Optical waveguides inventions 10/08

20080260319 - Optical fiber delivery system for delivering ultrashort optical pulses and optical system including the same: An optical fiber delivery system for delivering ultrashort optical pulses that can efficiently transmit high peak power, ultrashort optical pulses from an optical pulse source to a desired position in an optical apparatus is provided. An optical system including such an optical fiber delivery system is also provided. The optical... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080260320 - Optoelectric high frequency modulator integrated on silicon: An optoelectronic controller for regulating an optical signal. The controller includes a ridge or rib waveguide in an SOI-type substrate. The controller also includes an active zone formed by a plurality of thin layers of silicon. The layers are either N+ type doped or P+ type doped. The zone is... Agent: Nawrocki, Rooney & Sivertson Suite 401, Broadway Place East

20080260321 - Optical communication device and optical device: An optical communication device includes a substrate which has electro-optical effect; a first optical modulator which has a pair of waveguides formed in the substrate; a second optical modulator which has a pair of waveguides formed in the substrate; a waveguide coupler which is provided in an output of the... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080260322 - Optical splitter/coupler and optical communication system: An optical splitter/coupler has: a multimode waveguide having an electrooptic effect, and propagating light in a multimode; one incident waveguide propagating light in a single mode, and inputting the light to the multimode waveguide; one pair of emitting waveguides guiding-out, in a single mode, lights which have propagated-in through the... Agent: Fildes & Outland, P.C.

20080260324 - Active sensor, multipoint active sensor, inspection method of pipe deterioration and inspection apparatus of pipe deterioration: An active sensor 10 is positioned on an outside of a pipe 60 so as to detect a thickness of the pipe. The active sensor comprises: an oscillator 15 capable of inputting oscillatory waves into the pipe and sweeping a frequency of the oscillatory waves within a desired range; and... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080260325 - Composite evanescent waveguides and associated methods: A composite evanescent waveguide can include a first structured dielectric layer and a second dielectric material oriented adjacent one another to form a wave propagation interface between the first structured dielectric layer and second dielectric material. Each of the first structured dielectric layer and second dielectric material are formed of... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080260323 - Non-electronic radio frequency front-end with immunity to electromagnetic pulse damage: A non-electronic all-dielectric (NEAD) or non-electronic RF (NERF) front-end that exploits isolation features of photonics to eliminate metal electrodes, interconnects and the antenna. An electro-optic (EO) modulator is integrated with a dielectric resonance antenna to exploit unique isolation features of photonics. A doubly (RF and optical) resonant device design maximizes... Agent: John P. O'banion O'banion & Ritchey LLP

20080260327 - Integrated circuit having compact high-speed bus lines for optical signal: An integrated circuit having compact high-speed bus lines consists of VCSEL Array providing optical fiber holes, PIN Array providing optical fiber holes, and multi-mode optical fiber with great diameter optical core, wherein the VCSEL Array providing optical fiber holes and the PIN Array providing optical fiber holes both utilize the... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20080260326 - Optical coupling device: The object of the invention is an optical coupling device between at least one waveguide embedded in a printed circuit, for conveying an optical beam (F), and an external waveguide, the circuit including, starting from an exterior surface of the circuit, at least one insulating first layer and at least... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20080260328 - Led light extraction bar and injection optic for thin lightguide: An optical system for back-illuminating a display has a lightguide having a confinement direction and a first plurality of light sources disposed proximate a first edge of the lightguide. Light from at least one of the light sources defines an emission axis which is approximately parallel to the confinement direction.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080260329 - Lightguides having curved light injectors: An optical system has a lightguide having a confinement direction and a first light source disposed proximate a periphery of the lightguide. A light injector is disposed to couple light from the first light source into the lightguide. The light injector has a surface formed with a confinement curve for... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080260330 - Alignment with thin bonding layer of optical components: An optical component is attached to a mounting block and the mounting block is attached to a carrier. The optical component is actively aligned by adjusting the optical component with respect to the mounting block and the mounting block with respect to the carrier. An adhesive used for the attachments... Agent: Wilmerhale/boston

20080260331 - Multiplexer/demultiplexer, method for fabricating the same, and optical multiplexe/demultiplexer module: A lens 39 is molded in one of the surfaces of a support plate 33, and a lens is molded in one of the surfaces of a support plate 35. The support plate 33 is integrated with the support plate 35 with a filter 34 sandwiched between the other surfaces... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20080260332 - Secure fiber optic network keyed connector assembly: Systems and methods for securing a keyed fiber optic network assembly are provided. A typical network system includes an assembly having a security feature and adapted to facilitate fiber optic communication between two mating fiber optic connectors. The security feature is uniquely keyed to disengaged when mated with a corresponding... Agent: Mccarter & English , LLP Stamford Office

