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Optical Waveguides > Integrated Optical Circuit Integrated Optical CircuitIntegrated Optical Circuit patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.11/22/07 - 20070269160 - Photonic integrated circuit device and elements thereof A photonic integrated circuit (PIC) device is described. The PIC device includes a set of optical transceivers including optical transmitters and optical receivers, and an embedded optical interconnect mesh operatively associated with the set of optical transceivers and structured to enable at least one of the following network architectures: a ... 11/15/07 - 20070263957 - Optoelectronic hybrid integrated module In an optoelectronic hybrid integrated module, an insulating layer 31 is overlaid on a substrate 3, an insulating layer 2 containing an optical waveguide 21 is formed on the insulating layer 31, a lower ground electrode 61, an upper ground electrode 62, conductive vias 71, and the like are electrically ... 11/08/07 - 20070258676 - Optical via to pass signals through a printed circuit board An optical via within a printed circuit board (PCB) to route optical signals from one level to another through the PCB. The optical signals entering the optical via from an optoelectronic device, or other source, may be routed by an optical waveguide to enter other optical vias to a destination ... 11/08/07 - 20070258675 - Multiplexed optical communication between chips on a multi-chip module When using micro-resonant structures, it is possible to use the same source of charged particles to cause multiple resonant structures to emit electromagnetic radiation. This reduces the number of sources that are required for multi-element configurations, such as displays with plural rows (or columns) of pixels. In one such embodiment, ... 10/25/07 - 20070248299 - Monolithic transmitter photonic integrated circuit (txpic) semiconductor chip A photonic integrated circuit (PIC) chip comprising an array of modulated sources, each providing a modulated signal output at a channel wavelength different from the channel wavelength of other modulated sources and a wavelength selective combiner having an input optically coupled to received all the signal outputs from the modulated ... 10/18/07 - 20070242919 - Monolithic transmitter photonic integrated circuit (txpic) with integrated optical components in circuit signal channels A photonic integrated circuit (PIC) chip comprising an array of modulated sources, each providing a modulated signal output at a channel wavelength different from the channel wavelength of other modulated sources and a wavelength selective combiner having an input optically coupled to received all the signal outputs from the modulated ... 10/18/07 - 20070242918 - Transmitter photonic integrated circuits (txpics) with directly modulated lasers and wavelength selective combiners A photonic integrated circuit (PIC) chip comprising an array of modulated sources, each providing a modulated signal output at a channel wavelength different from the channel wavelength of other modulated sources and a wavelength selective combiner having an input optically coupled to received all the signal outputs from the modulated ... 10/18/07 - 20070242917 - Etched-facet semiconductor optical component with integrated end-coupled waveguide and methods of fabrication and use thereof An optical apparatus comprises: a semiconductor substrate; a semiconductor optical device integrally formed on the substrate and having a device end face; and a low-index planar optical waveguide integrally formed on the semiconductor substrate at the device end face. The waveguide is end-coupled at its proximal end to the optical ... 10/11/07 - 20070237450 - Optical component for free-space optical propagation between waveguides An optical component may comprise a horizontal member with two side walls and a substantially transparent end wall protruding from the horizontal member. The end wall, side walls and horizontal member may partially enclose an interior volume, and optical functionality is imparted in any suitable manner on at least a ... 10/11/07 - 20070237449 - Optical module, optical transmission system, and fabrication method for optical module An optical module includes a substrate, one or a plurality of planar optical devices mounted on the substrate, and a waveguide block including one or a plurality of curved waveguides formed on a plane. The waveguide block is mounted on the substrate such that the plane on which the curved ... 10/04/07 - 20070230863 - Optical/electrical circuit interconnect board and evaluation method therefor An optical/electrical interconnect board includes a base material composing an electrical circuit; a plurality of light receiving/emitting units, each of the units being constituted by a light emitting element and a light receiving element packaged on the base material; and an optical fiber tape that connects the light emitting element ... 