCVD process, wherein a total thickness of the deposited activation glass layers is between 10 microns and 250 microns, and etching the deposited activation glass layers to remove at least 30% of the deposited activation glass layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: DRAKA COMTEQ B.V.
    Inventors: Igor Milicevic, Mattheus Jacobus Nicolaas Van Stralen, Johannes Antoon Hartsuiker
  • Patent number: 11105989
    Abstract: Various embodiments may provide an optical assembly. The optical assembly may include a substrate with a first and a second grooves, and a photonic integrated circuit chip with a coupling waveguide, a first and a second grooves. The optical assembly may further include a first and a second cylindrical rods held by the respective grooves of the substrate and the photonic integrated circuit chip. A portion of the first rod and a portion of the second rod define a vertical offset between the photonic integrated circuit chip and the substrate to align the coupling waveguide with an optical fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Agency for Science, Technology and Research
    Inventor: Teck Guan Lim
  • Patent number: 11061188
    Abstract: A method for fabricating an optical fiber coupler device includes a step of tangibly fusing a first outer cladding of a first optical fiber with a second outer cladding of a second optical fiber as a result of pulling and heating the first and second optical fibers at lengths not exceeding 3 mm to form a first region of structurally-integrated with one another first and second optical fibers, and a step of heating a second, neighboring region of these fibers to configure the device to transmit optical power of at least about a hundred Watts and up to at least a kWatt from the input end to the output end with a value of throughput loss not exceeding 0.2 dB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: AD VALUE PHOTONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Jihong Geng, Bryson Case, Shibin Jiang
  • Patent number: 10866363
    Abstract: A wideband photonic bump (WBB), including: a positive taper of a polymer waveguide configured to further expand a light beam from an inverse taper to match a fiber optical mode of an optical fiber; a curved mirror formed on a surface of the WBB configured to reflect a light beam from the optical fiber; and a tilted flat mirror configured to direct the reflected light beam to an external optical fiber, wherein the WBB is coupled on the surface of a photonic integrated circuit (PIC).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: TERAMOUNT LTD.
    Inventors: Abraham Israel, Hesham Taha
  • Patent number: 10845558
    Abstract: A high count optical fiber cable is formed of a number of sub-unit components stranded around a central tension member. Each sub-unit component is formed to include the total number of individual fibers required to populate a given equipment rack (e.g., 288 fibers, for example). The individual fibers are preferably provided using a plurality of rollable optical fiber ribbons (permitting the large number of individual fibers to be compacted into a relatively small space), with water blocking material included in each sub-unit component. The sub-unit components may be formed to include individual strength members (i.e., in the form of sub-unit cables), or as loose tubes with an outer strength member disposed to surround the sub-units. Each sub-unit component is specifically sized to match the fiber capacity of, for example, a full equipment rack, minimizing the number of physical cables required for high density applications (e.g., data centers).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: OFS FITEL, LLC
    Inventors: Harold P Debban, Peter A Weimann
  • Patent number: 10832598
    Abstract: A light emitting sign apparatus including an optical fiber includes an outer frame. The outer frame includes an accommodation space having an opened front side. A front panel covers the front side of the outer frame, and includes a plurality of first front emission holes. A light source module is located in the accommodation space and includes at least one light source. A plurality of first front optical fibers have first ends connected to the plurality of first front emission holes and second ends optically coupled to the at least one light source. At least one outer illumination sensor is located in the accommodation space. A plurality of outer optical fibers have first ends connected to the outer emission holes provided in the outer frame and second ends optically coupled to the at least one outer illumination sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: ALTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Hoon Lee, Sung Su Jo
  • Patent number: 10656498
    Abstract: A beam steering device includes a waveguide configured to transmit a beam therethrough; a cladding layer provided on the waveguide and including a material having a refractive index that varies according to a voltage applied thereto; and an electrode layer including at least two electrodes configured to independently voltages to at least two portions of the cladding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sunil Kim, Byounglyong Choi
  • Patent number: 10598773