20080260333 - Replacement optical connector: A first mating unit for engaging a second mating unit of an optical connector is described. The first mating unit includes a connector sleeve, a connector housing connected to one end of the connector sleeve, and a ferrule carrier inserted into the connector sleeve opposite the connector housing. The connector... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20080260334 - Plug-socket connector apparatus for optical fiber termination: Plug-socket connector apparatus for optical fiber termination comprises first and second plugs and a socket. The first and second plugs are both single ferrule plugs. The socket is a molded interconnect device and a plug holder, and includes terminals located on the bottom face of the socket, first and second... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080260335 - Fibre optic cable and method for producing the same: The present technology relates generally to fibre optic cables their manufacture and uses. The technology has useful applications e.g. in the field of optical measurements such as biochemical laboratory instrumentation for measuring properties of samples on microtitration plates and corresponding sample supports. The technology has also applications in various laser... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080260336 - Display device uniforming light distribution throughout areas and method for manufacturing same: 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,... Agent: Dr. Mark M. Friedman C/o Bill Polkinghorn - Discovery Dispatch

20080260337 - Epoxy-functional polysiloxanes, silicone composition, and coated: Epoxy-functional polysiloxanes containing epoxy groups and hydrocarbyl groups free of aliphatic unsaturation, a silicone composition containing a polysiloxane selected from the aforementioned epoxy-functional polysiloxanes, a cured polysiloxane prepared by exposing the silicone composition to ultraviolet radiation, a coated optical fiber containing a cured polysiloxane, and a method of preparing a... Agent: Dow Corning Corporation Co1232

20080260339 - Manufacture of depressed index optical fibers: Described herein is a method for making a depressed index cladding for the inner cladding of an optical fiber. The method involves making the depressed index cladding in two steps. The innermost portion of the inner cladding is produced using a soot method, thereby deriving the advantages of the soot... Agent: Law Office Of Peter V.d. Wilde

20080260338 - Optical fiber having wave-guiding rings: A waveguide includes a cladding region that has a refractive index that is substantially uniform and surrounds a wave-guiding region that has an average index that is close to the index of the cladding. The wave-guiding region also contains a thin ring or series of rings that have an index... Agent: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC

20080260340 - Optical fiber unit for air blown installation: Disclosed is an optical fiber unit for air blown installation, which includes at least one optical fiber; a buffer layer surrounding the optical fiber and made of radiation curing acrylate; an outer layer surrounding the buffer layer and made of radiation curing acrylate; and a group of solid particles attached... Agent: Jones Day

20080260341 - Resin composition for optical material, resin film for optical material and optical waveguide using same: Disclosed is a resin composition for an optical material which contains a base polymer (A), a photopolymerizable compound (B), and a photopolymerization initiator (C). Also disclosed is a resin film for an optical material which is made of such a resin composition for an optical material. Specifically disclosed is a... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080260342 - Optical probe and optical tomography apparatus: An elongated probe to be inserted into a tube which is open at a distal end portion of an insertion section of an endoscope includes a sheath constituting the outer circumferential surface of the optical probe, an optical fiber laid in the internal space of the sheath along the longitudinal... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080260343 - Slotted ribbon splitting tool: Disclosed is a tool and related method for splitting optical fiber ribbons into smaller optical fiber ribbon sub-units.... Agent: Summa, Allan & Additon, P.A.

20080260344 - Fiber access terminal: A fiber access terminal for mounting to the end of a fiber distribution cable and configured to be extended through a buried conduit. The fiber distribution cable may include a plurality of optical fibers and enters a housing of the terminal through a base. The terminal also includes a plurality... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080260345 - Fiber access terminal: A fiber access terminal for mounting to the end of a fiber distribution cable and configured to be extended through a buried conduit. The fiber distribution cable may include a plurality of optical fibers and enters a housing of the terminal through a base. The terminal also includes a plurality... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080260319 - Optical fiber delivery system for delivering ultrashort optical pulses and optical system including the same: An optical fiber delivery system for delivering ultrashort optical pulses that can efficiently transmit high peak power, ultrashort optical pulses from an optical pulse source to a desired position in an optical apparatus is provided. An optical system including such an optical fiber delivery system is also provided. The optical... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080260320 - Optoelectric high frequency modulator integrated on silicon: An optoelectronic controller for regulating an optical signal. The controller includes a ridge or rib waveguide in an SOI-type substrate. The controller also includes an active zone formed by a plurality of thin layers of silicon. The layers are either N+ type doped or P+ type doped. The zone is... Agent: Nawrocki, Rooney & Sivertson Suite 401, Broadway Place East

20080260321 - Optical communication device and optical device: An optical communication device includes a substrate which has electro-optical effect; a first optical modulator which has a pair of waveguides formed in the substrate; a second optical modulator which has a pair of waveguides formed in the substrate; a waveguide coupler which is provided in an output of the... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080260322 - Optical splitter/coupler and optical communication system: An optical splitter/coupler has: a multimode waveguide having an electrooptic effect, and propagating light in a multimode; one incident waveguide propagating light in a single mode, and inputting the light to the multimode waveguide; one pair of emitting waveguides guiding-out, in a single mode, lights which have propagated-in through the... Agent: Fildes & Outland, P.C.