10/04/07 - 20070230862 - Module to couple to an electrical and an optical backplane in a chassis A chassis includes a plurality of slots to receive modules. The chassis includes an electrical backplane to couple to a module received in a first slot of the plurality of slots. The module to couple via a first communication interface on the module. An optical backplane is also included in ... 09/27/07 - 20070223857 - Optical semiconductor device and optical semiconductor integrated circuit An integrated optical waveguide has first, second, and third optical waveguiding regions. The second optical waveguiding region has a refractive index different from that of the first optical waveguiding region. The second optical waveguiding region has an interface surface with the first optical waveguiding region that is inclined with respect ... 09/27/07 - 20070223856 - Optical semiconductor device and optical semiconductor integrated circuit An integrated optical waveguide has a first optical waveguide, a second optical waveguide, and a groove. The second optical waveguide is coupled to the first optical waveguide and has a refractive index that is different from the first optical waveguide. The groove is disposed so as to traverse an optical ... 09/06/07 - 20070206897 - N-nary optical semiconductor transistor and an optical and gate An N-nary photonic transistor (PT) based on a heterojunction optical semiconductor microstructure is presented. The PT has one control signal input, one data signal input, and one output. The lights for each input can be one of the wavelengths within the N number (N-nary) of predetermined lightwaves. The output light ... 09/06/07 - 20070206896 - Tunable dispersion compensation apparatus A colorless tunable optical dispersion compensator (TODC) comprising a silica arrayed-waveguide grating (AWG) directly coupled to a polymer thermo-optic lens. As a result of its inventive construction, the device exhibits low loss, large tuning range, low electrical consumption and is readily manufactured using standard processes. Additionally, the TODC is fully ... 08/30/07 - 20070201789 - Integrated tunable wavelength converter and variable optical delay A monolithically integrated tunable wavelength converter and variable optical delay device(s) that is capable of providing optical delay(s) of any length. Advantageously, our devices are both compact and readily realized as a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) on a semiconductor substrate. ... 08/23/07 - 20070196044 - Optical device, optical connector, electronic device, and electronic equipment A light-emitting element (2) and a light-receiving element (3) are mounted, spaced from each other, on a main body (1a) of a flexible board (1). These elements (2, 3) are encapsulated in a light-permeable light-emitting side molded resin section (6a, 6b) and a light-permeable light-receiving side molded resin section (6c, ... 08/16/07 - 20070189661 - Material for substrate mounting optical circuit-electrical circuit mixedly and substrate mounting optical circuit-electrical circuit mixedly A material for an optical circuit-electrical circuit mixedly mounting substrate comprises a light permeable resin layer, and an optical circuit forming layer that is made of a light permeable resin of which refractive index increases (or decreases) when irradiated with an activating energy beam and is disposed adjacent to the ... 08/16/07 - 20070189660 - Optical module An optical module outputting transmitted optical signals from a light-emitting element to an optical fiber and guiding received optical signals arriving from the same optical fiber to a light-receiving element prevents transmitted optical signals originating from the light-emitting element of a local station from coupling to the light-receiving element, devolving ... 08/16/07 - 20070189659 - Thin film optical patterning devices The present invention provides structures and methods for manufacturing thin film optical devices that perform the functions of prior art focal lenses. Multiple light beams are guided to the same focal point through thin film optical fiber channels with IC grade precision. The optical fiber lens of the present invention ... 08/09/07 - 20070183707 - Optical connector An optical connector includes: a board having a first signal-light propagation medium with a first optical signal end; and a chassis disposed on the board. The chassis includes: an insertion-and-removal section having an insertion-hole forming wall that defines an insertion hole, into which a second optical signal end of a ... 07/26/07 - 20070172169 - Method of tuning optical components integrated in a monolithic photonic integrated circuit (pic) An optical transmitter comprises a monolithic transmitter photonic integrated circuit (TxPIC) chip that includes an array of modulated sources formed on the PIC chip and having different operating wavelengths approximating a standardized wavelength grid and providing signal outputs of different wavelengths. A wavelength selective combiner is formed on the PIC ... 