    Abstract: The present technology relates generally to receiving arrays to measure a characteristic of an acoustic beam and associated systems and methods. The receiving arrays can include elongated elements having at least one dimension, such as a length, that is larger than a width of an emitted acoustic beam and another dimension, such as a width, that is smaller than half of a characteristic wavelength of an ultrasound wave. The elongated elements can be configured to capture waveform measurements of the beam based on a characteristic of the emitted acoustic beam as the acoustic beam crosses a plane of the array, such as a transverse plane. The methods include measuring at least one characteristic of an ultrasound source using an array-based acoustic holography system and defining a measured hologram at the array surface based, at least in part, on the waveform measurements. The measured hologram can be processed to reconstruct a characteristic of the ultrasound source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: University of Washington
    Inventors: Oleg A. Sapozhnikov, Wayne Kreider, Adam D. Maxwell, Vera Khokhlova
  • Patent number: 10593006
    Abstract: A security device is disclosed, comprising forming an array of focussing elements on first region of first surface of focussing element support layer, applying a pedestal layer comprising one transparent material onto first region of first surface of focussing element support layer applying transparent curable material to the pedestal layer or a casting tool carrying surface relief corresponding to focussing elements, over first region forming transparent curable material(s) with the casting tool bringing first surface of focussing element support layer against the casting tool that transparent curable material between the surface relief and the pedestal layer, across first region; and curing transparent curable material(s) on the pedestal layer to retain surface relief in first region; wherein focal length of focussing elements focal plane lies on first surface of focussing element support layer, or beyond first surface of focussing element support layer relative to the location of array of focussing element
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: DE LA RUE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventor: Brian William Holmes
  • Patent number: 10545290
    Abstract: A fiber to waveguide coupler is provided that includes an optical fiber having a core and a cladding. The cladding includes an inner cladding and an outer cladding with a polymer. At least one of the core and inner cladding defines a substantially flat surface parallel with an axis of the optical fiber. The optical fiber defines a stripped portion substantially free of outer cladding configured to expose the at least one substantially flat surface of the core or inner cladding. A waveguide is configured to be evanescently coupled with the exposed at least one substantially flat surface of the core or inner cladding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Kevin Wallace Bennett, Alan Frank Evans, Ming-Jun Li, Aramais Robert Zakharian
  • Patent number: 10511386
    Abstract: Examples include generating a signal using a modulatable source. The signal may be propagated using a multi-mode fiber to receive the signal from the modulatable source. The fiber has a diameter d and a far-field divergence angle associated with the propagated signal that corresponds to a product of the diameter (d) and the far-field divergence angle. The product may be substantially between 1 micron radian and 4 micron radian. In some examples, the propagated signal may be received at a receiver from the multi-mode fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Wayne V. Sorin, Michael Renne Ty Tan, Shih-Yuan Wang
  • Patent number: 10502908
    Abstract: A optical assembly and a method of reducing interference using the same may be provided. The optical assembly may include an optical cable and an optical transceiver module. The optical transceiver module may include a socket configured to receive the optical cable, an electro-optical transducer configured to generate an optical signal, and an optical lantern. The optical lantern may include an optical prism that may receive the optical signal via a first surface, disperse the optical signal into a plurality of modes of the optical signal, and output the plurality of modes via a second surface. A mirror may reflect the optical signal from a first direction extending between the first surface and the mirror to a second direction extending between the mirror and the second surface. The optical lantern may direct at least one of the plurality of modes of the optical signal into the optical cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Elad Mentovich, Sylvie Rockman, Itshak Kalifa, Yaakov Gridish
  • Patent number: 10451803
    Abstract: A multimode optical fiber transmission system that employs an optical fiber with at least one modal-conditioning fiber is disclosed. The system includes a single-mode transmitter that generates modulated light having a wavelength between 800 nm and 1600 nm; an optical receiver configured to receive and detect the modulated light; a multimode optical fiber that defines an optical path between the single-mode transmitter and the optical receiver, the multimode optical fiber having a core with a diameter D40 and a refractive index profile configured to optimally transmit light at a nominal wavelength of 850 nm; and at least one modal-conditioning fiber operably disposed in the optical path to perform at least one of modal filtering and modal converting of the optical modulated light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLC
    Inventors: Xin Chen, John Douglas Coleman, Donald Kennedy Hall, Ming-Jun Li
  • Patent number: 10447423
    Abstract: A bidirectional, multi-wavelength fiber optical network that enables communication between electrical components (such as line replaceable units) at high data transmission rates. The proposed fiber optical network in accordance with some embodiments comprises a single plastic or glass optical fiber capable of transmitting data at rates faster than 1 Gbits/sec. In accordance with some embodiments, the number of fiber cables between line replaceable units onboard an airplane can be reduced by a factor of eight or more by substituting one gigabit plastic or gigabit glass optical fiber for four or more plastic or glass optical fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Eric Y. Chan, Tuong K. Truong, Dennis G. Koshinz
  • Patent number: 10401343
    Abstract: A distributed chemical sensor using an optical fiber having a cladding containing an indicator dye complexed with a heavy metal salt whereby the dye is rendered inactive and the heavy metal salt is preferentially functional to complex with a fluoride ion by cleaving from the dye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Optech Ventures, LLC.
    Inventor: Manal Beshay
  • Patent number: 10247969
    Abstract: A photon source device includes a substrate and a first waveguide arranged on the substrate. The first waveguide is coupled with a first pair of reflectors defining a first resonant cavity in the first waveguide. The first resonant cavity is configured for outputting a first output wavelength and a second output wavelength. The first pair of reflectors include a partial reflector for the first output wavelength and a partial reflector for the second output wavelength. The photon source device further includes a second pair of reflectors defining a second resonant cavity that intersects with the first resonant cavity. The second resonant cavity is configured for receiving an input wavelength distinct from the first and the second output wavelengths. A first reflector and a second reflector of the second pair of reflectors have a first reflectance and a second reflectance for the input wavelength, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: PsiQuantum Corp.
    Inventors: Damien Bonneau, Mark Thompson, Syrus Ziai
  • Patent number: 10215364
    Abstract: A hybrid optical integrator assembly and an optical system comprising it. The hybrid optical integrator assembly comprises an optical integrator (21) and a scattering element (22) which is disposed on any cross section of the optical integrator (21) and performs scattering process to a light beam passing through. The hybrid optical integrator assembly is able to shorten a processing path of the optical integrator, so that the optical integrator has a smaller size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignees: Guangzhou Haoyang Electronic Co., Ltd., Weikai Jiang
    Inventor: Weikai Jiang
  • Patent number: 10197735
    Abstract: An apparatus for coupling an optical fiber embedded within a member to a waveguide is disclosed. The embedded optical fiber has a core and a cladding surrounding the core. A block includes an engagement surface for positioning adjacent the member to facilitate removal of a portion of the cladding surrounding the core of the embedded optical fiber, a monitoring region adjacent which a portion of a waveguide is positioned, and a waveguide having a first section positioned at the monitoring region and a second section configured to be connected to an optical measuring element for measuring a transmission through passing through the waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventor: Malcolm H. Hodge
  • Patent number: 10156442
    Abstract: A Fabry-Perot sensor for measuring an inclination. The sensor is fixed on a static detected object, where a mass block is flexibly connected to a top plate, thus the line between the center of gravity of the mass block and the connecting point on the top plate is perpendicular to the horizontal plane. This creates a Fabry-Perot cavity between a reflecting surface disposed at one end of the mass block and the end of an optic fiber. When the detected object is tilted, the line between the center of gravity of the mass block and its connecting point on the top plate remains perpendicular and the F-P cavity length will have a variation in length. The change of cavity length is measured in accordance with the Fabry-Perot principle, thereby the tilting angle, which is the inclination of the detected object, of the mass block is measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Inventor: Yizheng Chen
  • Patent number: 10148353