20080260324 - Active sensor, multipoint active sensor, inspection method of pipe deterioration and inspection apparatus of pipe deterioration: An active sensor 10 is positioned on an outside of a pipe 60 so as to detect a thickness of the pipe. The active sensor comprises: an oscillator 15 capable of inputting oscillatory waves into the pipe and sweeping a frequency of the oscillatory waves within a desired range; and... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080260325 - Composite evanescent waveguides and associated methods: A composite evanescent waveguide can include a first structured dielectric layer and a second dielectric material oriented adjacent one another to form a wave propagation interface between the first structured dielectric layer and second dielectric material. Each of the first structured dielectric layer and second dielectric material are formed of... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080260323 - Non-electronic radio frequency front-end with immunity to electromagnetic pulse damage: A non-electronic all-dielectric (NEAD) or non-electronic RF (NERF) front-end that exploits isolation features of photonics to eliminate metal electrodes, interconnects and the antenna. An electro-optic (EO) modulator is integrated with a dielectric resonance antenna to exploit unique isolation features of photonics. A doubly (RF and optical) resonant device design maximizes... Agent: John P. O'banion O'banion & Ritchey LLP

20080260327 - Integrated circuit having compact high-speed bus lines for optical signal: An integrated circuit having compact high-speed bus lines consists of VCSEL Array providing optical fiber holes, PIN Array providing optical fiber holes, and multi-mode optical fiber with great diameter optical core, wherein the VCSEL Array providing optical fiber holes and the PIN Array providing optical fiber holes both utilize the... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20080260326 - Optical coupling device: The object of the invention is an optical coupling device between at least one waveguide embedded in a printed circuit, for conveying an optical beam (F), and an external waveguide, the circuit including, starting from an exterior surface of the circuit, at least one insulating first layer and at least... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20080260328 - Led light extraction bar and injection optic for thin lightguide: An optical system for back-illuminating a display has a lightguide having a confinement direction and a first plurality of light sources disposed proximate a first edge of the lightguide. Light from at least one of the light sources defines an emission axis which is approximately parallel to the confinement direction.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080260329 - Lightguides having curved light injectors: An optical system has a lightguide having a confinement direction and a first light source disposed proximate a periphery of the lightguide. A light injector is disposed to couple light from the first light source into the lightguide. The light injector has a surface formed with a confinement curve for... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080260330 - Alignment with thin bonding layer of optical components: An optical component is attached to a mounting block and the mounting block is attached to a carrier. The optical component is actively aligned by adjusting the optical component with respect to the mounting block and the mounting block with respect to the carrier. An adhesive used for the attachments... Agent: Wilmerhale/boston

20080260331 - Multiplexer/demultiplexer, method for fabricating the same, and optical multiplexe/demultiplexer module: A lens 39 is molded in one of the surfaces of a support plate 33, and a lens is molded in one of the surfaces of a support plate 35. The support plate 33 is integrated with the support plate 35 with a filter 34 sandwiched between the other surfaces... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20080260332 - Secure fiber optic network keyed connector assembly: Systems and methods for securing a keyed fiber optic network assembly are provided. A typical network system includes an assembly having a security feature and adapted to facilitate fiber optic communication between two mating fiber optic connectors. The security feature is uniquely keyed to disengaged when mated with a corresponding... Agent: Mccarter & English , LLP Stamford Office

20080260333 - Replacement optical connector: A first mating unit for engaging a second mating unit of an optical connector is described. The first mating unit includes a connector sleeve, a connector housing connected to one end of the connector sleeve, and a ferrule carrier inserted into the connector sleeve opposite the connector housing. The connector... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20080260334 - Plug-socket connector apparatus for optical fiber termination: Plug-socket connector apparatus for optical fiber termination comprises first and second plugs and a socket. The first and second plugs are both single ferrule plugs. The socket is a molded interconnect device and a plug holder, and includes terminals located on the bottom face of the socket, first and second... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080260335 - Fibre optic cable and method for producing the same: The present technology relates generally to fibre optic cables their manufacture and uses. The technology has useful applications e.g. in the field of optical measurements such as biochemical laboratory instrumentation for measuring properties of samples on microtitration plates and corresponding sample supports. The technology has also applications in various laser... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080260336 - Display device uniforming light distribution throughout areas and method for manufacturing same: 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,... Agent: Dr. Mark M. Friedman C/o Bill Polkinghorn - Discovery Dispatch