07/19/07 - 20070165980 - Optical circuit fabrication method and device A photonic light circuit device is described that comprises a semiconductor substrate (220) and two or more optical components (226, 228, 236, 240) wherein one or more hollow core optical waveguides (230, 232, 224) are formed in the semiconductor substrate to optically link said two or more optical components. The ... 07/19/07 - 20070165979 - Optical input substrate, optical output substrate, optical input/output substrate, a fabrication method for these substrates, and an optical element integrated semiconductor integrated circuit Photodetectors 2a capable of converting optical signals that are received as input from the outside to electrical signals and supplying these electrical signals as output to output ports are mounted on two or more input ports of substrate 1 on which a semiconductor integrated circuit can be mounted; and moreover, ... 07/05/07 - 20070154134 - Printed circuit board including waveguide and method of producing the same Disclosed is a PCB in which a waveguide is embedded, and a method of producing the same. The PCB includes a substrate, and a lower clad layer formed on the substrate through a predetermined process to allow an optical signal irradiated thereto to be total-reflected thereby. A core layer is ... 07/05/07 - 20070154133 - Apparatus and method for a molded waveguide for use with touch screen displays An apparatus and method for an inexpensive, simple to make, self-aligning molded waveguide made of an optically transparent material and that can be used to generate a grid or lamina of light for use with touch screen displays. The molded waveguide substrate includes a plurality of lenses and a plurality ... 07/05/07 - 20070154132 - Optical and/or electrical communications fabrics in circuit boards and/or other composite structures An optical and/or electrical communication and structural fabric, method and system. For one aspect, an optical fabric is embedded within a structure to communicate an optical and/or electrical signal and to stiffen the structure. The structure may be a circuit board, for example, and the optical cloth may be used ... 06/28/07 - 20070147729 - 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 ... 06/28/07 - 20070147728 - Providing light to channels or portions A fluidity structure includes a channel, a portion of which can contain fluid. Light can propagate in the portion, such as in response to illumination. The refractive index of material at the portion's boundary can be higher than that of the fluid, and more than approximately 10% of intensity of ... 06/21/07 - 20070140613 - Integrated coherent optical detector The present invention provides an integrated device and a method of its fabrication and use. Two parts of the device each having an electronic circuit are aligned adjacent to each other with an accuracy of at least 1 micron. An alignment system includes two parts: a first part integrated with ... 06/14/07 - 20070133923 - High power planar lightwave circuit optical tx module and tx/rx module Provided are high power PLC optical Tx module and PLC optical Tx/Rx module. The PLC optical Tx/Rx module is located in an OLT of a PON system. The high power PLC optical Tx/Rx module includes a photodiode, a laser diode, an SOA, an optical coupler, and a PLC platform. The ... 06/07/07 - 20070127865 - Optical devices and methods to construct the same Optical devices and methods for constructing the same are disclosed. An example optical device includes an optical transmitter, a photodetector and a waveguide optically coupling the optical transmitter and the photodetector. It also includes a substrate having a first cavity to receive the optical transmitter and a second cavity to ... 06/07/07 - 20070127864 - Deployment of electro-optic amplitude varying elements (aves) and electro-optic multi-functional elements (mfes) in photonic integrated circuits (pics) Electro-optic amplitude varying elements (AVEs) or electro-optic multi-function elements (MFEs) are integrated into signal channels of photonic integrated circuits (PICs) or at the output of such PICs to provide for various optical controlling and monitoring functions. In one case, such PIC signal channels may minimally include a laser source and ... 05/31/07 - 20070122073 - Method for the production of electrooptical printed circuit boards comprising polysiloxane wave guides and use thereof The invention relates to the production of an electrooptical printed circuit board (EOLP) and to the use thereof. The optical layer in the printed circuit board is made of highly transparent and soldering bath-resistant polysiloxane wave guides. The polysiloxane wave guides are produced according to casting techniques, and the ends ... 