    Abstract: An optical cable signaling system includes an optical cable and an endpoint device that is connected to the optical cable. An optical cable signaling device is provided in the optical cable signaling system for signaling using the optical cable, and includes a first optical cable manipulation subsystem and a second optical cable manipulation subsystem. An optical cable signaling actuator on the optical cable signaling device is configured to move the first optical cable manipulation subsystem relative to the second optical cable manipulation subsystem to physically manipulate the optical cable such that a parameter of an optical signal transmitted through the optical cable changes. An optical cable signaling engine in the optical cable signaling device is configured to actuate the optical cable signaling actuator to communicate information to the endpoint device via changes in the parameter of the optical signal transmitted through the optical cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Marimuthu Sakthivel, Shubhang Chaudhary, Joseph LaSalle White, Vinay Sawal
  • Patent number: 10132993
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of manufacturing an active optical fiber having a cladding and a doped core, as well as the active optical fiber equipped with the cladding and the doped core. The active optical fiber according to the invention is adapted to conduct and generate radiation having a wavelength ? and is provided with a cladding and a core containing at least one active dopant, characterized in that the core comprises elongate elements made of a first type of glass having a first refractive index n1 and elongate elements of a second type of glass having a second refractive index n2, oriented along the optical fiber and forming a compact bundle, wherein transverse dimensions of the elongate core elements are smaller than ? of the wavelength ?. Such optical fibers are used in laser generation and in amplification techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: INSTYTUT TECHNOLOGII MATERIALOW ELEKTRONICZNYCH
    Inventors: Ryszard Buczynski, Dariusz Pysz, Marcin Franczyk, Mariusz Klimczak, Rafal Kasztelanic, Ryszard Stepien
  • Patent number: 10073226
    Abstract: A method for optically and mechanically coupling an optical fiber to an optical or optoelectronic component on a substrate is provided. The method comprises: providing an optical fiber comprising a core and a cladding, the core being exposed at an end face of the optical fiber; forming a polymer waveguide core on the end face, the polymer waveguide core extending from the fiber core; bringing the polymer waveguide core in proximity of the optical or optoelectronic component; providing a liquid optical material, the liquid optical material embedding the polymer waveguide core; and curing the liquid optical material, thereby forming a polymer cladding layer encapsulating the polymer waveguide core and mechanically attaching the optical fiber to the optical or optoelectronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignees: IMEC VZW, Universiteit Gent
    Inventors: Jeroen Missinne, Geert Van Steenberger
  • Patent number: 10073218
    Abstract: Double-clad optical fibers with polymer outer coatings are used in fiber amplifiers and fiber lasers to guide and amplify light. As the optical power increases, the optical fibers must dissipate more heat. Unfortunately, it is difficult to dissipate heat through a polymer cladding, especially at high altitude, without introducing phase noise in the optical signal. To overcome this problem, the inventors have realized metallized polymer-clad optical fibers with superior heat dissipation characteristics than conventional polymer-clad optical fibers. An example metallized polymer-clad optical fiber includes a thin chrome layer that is vacuum-deposited onto the polymer cladding at low temperature, then electroplated with a thicker copper layer. In operation, the copper layer dissipates heat from within the fiber's core and claddings via a heatsink, enabling the fiber to guide and amplify high-power optical signals at high altitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Zachary J. Setmire, John J. Zayhowski, Jonathan Wilson
  • Patent number: 9991961
    Abstract: Examples include generating a signal using a modulatable source. The signal may be propagated using a multi-mode fiber to receive the signal from the modulatable source. The fiber has a diameter d and a far-field divergence angle associated with the propagated signal that corresponds to a product of the diameter (d) and the far-field divergence angle. The product may be substantially between 1 micron radian and 4 micron radian. In some examples, the propagated signal may be received at a receiver from the multi-mode fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Wayne V Sorin, Michael Renne Ty Tan, Shih-Yuan Wang
  • Patent number: 9990381
    Abstract: Method of analyzing signal data from a biosensor including a detection device having an array of light detectors. The method includes obtaining signal data from the light detectors. The signal data includes light scores that are based on an amount of light detected by the light detectors during a plurality of imaging events. The method also includes analyzing the light scores from a group of light detectors for each of the plurality of the imaging events. The method also includes determining respective crosstalk functions of the light detectors in the group. Each of the crosstalk functions for a corresponding light detector is based on the amount of light detected by other light detectors in the group. The method also includes analyzing the signal data for each of the imaging events using the crosstalk functions to determine characteristics of the analytes-of-interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: ILLUMINA, INC.