20080260337 - Epoxy-functional polysiloxanes, silicone composition, and coated: Epoxy-functional polysiloxanes containing epoxy groups and hydrocarbyl groups free of aliphatic unsaturation, a silicone composition containing a polysiloxane selected from the aforementioned epoxy-functional polysiloxanes, a cured polysiloxane prepared by exposing the silicone composition to ultraviolet radiation, a coated optical fiber containing a cured polysiloxane, and a method of preparing a... Agent: Dow Corning Corporation Co1232

20080260339 - Manufacture of depressed index optical fibers: Described herein is a method for making a depressed index cladding for the inner cladding of an optical fiber. The method involves making the depressed index cladding in two steps. The innermost portion of the inner cladding is produced using a soot method, thereby deriving the advantages of the soot... Agent: Law Office Of Peter V.d. Wilde

20080260338 - Optical fiber having wave-guiding rings: A waveguide includes a cladding region that has a refractive index that is substantially uniform and surrounds a wave-guiding region that has an average index that is close to the index of the cladding. The wave-guiding region also contains a thin ring or series of rings that have an index... Agent: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC

20080260340 - Optical fiber unit for air blown installation: Disclosed is an optical fiber unit for air blown installation, which includes at least one optical fiber; a buffer layer surrounding the optical fiber and made of radiation curing acrylate; an outer layer surrounding the buffer layer and made of radiation curing acrylate; and a group of solid particles attached... Agent: Jones Day

20080260341 - Resin composition for optical material, resin film for optical material and optical waveguide using same: Disclosed is a resin composition for an optical material which contains a base polymer (A), a photopolymerizable compound (B), and a photopolymerization initiator (C). Also disclosed is a resin film for an optical material which is made of such a resin composition for an optical material. Specifically disclosed is a... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080260342 - Optical probe and optical tomography apparatus: An elongated probe to be inserted into a tube which is open at a distal end portion of an insertion section of an endoscope includes a sheath constituting the outer circumferential surface of the optical probe, an optical fiber laid in the internal space of the sheath along the longitudinal... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080260343 - Slotted ribbon splitting tool: Disclosed is a tool and related method for splitting optical fiber ribbons into smaller optical fiber ribbon sub-units.... Agent: Summa, Allan & Additon, P.A.

20080260344 - Fiber access terminal: A fiber access terminal for mounting to the end of a fiber distribution cable and configured to be extended through a buried conduit. The fiber distribution cable may include a plurality of optical fibers and enters a housing of the terminal through a base. The terminal also includes a plurality... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080260345 - Fiber access terminal: A fiber access terminal for mounting to the end of a fiber distribution cable and configured to be extended through a buried conduit. The fiber distribution cable may include a plurality of optical fibers and enters a housing of the terminal through a base. The terminal also includes a plurality... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080253711 - High speed optical phase modulator: An optical device includes a phase modulator having a waveguide on a substrate. The phase modulator also includes an n-type region having a proximity to a p-type region that causes formation of a depletion region when a bias is not applied to the modulator. The depletion region is at least... Agent: Attn: Travis Dodd Gavrilovich, Dodd & Lindsey, LLP

20080253712 - Optical fiber substrate useful as a sensor or illumination device component: This disclosure generally pertains to a method for manufacturing a distributed optical fiber scrim comprising a functional optical fiber, the functional optical fiber scrim thus manufactured, and composites in which an optical fiber scrim is incorporated. The present disclosure describes a variety of textile scrims, particularly adhesively bonded nonwoven scrim... Agent: Legal Department (m-495)

20080253713 - Optical crossover in thin silicon: An arrangement for providing optical crossovers between waveguides formed in an SOI-based structure utilize a patterned geometry in the SOI structure that is selected to reduce the effects of crosstalk in the area where the signals overlap. Preferably, the optical signals are fixed to propagate along orthogonal directions (or are... Agent: Wendy W. Koba, Esq.

20080253714 - Light activated optical switch that includes a piezoelectric element and a conductive layer: A light activated optical switch includes at least one conductive layer located adjacent to a piezoelectric element to enhance the electrical field that is applied to the piezoelectric element in response to an activation light. The conductive layer has free electrons or electron holes that collect on a surface adjacent... Agent: Wilson & Ham

20080253715 - Optical switch: An optical switch, comprises: a plurality of N input ports (2); a plurality of M output ports (24); and a plurality of displaceable beam steering arrangements (1) which, during switching, displace; N being greater or equal to 3 whilst M is greater or equal to 2; the plural number of... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080253716 - Arrayed waveguide grating optical multiplexer/demultiplexer: An arrayed waveguide grating optical multiplexer/demultiplexer 1 comprises an arrayed waveguide grating 20 formed on a substrate 10. The arrayed waveguide grating 20 comprises two slab waveguides 21, 22, one arrayed waveguide 23, first input/output waveguides A, B respectively connected to each end facet 21a, 22a of slab waveguides 21,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080253717 - Fiber optic connector having hermaphroditic coupling mechanism: A hermaphroditic connector for mounting to a cable having a plurality of optical fibers and connecting the fibers to mating optical fibers wherein the optical fibers and mating optical fibers have termini mounted to the respective ends thereof, and wherein the termini of at least one of the optical fibers... Agent: Howison & Arnott, L.l.p