05/17/07 - 20070110361 - Wafer level integration of multiple optical elements Integrated multiple optical elements may be formed by bonding substrates containing such optical elements together or by providing optical elements on either side of the wafer substrate. The wafer is subsequently diced to obtain the individual units themselves. The optical elements may be formed lithographically, directly, or using a lithographically ... 05/17/07 - 20070110360 - Dynamic power allocation in system for providing power over communication link System and methodology for supplying power to a powered device (PD) over a communication link, such as an Ethernet link. The system has a power supply device that provides power to the PD, and a dynamic power allocation mechanism that dynamically modifies power allocated to the PD in accordance with ... 05/17/07 - 20070110359 - Photoelectronic device and production method of the same A photoelectronic device providing design freedom and providing for the production of a variety of designs in small quantities. The device includes a light emitting element for emitting a light to be used as a clock signal, a semiconductor chip with light receiving portions, and an optical waveguide sheet having ... 05/17/07 - 20070110358 - Planar mid-ir integrated microphotonics A planar mid-infrared (mid-IR) integrated microphotonic platform includes at least one laser performing lasing functions. The at least one laser comprises chalcogenide glass. At least amplifier structure is coupled to the at least one laser for performing optical amplification. The at least amplifier structure comprises chalcogenide glass. At least one ... 05/17/07 - 20070110357 - Integrated photonic amplifier and detector An asymmetric twin waveguide (ATG) structure with an integrated amplifier and detector fabricated in a single active waveguide layer is disclosed. The structure comprises an active waveguide layer formed on a passive waveguide layer. The active and passive waveguides have different effective indices of refraction such that a first mode ... 05/10/07 - 20070104416 - Optical waveguide module, optical waveguide film and manufacturing method thereof An optical waveguide module includes a light emitting element which outputs light, a light receiving element which monitors an output of the light emitting element, and an optical waveguide film having a waveguide core which has a notched portion having an optical path changing surface that changes an optical path ... 05/10/07 - 20070104415 - Stereoscopic display device A stereoscopic display device is provided. The stereoscopic display device includes an optical waveguide member and a first main surface and a second main surface. The first and second main surfaces face each other. A first light path changing member is provided on at least one of the first and ... 05/10/07 - 20070104414 - Optoelectric converting substrate An optoelectric converting substrate includes a substrate, at least one honeycomb-shaped micro-structured optical waveguide embedded in the substrate and having two ends exposed through the substrate, a plurality of optoelectronic elements disposed on the substrate and coupled with the two ends of the honeycomb-shaped micro-structured optical waveguide, and a plurality ... 05/10/07 - 20070104413 - Semiconductor device integrated with optoelectronic components A semiconductor device integrated with optoelectronic components includes a carrier board with at least two openings; a first and a second optoelectronic component disposed in the openings respectively, each of them having an active surface and an opposite non-active surface, wherein the active surface has a plurality of electrode pads ... 05/10/07 - 20070104412 - Circuit board with optoelectronic component embedded therein A circuit board structure with optoelectronic component embedded therein comprises a carrier board with at least two through openings; a first optoelectronic component and a second optoelectronic component disposed in the openings respectively, wherein a plurality of electrode pads and optical active areas are formed on the active surfaces of ... 05/10/07 - 20070104411 - Vertically-integrated waveguide photodetector apparatus and related coupling methods High-speed optoelectronic devices having a waveguide densely integrated with and efficiently coupled to a photodetector are fabricated utilizing methods generally compatible with CMOS processing techniques. In various implementations, the waveguide consists essentially of single-crystal silicon and the photodetector contains, or consists essentially of, epitaxially grown germanium or a silicon-germanium alloy ... 