    Inventors: Helmy A. Eltoukhy, Robert C. Kain, Wenyi Feng, Mark Pratt, Bernard Hirschbein, Poorya Sabounchi
  • Patent number: 9952403
    Abstract: A method for producing a mirror comprising a plurality of optical surfaces, the method comprises: a step of producing elements, step of assembling the elements with each other from the rear, a step of fixing the elements from the rear onto a supporting structure of the mirror, and a step of polishing subsequent to the step of fixing the elements in order to obtain the optical surfaces of the mirror and correct the residual positioning defects of the optical surfaces and polish them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventors: Frédéric Falzon, Christophe Devilliers, Cyrille Laborde
  • Patent number: 9933569
    Abstract: An evanescent light generation element for oscillating evanescent light from an optical waveguide to a clad layer, including a 0.1 ?m-10 ?m thin layer composed of a ferroelectric single crystal or oriented crystal having first and second principal surfaces, and incident side end and exit side end surfaces. A ridge optical waveguide is formed in the thin layer and extends between the incident and exit side end surfaces of the thin layer. At least a pair of grooves is formed on both sides of the ridge optical waveguide in the thin layer and opened at the first principal surface of the thin layer. A clad layer is provided on the first principal surface or the second principal surface. A width of the ridge optical waveguide at the exit side end surface is less than a width of the ridge optical waveguide at the incident side end surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jungo Kondo, Shoichiro Yamaguchi, Takashi Yoshino, Yukihisa Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 9919455
    Abstract: Suspended lenses in a spacer wafer and lens-in-a-pocket structures are replicated from UV-transparent molds. The fabrication of UV-transparent molds can include providing a substrate with pedestals, fabricating a lens on each pedestal using a step-and-repeat process, replicating an intermediate mold from the substrate with pedestals having lenses on the pedestals, and replicating a UV-transparent mold from the intermediate mold. The fabrication of UV-transparent molds can also include providing a substrate with holes, fabricating a lens in each hole and replicating a UV-transparent mold from the substrate with the holes having the lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Regis Fan, Goran Rauker, George Barnes
  • Patent number: 9922638
    Abstract: An apparatus in a surrounding liquid and methods of using same. The apparatus includes an acoustic Fresnel zone plate comprising a compliant frame, a substrate connected to the frame, and an acoustic diffraction grating connected to the substrate. The acoustic diffraction grating includes a plurality of concentric rings or a plurality of concentric islands. The substrate is acoustic-impedance-mismatched with the acoustic diffraction grating. The acoustic Fresnel zone plate includes at least one acoustic focal spot. The substrate is acoustic-impedance-mismatched with the surrounding liquid and the acoustic diffraction grating is acoustic-impedance-matched with the surrounding liquid, or the substrate is acoustic-impedance-matched with the surrounding liquid and the acoustic diffraction grating is acoustic-impedance-mismatched with the surrounding liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: David C. Calvo, Abel L. Thangawng
  • Patent number: 9910222
    Abstract: A compact configuration of a multiport fiber array and a multi-surface optical lens constitutes a low modal noise multimode fiber optical power splitter. In a digital optical system, modal noise manifests itself in modal dependent intensity noise and modal dependent timing jitter. A compact two-part end coupling design improves both properties and is more cost effective, making it a suitable solution for future high bit rate optical system applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: LIGHTEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Shyh-Chung Lin, Kelvin Deray Lin
  • Patent number: 9897757
    Abstract: Fluorescence imaging illumination fiber including a first fiber, a second fiber, and a diffuser, the second fiber concentrically enfolding the first fiber, the diffuser is coupled at the end of the first fiber and the second fiber, the first fiber having a first angular output, the second fiber having a second angular output, the diffuser increasing the first angular output by a first value and increasing the second angular output by a second value, the first value exceeding the second value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: VISIONSENSE LTD.