20080253718 - Field termination connector with shaped adhesive pre-form: An optical fiber terminating assembly includes a housing, which can receive an optical fiber to be terminated so that it is located in alignment with a length of another optical fiber, or an optoelectronic device, a heat responsive adhesive element, and a thermally conductive element. The housing includes a compartment... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080253719 - Field terminatable fiber optic connector assembly: A fiber optic connector assembly includes a connector and a carrier. The connector, defining a longitudinal bore extending through the connector and having a first end region and a second end region, includes a ferrule assembly, having an optical fiber extending through the connector, at least partially disposed in the... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080253720 - Optical module device: An optical module device includes an optical module having leads, a print substrate and a flexible substrate including a first region having a center and a peripheral areas, a second and a third region, the flexible substrate including first through-holes corresponding to the leads in the center area, a terminal... Agent: Junichi Mimura Oki America Inc.

20080253721 - Optical connector system: The invention relates to an optical connector system including a backpanel and at least one substrate, said substrate having at least one substrate housing assembly and said backpanel having at least one backpanel housing assembly for establishing an optical interface. The substrate housing assembly is attached to said substrate and... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20080253722 - Fiber optic telecommunications cable assembly: The present disclosure relates to a fiber optic telecommunications cable assembly including a main fiber optic cable and a tether cable that branches from the main fiber optic cable at a breakout location. The fiber optic telecommunications cable assembly also includes a breakout block mounted to the main fiber optic... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080253723 - Optical fiber ribbon drop cable: A ribbon drop cable is provided. The ribbon drop cable includes a ribbon band of a plurality of communication medium. The ribbon band having a top flattened portion, a bottom flattened portion, a first side and a second side. At least one dielectric strength rod is disposed proximal to either... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20080253724 - Camera integral with optical fiber: A camera (1) has a tubular housing (3) having an emission window (7). A unitized optical fiber bundle (9) is provided on the inner surface of the housing (3) by utilizing a bundle of light guiding optical fibers on the inner surface. The unitized optical fiber bundle (9) is placed... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080253725 - Multi-length flexible image bundle: A method for manufacturing an image fiber bundle that includes the steps of aligning a plurality of image fibers into a bundle, bonding the plurality of image fibers in at least three regions to form an image fiber bundle with a useable length and at least one useable sub-length, and... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20080253726 - Optical fiber, optical fiber connecting method, and optical connector: An optical fiber which, at an optical fiber connecting end having a plurality of voids around the periphery of a core, has a light-permeable substance, such as a resin or glass whose refractive index is lower than that of quartz type substances, filled in the voids adjacent to the connecting... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20080253727 - Optical waveguide: An optical waveguide and method of making are disclosed. The method of making includes forming a layer on a substrate of a substantially optically transparent material. The layer includes an inner area and an outer area. A sufficient number of voids can be created in the inner area to form... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080253728 - Microphotonic waveguide including core/cladding interface layer: The invention provides a waveguide with a waveguide core having longitudinal sidewall surfaces, a longitudinal top surface, and a longitudinal bottom surface that is disposed on a substrate. An interface layer is disposed on at least one longitudinal sidewall surface of the waveguide core. A waveguide cladding layer is disposed... Agent: Theresa A Lober T.a. Lober Patent Services

20080253729 - Fiber optic cable breakout configuration with tensile reinforcement: The present disclosure relates to a fiber optic telecommunications cable assembly including a main fiber optic cable and a tether cable that branches from the main fiber optic cable at a breakout location. The breakout location includes a breakout block mounted to the main fiber optic cable, a tether retention... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080253730 - Grommet and plate assembly for sealing fiber optic closures: There is provided grommet and plate assemblies for sealing fiber optic closures into which and/or out of which fiber optic cables are routed. The grommet of the assembly includes a central portion with an axial opening adapted to receive the fiber optic cable through a slit in the central portion.... Agent: Corning Cable Systems LLC

20080253731 - Variable optical attenuator: A variable optical attenuator with photoelectric detector, comprising a collimator, a variable optical attenuator chip, wherein the variable optical attenuator further comprises a photoelectric detector; and the photoelectric detector receives and detects partial light from the variable optical attenuator chip. The variable optical attenuator of the invention is capable of... Agent: Matthias Scholl

20080247702 - Fiber optic generator condition monitor: A condition monitoring system for use in monitoring a generator. The condition monitoring system includes a sensor including an ion chamber located inside the generator for sensing particulates inside the generator. The sensor provides an electrical sensor output to an output converter that is also located inside the generator. The... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080247705 - Hermaphroditic u-guide alignment structures and method thereof: An integrated optical waveguide circuit apparatus having an optical processing area, waveguide ports for optical processing, and at least one waveguide structure, the at least one waveguide structure going around the optical processing area. Methods for making the integrated optical waveguide circuit apparatus are also disclosed.... Agent: Dunlap Codding, P.C.