05/10/07 - 20070104410 - Integrated waveguide photodetector apparatus with matching propagation constants and related coupling methods High-speed optoetectronic devices having a waveguide densely integrated with and efficiently coupled to a photodetector are fabricated utilizing methods generally compatible with CMOS processing techniques. In various implementations, the waveguide consists essentially of single-crystal silicon and the photodetector contains, or consists essentially of, epitaxially grown germanium or a silicon-germanium alloy ... 05/10/07 - 20070104409 - Broadband wavelength multiplexing and demultiplexing filter and optical splitter with optical signal multiplexing and demultiplexing function Two Mach-Zehnder optical interferometer circuits 13a and 13b are accurately point-symmetrically connected to each other to form a first point-symmetrically connected optical interferometer circuit 5 constituting a light input side circuit 1. Optical signals having a plurality of wavelengths are input to a light input terminal 17. A second point-symmetrically ... 04/26/07 - 20070092179 - Mems module package The present invention relates to a MEMS package, and in particular, to the structure of a MEMS package. One aspect of the invention provides an optical modulator module package comprising a substrate, an optical modulator positioned on the substrate which modulates an optical signal and transmits the optical signal through ... 04/26/07 - 20070092178 - Micro-optical device The present invention provides a micro-optical device which may be used as an optical pigtailing assembly for waveguides. In an exemplary configuration the assembly includes a first chip which includes an optoelectronic component and an optical fiber. The optical fiber and optoelectronic component are coupled with an optical component, such ... 04/26/07 - 20070092177 - Wavelength locking and power control systems for multi-channel photonic integrated circuits (pics) A transmissive active channel element is provided in each signal channel of a monolithic multi-channel TxPIC where each channel also includes a modulated source. The active channel element functions both as a power control element for both monitoring and regulating the output channel signal level of each signal channel and ... 04/19/07 - 20070086696 - Circuit board structure of integrated optoelectronic component A circuit board structure of integrated optoelectronic components is composed of: a carrying board with at least one through opening; a first optoelectronic component accommodated in the through opening, which has an active surface and a non-active surface. A dielectric layer, a circuit layer and build-up layers are successively formed ... 04/19/07 - 20070086695 - Circuit board structure of integrated optoelectronic component A circuit board structure of an optoelectronic component is proposed. A supporting structure has a first surface and a second surface. At least one optical transceiver has an active surface and an inactive surface. The inactive surface of the optical transceiver is mounted on the first surface of the supporting ... 04/12/07 - 20070081760 - Embedded on-die laser source and optical interconnect An apparatus and method for embedding a laser source on a semiconductor substrate and an optical interconnect to couple the laser source to internal components of the semiconductor substrate. An on-die waveguide is integrated on the semiconductor substrate. A package waveguide is disposed on the semiconductor substrate and evanescently coupled ... 04/05/07 - 20070077001 - Electro-optical module, electro-optical apparatus, and electronic apparatus An electro-optical module is provided. The electro-optical module includes an electro-optical panel provided with a light-emitting unit where a plurality of light-emitting devices are arrayed in a line shape, two wiring boards which interpose the electro-optical panel and are disposed in a direct parallel to a longitudinal direction of the ... 03/22/07 - 20070065072 - Electro-optical device, manufacturing method of the same, and electronic apparatus To provide an electro-optical device in which the fluidity of a material for forming the underlying layer of a gas barrier layer is controlled, and the volume-change of the underlying layer is suppressed, so that stress-concentration on the gas barrier layer is relaxed, and to provide a method of producing ... 03/08/07 - 20070053628 - Miniature optical modulator module using flexible printed circuit board An optical modulator module is disclosed, comprising a bendable flexible printed circuit board in which a circuit pattern is formed, and to which control signals are inputted from the outside; an optical modulator element modulating an incident light according to a driving voltage and sending out the modulated light; an ... 03/08/07 - 20070053627 - Structure with embedded opto-electric components A structure with embedded opto-electric components includes a carrier; at least one circuit board having a cavity and mounted on a carrier; at least one waveguide embedded in an inner layer of the circuit board and mounted on the carrier; at least one first opto-electric component embedded in the inner ... 