    Inventors: Udi Ronen, Martin Abraham, Nadav Haresh, Alex Chanin, Ofer Braude
  • Patent number: 9846276
    Abstract: A fiber grating device of low cost and arbitrary length is formed on a portion of a portion or the entirety of a highly elastic fiber optic core having a low Young's modulus of elasticity by causing elongation of the fiber optic core and forming or depositing a hard skin or cladding on the elongated fiber optic core. When the stress is then released, the hard skin or cladding buckles (including elastic or plastic deformation or both) to form wrinkles at the interface of the fiber optic core and the hard skin or cladding which are oriented circumferentially and highly uniform in height and spacing which can be varied at will by choice of materials, stretching, and thickness and composition of the cladding. Since the elastic elongation of the fiber optic core portion may be 200% or greater, an unprecedented measurement range is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Washington State University
    Inventors: Rahul Panat, Lei Li
  • Patent number: 9807478
    Abstract: An optical buffer and a method for storing an optical signal using the optical buffer, where the optical buffer includes a first waveguide, a first optical delay waveguide loop and a controller. The first waveguide includes a first arm and a second arm, where a first end of the first arm is an input end of the optical buffer, and a second end of the second arm is an output end of the optical buffer. A second end of the first arm connects to a first end of the second arm. The first optical delay waveguide loop connects to the first arm at a first end using a first optical switch, and a second part of the first optical delay waveguide loop connects to the second arm at a second end using a second optical switch. The controller connects to the first optical switch and the second optical switch respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Liang Song, Yingchun Yang, Yaoda Liu
  • Patent number: 9791347
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems for measuring optical power that require neither alterations to the optical fiber nor physical contact with the optical fiber, the system including an optical fiber configured to propagate an optical signal, wherein the optical fiber includes a core and at least a first cladding layer, wherein a portion of the optical signal scatters out of the optical fiber along a length of the optical fiber to form scattered fiber light; a detector system configured to receive the scattered fiber light along the length of the optical fiber and to output a detection signal based on the received scattered fiber light; and a processor configured to receive the detection signal and to determine a power value of the optical signal based on the received detection signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventor: Stephen J. Guimond
  • Patent number: 9753349
    Abstract: A new photonic integrated circuit in the form of an optical pulse-train generator utilizes a time-interleaved architecture. The circuit can generate multiple optical pulses sequentially from a single trigger pulse, with the timing and amplitude of each pulse determined by circuit design. The circuit has application in optical arbitrary waveform generation and ultrafast electro-optic modulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: University of Rochester
    Inventors: Hui Wu, Shang Wang
  • Patent number: 9682591
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an object comprising a region of its surface suitable for showing a plurality of images. Each of these images is observable from a different direction such that upon observing one of the images the other images stop being observable and do not interfere in the viewing of the observed image. The configuration which allows generating the region of surfaces suitable for showing the plurality of images allows for mass production by means of stamping or minting techniques and complicates the reproduction by unauthorized manufacturers. A method which allows obtaining the object having a region suitable for showing a plurality of images is also an object of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Fábrica Nacional De Moneda Y Timbre Real Casa De La Moneda
    Inventor: Julián Zamorano De Blas
  • Patent number: 9658397
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an optical splitter/coupler may be created by i) providing an optical waveguide having a first waveguide channel core, ii) forming an angular trench at an end of the first waveguide channel core, the angular trench establishing first and second facets within the first waveguide channel core, and iii) mirroring the first and second facets, wherein the mirrored first and second facets are configured to provide optical reflection into and/or from respective second and third waveguide channel cores located at correspondingly opposing sides of the first waveguide channel core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: D. Brice Achkir