20080247707 - Optical semiconductor device and method of controlling the same: An optical semiconductor device includes a waveguide and a refractive index control portion. The waveguide has one or more first segments, one or more second segments and a plurality of third segments. The first segment has a region that includes a diffractive grating and another region that is a space... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080247708 - Optical waveguide device: The present invention has an object to provide an optical device capable of leading out a light propagated through an optical waveguide to a desired substrate side face while maintaining the sufficient power of the light, within a range of limited substrate size. To this end, according to the optical... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080247706 - Opto-electronic board: An opto-electronic board including a printed wiring board with an optical waveguide, a metallic area, and a hole, wherein an abutting face of the optical waveguide and an abutting face of the metallic area form a part of the side face of the hole. The opto-electronic board further comprises an... Agent: Law Office Of Ido Tuchman (yor)

20080247704 - Package substrate and device for optical communication:

20080247703 - Substrate for mounting ic chip and device for optical communication: The substrate for mounting an IC chip according to the present invention is a substrate for mounting an IC chip, where conductor circuits and insulating layers are formed and layered, an optical element is mounted, an optical path for transmitting an optical signal is formed, wherein an optical element sealing... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080247709 - Shading member-equipped optical connector plug: A compact, highly compatible shading member-equipped optical connector plug that makes the optical connector plug compact while having the compatibility to engage existing connector receptacles. The shading member includes a shutter housing enclosing a plug frame slidably on an outside thereof, and inserted into an engagement opening of a connector... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080247710 - Optical connector and optical fiber connecting system: An angle type optical connector enables a splicing operation of an optical fiber cable accurately and stably without requiring skilled labor and having a superior on-site installation property. An optical connector is provided with a splicing section for securely supporting an incorporated optical fiber securely supported at a ferrule and... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080247711 - Attachment structure allowing movement and protection of a tether of a cable assembly: A cable assembly comprising a fiber optic cable and one or more attachment points to allow one or more tethers to optically connect to optical fibers within the cable. The cable assembly may be used as a drop cable for extending optical connections to a plurality of points. An attachment... Agent: Corning Cable Systems LLC

20080247712 - Optical assemblies and their methods of formation: Provided are electronic device packages and their methods of formation. The electronic device packages include an electronic device mounted on a substrate, a conductive via and a locally thinned region in the substrate. The invention finds application, for example, in the electronics industry for hermetic packages containing an electronic device... Agent: Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials LLC

20080247713 - Optical transmission module and optical patch cable: An optical transmission module includes a ferrule with a built-in optical fiber, an optical member for reflecting or transmitting plural different wavelength optical signals, a first optical element for emitting an optical signal into the optical fiber via the optical member, a second optical element for receiving an optical signal... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20080247714 - Optical fiber/glass tube fusion-spliced structure, optical fiber assembly including the structure and glass tube used in the structure: An optical fiber/glass tube fusion spliced structure includes an optical fiber made of glass and a glass tube through which the optical fiber is inserted and at least in part of the optical fiber/glass tube fusion spliced structure, an outer circumference portion of the optical fiber and an inner circumference... Agent: Studebaker & Brackett PC

20080247716 - Electooptical communications and power cable: An electrooptical communications and power cable has at least one light waveguide, which is arranged in a central multifibre bundle consisting of a smooth flexible metal tube and provided with a primary jacket. Two layers of stranded metal wires are extended coaxially to the multifibre bundle. The metal wires are... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20080247715 - Installation method of optical fiber composite electric power cable and cable structure therefor: Disclosed is installation of an optical fiber composite electric power cable. An installation method of an optical fiber composite electric power cable includes installing an electric power cable including a conductor and an air-blown installation tube therein at an installation region; connecting tubes of adjacent electric power cables to each... Agent: Jones Day

20080247718 - Fiber optic cable systems and methods to prevent hydrogen ingress: Purging interior regions of a cable reduces or prevents hydrogen darkening of an optical fiber located in the cable. While hydrogen may permeate through an outer surface of the cable, fluid circulating through the cable purges the hydrogen from within the cable. This circulation of the fluid occurs between an... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20080247717 - Highly flexible water-proof, rodent-proof cables particulary useful as optical communication cables: A highly flexible water-proof, rodent-proof cable, comprising an optically or electrically conductive center region, a layer of a yarn of high tensile strength and water blocking properties overlying the center region, a layer of soft annealed steel wires in the form of a braid overlying the yarn layer, and an... Agent: Martin D. Moynihan Prtsi, Inc.