03/01/07 - 20070047871 - Photoelectronic device and production method of the same A photoelectronic device capable of maintaining the degree of freedom in designing for dealing with design changes and responding to producing a variety of kinds in a small amount, and the production method are provided: wherein a light emitting element for emitting a light to be a clock signal, a ... 03/01/07 - 20070047870 - Receiver chip for forming receiving paths of dual frequency bandwidths on monolithic semiconductor integrated circuit substrate The present invention relates to a receiver chip formed on a monolithic semiconductor integrated circuit substrate. The receiver chip comprises a first receiver chip for receiving terrestrial digital multimedia broadcasting signals, a second receiver chip for receiving satellite digital multimedia broadcasting signals, and the monolithic semiconductor integrated circuit substrate. The ... 03/01/07 - 20070047869 - Semiconductor device integrated with opto-electric component and method for fabricating the same A semiconductor device integrated with opto-electric component and method for fabricating the same provides a wafer with a plurality of optical transmitter/receiver components, and each of the optical transmitter/receiver components having an active surface and an opposite non-active surface, wherein a plurality of connecting pads and an optical active area ... 02/22/07 - 20070041681 - Optical filter, manufacturing method thereof, and planar lightwave circuit using the same An optical filter includes a body of a polyhedron structure in which a recess having a predetermined depth from one side surface is exposed on a front surface and a rear surface and a multi-layer thin film which is deposited on the front surface of the body to cover an ... 02/22/07 - 20070041680 - Process for assembling passive and active components and corresponding integrated circuit An integrated circuit includes at least two subassemblies: a first subassembly of active components and a second subassembly of passive components. The second subassembly of passive components is bonded beneath the first subassembly of active components. Interconnects are formed which pass through the first subassembly of active components, and the ... 02/22/07 - 20070041679 - Integrated thin film msm photodetector/grating for wdm An integrated optical signal wavelength demultiplexing device, which may simultaneously demultiplex and detect an optical signal, is discussed. The integrated device features a waveguide structure to carry an optical signal, a photodetector in close proximity to the waveguide structure, and a wavelength limiting grating structure integrated with the photodetector and ... 02/01/07 - 20070025658 - Planar waveguide device An OBO planar waveguide device includes an Si substrate, an SiO2 layer formed on the Si substrate, and a plurality of Si optical waveguides provided on the Si substrate in parallel to each other. A heater and a heat sink are provided on opposing side end portions of the Si ... 01/25/07 - 20070019903 - System and method for producing optical circuits A method of fabricating a plurality of composite optical assemblies is disclosed. Each optical assembly includes a first optical element and a second optical element. The method includes the steps of providing a first composite substrate that may be divided into a plurality of first optical elements and forming on ... 01/25/07 - 20070019902 - Optical module An optical module has at least two optical elements mounted in parallel with each other. The module also has a first electrode pad which is formed between the paralleled optical elements and grounded to a ground potential and a second electrode pad which is arranged along a line that is ... 01/25/07 - 20070019901 - Method tuning optical components integrated in a monolithic photonic integrated circuit (pic) A method of tuning optical components integrated on a monolithic semiconductor chip having a plurality of first optical components integrated on the chip with each fabricated to approximate an emission wavelength along a given wavelength grid and together forming a first optical component wavelength grid. A second optical component is ... 01/25/07 - 20070019900 - Integrated circuit for programmable optical delay Interference caused by the propagation of a transmit signal transmitted from a transmit antenna to a receive antenna is effectively cancelled by an improved signal cancellation system. The system includes an interference cancellation signal generator that generates a time-delayed and amplitude-reduced representation of said transmit signal. A summing stage is ... 