  • Patent number: 9641246
    Abstract: A communications network element comprises a network element input, a network element output and a monitoring port. An optical splitting device taps a portion of an input optical signal or an output optical signal to form a first signal. An optical signal transforming apparatus applies an optical transfer function to the first signal to form the optical monitoring signal applied to the monitoring port. The optical transfer function preserves the spectral property of the first signal and applies a time-domain obfuscation to the tapped signal. The optical signal transforming apparatus comprises an optical through signal path, an optical splitting device positioned in the optical through signal path and an optical combining device positioned in the optical through signal path. An optical feedback path is connected to the optical splitting device and the optical combining device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (publ)
    Inventors: Gianmarco Bruno, Alberto Deho
  • Patent number: 9588317
    Abstract: A fiber management tray (20) is disclosed. The fiber management tray (20) includes a tray body (22) defining a fiber storage region (24) for storing excess optical fiber length (26). The tray body (22) also includes a splice mount (28) for mounting at least one optical splice (30). The fiber management tray (20) includes a restricted access region (32) and an unrestricted access region (34) on the tray body (22). The splice mount (28) and the fiber storage region (24) are provided at the unrestricted access region (34), and an optical splitter component (36) is provided at the restricted access region (32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBA
    Inventors: Roel Modest Willy Bryon, Bart Mattie Claessens, Dirk Kempeneers, Wouter Jan Foulon
  • Patent number: 9554743
    Abstract: An optical system and apparatus for the diagnosis of a biological sample is disclosed. An embodiment of the apparatus includes an optical probe, a probe head distally connectable to the optical probe, the optical probe further comprising at least one optical element for applying an electromagnetic radiation of a first wavelength to the biological sample, and one or more collection elements positioned proximate the at least one optical element; and an analyzer for analyzing a signal received from the biological sample by the one or more collection elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: LS BIOPATH, INC.
    Inventors: Moshe Sarfaty, Amir Lev
  • Patent number: 9507087
    Abstract: Provided is a wavelength combiner including a slab waveguide; an output waveguide extended from the slab waveguide in a first direction; and at least one rib waveguide disposed at an interval horizontally from the output waveguide and extended from the slab waveguide in the first direction, wherein the rib waveguide is tapered in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jaegyu Park, Myungjoon Kwack, Gyungock Kim, Jiho Joo
  • Patent number: 9429467
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems for measuring optical power that require neither alterations to the optical fiber nor physical contact with the optical fiber, the system including an optical fiber configured to propagate an optical signal, wherein the optical fiber includes a core and at least a first cladding layer, wherein a portion of the optical signal scatters out of the optical fiber along a length of the optical fiber to form scattered fiber light; a detector system configured to receive the scattered fiber light along the length of the optical fiber and to output a detection signal based on the received scattered fiber light; and a processor configured to receive the detection signal and to determine a power value of the optical signal based on the received detection signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventor: Stephen J. Guimond
  • Patent number: 9417390
    Abstract: A modulatable source is to generate a signal. A multi-mode fiber is to propagate the signal. The fiber is associated with a fiber d*NA, corresponding to a product of a fiber diameter (d) and a fiber numerical aperture (NA), substantially between 1 micron radian and 4 micron radian. A receiver is to receive the propagated signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Wayne V Sorin, Michael Renne Ty Tan, Shih-Yuan Wang