20080247720 - Cable assembly with access point: A cable assembly comprising a fiber optic cable having an optical ribbon stack therein, at least one network access location for accessing the ribbon stack, and at least one ERL insert assembly, which can include for example at least one resilient plug for holding one or more optical ribbons of... Agent: Corning Cable Systems LLC

20080247719 - Cable assembly with access point and ribbon stack handling: A cable assembly comprising a fiber optic cable having a ribbon stack therein, at least one network access location for accessing the ribbon stack, and a bonding fillant for locking an uncut portion of the ribbon stack to the cable at the network access location to prevent ribbon stack translation... Agent: Corning Cable Systems LLC

20080247721 - Photonic band gap fiber and method of producing the same: A photonic band gap fiber is provided having multiple air holes in a silica portion extending in the longitudinal direction of the fiber. The fiber includes a cladding containing an air hole periodic structure in an extended triangular lattice configuration, wherein first rows each having a number of air holes... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080247722 - Waveguide and lighting device: A waveguide (40; 51; 61), arranged to guide light from at least one light source (53a-c), the waveguide comprising at least one guiding edge (43; 50a-c; 60) adapted to contain the light in the waveguide (40; 51; 61), and an extraction edge (44; 50d) adapted to enable extraction of the... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080247723 - Cable management panel with rear entry: A cable management panel including a chassis, a drawer, and a drop-in plate for managing fiber optic cables. The chassis provides rear cable access, the drawer provides side cable access. In one embodiment, the drop-in plate is positionable within the drawer in both a first orientation and a second orientation.... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080240644 - Traveling-wave-type optical modulator and method of adjusting the same: With reference to a traveling-wave-type optical modulator which includes a substrate having an electrooptic effect, an optical waveguide formed on the substrate, and a modulation electrode performing modulation control on a light wave propagating through the optical waveguide, a driver for controlling driving of the traveling-wave-type optical modulator is connected... Agent: Chapman And Cutler

20080240646 - Optical device and manufacturing method thereof: An optical device includes: a substrate side waveguide formed on a substrate; and a plurality of optical elements fixed on the substrate. The substrate side waveguide and an optical element side waveguide formed in each of the plurality of optical elements forms a continuous optical waveguide path.... Agent: Nec Corporation Of America

20080240645 - Optical integrated circuit and optical integrated circuit module: An optical integrated circuit 1 according to the present invention includes a planar lightwave circuit 2, and a semiconductor element 3, which are fixed at one contact surface 12. A semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) 9 is formed on a semiconductor substrate 8. A semiconductor waveguide 10 and a semiconductor waveguide... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080240647 - Optical module: An optical module includes a circuit board mounted with a light receiving element, and a waveguide board in which a waveguide is formed. The circuit board is made of a flexible material, and has transmissivity for light having a wavelength received by the light receiving element. A circuit pattern part... Agent: Nec Corporation Of America

20080240648 - Photoelectric conversion module for direct optical interconnection and method of manufacturing the same: Provided are a photoelectric conversion module for direct optical interconnection and a method of manufacturing the same, wherein an optical element array is bonded to a side surface of an IC board having a semiconductor chip mounted thereon and an optical waveguide array is bonded to one end of the... Agent: Royal W. Craig, Esq. Ober/kaler

20080240649 - Optical switch with co-axial alignment beam: A method and system for creating and co-aligning a first array of optical beams with a second array of optical beams. In a preferred application the invention is used in a cross connect optical switch. A first set of alignment beams are created and added to and aligned co-axially with... Agent: Trex Enterprises Corp.

20080240650 - Optical switch and method of adjusting optical switch: An optical switch includes an input port into which a multiplexed optical signal is input; a dispersing unit that, according to wavelength, disperses the multiplexed optical signal into a plurality of optical signals that are each dispersed in a unique direction; a converging unit that converges the dispersed optical signals;... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080240652 - Optical waveguide: An optical waveguide includes a propagating light waveguide, a coupler including a photonic crystal, and a surface plasmon waveguide, the propagating light waveguide, the coupler, and the surface plasmon waveguide being disposed in one plane along a waveguiding direction.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080240651 - Silicon waveguide dispersion compensator using optical phase conjugation: In the absence of using any chromatic dispersion compensation technique, it may be difficult to detect the transmitted data over long distances at the receiving end. Embodiments utilize the optical phase conjugation (OPC) property in silicon waveguides to compensate chromatic dispersion effect in optical fibers.... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20080240653 - Optical coupler including mode-mixing: A mode-mixer is used to introduce mode-mixing to an input in an optical coupler. As a result, modal noise effects are minimized in an output of the optical coupler. An example of a mode-mixer implemented includes a step index optical fiber which may or may not be coupled to a... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080240654 - Hybrid planar lightwave circuit with reflective gratings: The present invention relates to a hybrid planar lightwave circuit in which a silicon reflective diffraction grating etched with a highly accurate deep reactive ion etching process is mounted in a trench formed in a high optical performance silica on silicon waveguide device.... Agent: Teitelbaum & Maclean