01/25/07 - 20070019899 - Sub-mount for mounting optical component, manufacturing method thereof, and light transmission and reception module A sub-mount for mounting optical components includes a recess for mounting whose side wall is tapered. A light transmission and reception module includes the sub-mount for mounting optical component. The sub-mount is manufactured by forming a master mold of the sub-mount formed with projections and recesses including the recess for ... 01/18/07 - 20070014509 - Optical transmitter An optical transmitter comprises an array of modulated sources having different operating wavelengths approximating a standardized wavelength grid and providing signal outputs of different wavelengths. Signal outputs of the modulated sources are optically coupled to inputs of the wavelength selective combiner to produce a combined signal output from the combiner. ... 01/18/07 - 20070014508 - Monlithically coupled waveguide and phototransistor An optical integrated circuit comprises a semiconductor body, a semiconductor optical waveguide located on the body, and a bipolar phototransistor located on and optically coupled to the waveguide. In a preferred embodiment, the base region of the transistor is configured to absorb radiation propagating in the waveguide, but the emitter ... 01/18/07 - 20070014507 - Body and an electronic device The body (10) comprises a first portion of transparent material and is provided with embedded optical and other elements (12, 13, 22, 16) and a pattern of conductors 15 used for interconnection and electrical contacting of the elements (12,13, 22,16). The first portion constitutes a light path from the optical ... 01/11/07 - 20070009199 - Optical device An optical device 1 has a photodetecting element 6, an optical waveguide layer 4 containing core portions 4a to 4c extending in directions crossing a layer thickness direction and a clad portion 4h covering the core portions 4a to 4c, and an optical waveguide substrate 2 having the end face ... 01/04/07 - 20070003185 - Optical fiber sheet and its manufacturing method An optical fiber sheet comprises optical fibers sandwiched between sheet members and fixed thereto. Distal ends of the optical fibers extend from outer peripheral edges of the sheet members with resin coatings applied to the distal ends to produce extensions. The distal ends of the extensions are inserted into fiber ... 01/04/07 - 20070003184 - Delay time adjustment device and optical receiver using it A substrate 10 comprises a pair of photo detector modules and a pair of amplifiers. On the rear (facing a drawing) of the substrate 10, a coplanar waveguide 30 is formed. a cathode terminal 16 of a PIN photodiode 11 and the input terminal 21 of the amplifier 20 are ... 01/04/07 - 20070003183 - Optical device of waveguide type and its production method Input ports (103a, 103b) formed from fundamental mode waveguides are provided at one end of a multimode waveguide (104). Further, an output port (105) formed from a fundamental mode waveguide is provided at the other end of the multimode waveguide (104). The multimode waveguide (104) has a width wider than ... 12/28/06 - 20060291770 - Multi-directional optical element and an optical system utilizing the multi-directional optical element Multi-directional optical elements are disclosed that include a body having a first side having a first curvature, a second side having a second curvature, a third side having a third curvature, and a fourth side having a fourth curvature. The second side is disposed generally opposite the first side along ... 12/28/06 - 20060291769 - Light emitting source incorporating vertical cavity lasers and other mems devices within an electro-optical addressing architecture A light source device and method of operating the light source device. The light source device comprising a support substrate, a plurality of light emitting etch structures placed in a matrix on the support substrate forming a plurality of rows and columns of the light emitting etch structures, a plurality ... 12/21/06 - 20060285789 - Quatum tunnelling transducer device A monolithic micro or nano electromechanical transducer device includes a pair of substrates (20, 25) respectively mounting one or more elongate electrical conductors (40) and resilient solid state hinge means (30, 32) integral with and linking the substrates to relatively locate the substrates so that respective elongate electrical conductors (40) ... 12/07/06 - 20060274992 - Waveguide substrate and high-frequency circuit module A waveguide substrate has improved signal conversion characteristic to a cavity waveguide at a post wall waveguide less suffering a manufacturing error occurring at a portion leading the signal to the cavity waveguide. The waveguide substrate has a converting part provided at a position shutting off an end of the ... 