20080240655 - Method and apparatus for controlling waveguide birefringence by selection of a waveguide core width for a top cladding: A method and apparatus for controlling waveguide birefringence by selection of a waveguide core width for a tuned top clad is described herein. In one example, a dopant concentration within a top cladding material is between 3-6% (wt.). Given a tuned top cladding composition, a width of the waveguide core... Agent: Dardi & Associates, PLLC

20080240656 - Integrated electronic components and methods of formation thereof: Provided are integrated electronic components which include a waveguide microstructure formed by a sequential build process and an electronic device, and methods of forming such integrated electronic components. The microstructures have particular applicability to devices for transmitting electromagnetic energy and other electronic signals.... Agent: Jonathan D. Baskin Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials LLC

20080240657 - Right-angle optical fiber connector assembly: A right-angle optical-fiber connector assembly for providing an optical connection to an external device such as a circuit board. The connector assembly includes a rigid ferrule having at least one right-angle bend and that defines an interior region and first and second ferrule ends, and a maximum optical fiber bending... Agent: Corning Cable Systems LLC

20080240658 - Optical fibre connection device: The present invention provides an optical fibre connection device comprising a part (103) of a screw-threadless multi-part (101, 103) optical fibre cable connector (100), the multi-parts (101, 103) of the connector (100) being inter-connectable, the part (103) comprising a body (102), the body (102) comprising: an optical fibre cable connection... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20080240659 - Coupling device between an optical fibre and an optical guide integrated onto a substrate: e

20080240660 - Fiber optic structures having an attachment portion: Disclosed are fiber optic structures having at least one optical fiber and a protective covering such as a cable jacket or matrix material. The fiber optic structures include an attachment portion for providing the craft an installation option for securing the same. Specifically, the fiber optic cable has a first... Agent: Corning Cable Systems LLC

20080240661 - Optical cable for connection to a general distribution network, and a method of connecting said cable: The present invention relates to an optical cable comprising: one or more main optical fiber modules each comprising optical fibers and an outer sheath, the optical fibers of each main module being surrounded by said outer sheath; and a protective covering surrounding said main optical fiber module(s); the optical cable... Agent: Sofer & Haroun LLP.

20080240662 - Optical cable for connection to a general distribution network, and a method of connecting said cable: The present invention relates to an optical cable comprising: one or more main optical fiber modules, each comprising optical fibers and an outer sheath, the optical fibers of each main module being surrounded by said outer sheath; and a protective covering surrounding said main optical fiber module(s); wherein: n main... Agent: Sofer & Haroun LLP.

20080240663 - Ultra high numerical aperture optical fibers: Various embodiments described include optical fiber designs and fabrication processes for ultra high numerical aperture optical fibers (UHNAF) having a numerical aperture (NA) of about 1. Various embodiments of UHNAF may have an NA greater than about 0.7, greater than about 0.8, greater than about 0.9, or greater than about... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080240664 - Optical fiber preparation device: An optical fiber preparation device (11) is disclosed having a body (12) with at least one abrasive portion (15) and at least one adhesive portion 19. The abrasive portion (15) includes a protrusion (29) defining a polishing portion (31). A method for polishing and cleaning an end of an optical... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080240665 - Underground enclosure mounting system: A mounting fixture for mounting a piece of telecommunications equipment within an underground vault is disclosed. The mounting fixture includes a frame structure configured to be mounted to an upper edge of an open end of a vault. The mounting fixture also includes a can structure for receiving the piece... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080240666 - Retention and rotation clamp assembly for use with an angled optical fiber cleaver: The present invention relates generally to an angled optical fiber cleaver that is used to cleave optical fibers prior to mechanical splicing and that provides a desired optical fiber endface angle. More specifically, the present invention relates to an angled optical fiber cleaver that incorporates a novel retention and rotation... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20080240667 - Coating material and fiber optic sensor in which this coating material is used: This invention relates to a coating material that is applied on organic and/or inorganic surfaces and that can detain moisture and easily release the moisture that is detained after a certain time, and a fiber optic sensor (1) where this coating is utilized.... Agent: Venable, Campillo, Logan & Meaney, P.C.

20080240668 - Integrator unit: An integrator unit for integrating an incoming light beam for a uniform distribution of illumination comprises an inner cylinder fixedly equipped with a rod integrator, an outer cylinder in which the inner cylinder is coaxially received for axial movement and axial adjustment members which comprises a circumferential groove spatially squared... Agent: Young & Thompson