12/07/06 - 20060274991 - Waveguide type optical device A waveguide type optical device has an optical waveguide formed on a substrate, functional optical waveguides provided to the optical waveguide, at least one of an optical input end face and an optical output end face for the optical waveguide which are provided to substrate end faces which are ends ... 11/23/06 - 20060263003 - Substrate for mounting ic chip, substrate for motherboard, device for optical communication, manufacturing method of substrate for mounting ic chip, and manufacturing method of substrate for motherboard The present invention aims to provide a substrate for mounting an IC chip, on which an optical signal passing region is formed and which can suppress a transmission loss in an optical signal and transmit an optical signal more positively with high reliability. The substrate for mounting an IC chip ... 11/09/06 - 20060251355 - Photoelectric chip array package structure A photoelectric chip array package structure is convenient for chip installation and prevents external light interference. The photoelectric chip array package structure of the present invention has a substrate, multiple photoelectric chips, a package structure, and multiple contacts. It can be applied for advertising signs and improve the defect-free ratio ... 11/02/06 - 20060245682 - Method for fabricating an optical integrated circuit The present technique relates to a method for fabricating an optical integrated circuit amplifier with another type of optical integrated circuit. In optical networks, optical components exchange optical signals to communicate between different systems coupled to the optical components. The optical components may include optical integrated circuit amplifiers and other ... 11/02/06 - 20060245681 - Optical element device and two-dimensional optical waveguide device and optoelectronic circuit board using the same An optical element device comprises an optical element and an optical path transforming structure for changing a light proceeding direction in order to couple light with the optical element or light from said optical element with some other element, in which said optical path transforming structure is formed by processing ... 10/26/06 - 20060239606 - System, probe and methods for colorimetric testing A method for measuring the optical absorbance of a sample medium with a microfluidic chip that includes a substrate defining a microfluidic channel, a microresonator positioned within the microfluidic channel, and at least one waveguide or coupling surface evanescently coupled to the microresonator such that only supported Whispering Gallery Mode ... 10/26/06 - 20060239605 - Optical coupling to ic chip An optoelectronic circuit including: an IC chip made up of a substrate in which an optical waveguide and a mirror have been fabricated, the substrate having a first lens formed thereon, wherein the mirror is aligned with the optical waveguide and the first lens is aligned with the mirror to ... 10/19/06 - 20060233486 - Integrated optical add/drop device having switching function An integrated optical add/drop device having switching function for use in wavelength division multiplexing optical communication systems, has first and second optical couplers between which first and second interferometric arms of an interferometer are extended. The integrated optical add/drop device has an optical filter having first and second input ports ... 10/12/06 - 20060228068 - Optical interconnection device, photoelectric mixedly mounted device and electronic equipment using same An optical interconnection device is provided which comprises an optical waveguide layer, wherein the waveguide layer is equipped with a plurality of electrodes which are independently drive-controllable such that a refractive index distribution is generated in the waveguide layer by drive control of the electrodes to control a propagation state ... 10/12/06 - 20060228067 - Method of manufacturing and apparatus for a transmitter photonic integrated circuit (txpic) chip A monolithic photonic integrated circuit (PIC) chip where the active waveguide cores of the modulated sources of the PIC are multiple quantum wells (MQWs) and the passive waveguide cores of an optical combiner are a bulk layer or material. The cores of the waveguide cores may be a quaternary such ... 10/12/06 - 20060228066 - Optical microelectromechantical structure The invention relates to an optical microelectromechanical structure (MEMS) comprising—an (at least one) optically transmissive layer (UTL)—an (at least one) intermediate layer structure (IL)—a (at least one) device layer (DL) said intermediate layer structure (IL) defining one or more optical paths (OP) between said substantially optically transmissive layer (UTL) and ... 10/05/06 - 20060222285 - Optical device cavity structure, optical device, and method for manufacturing an optical device cavity structure An optical device cavity structure includes: insulator layers and metal layers alternately layered on one another; a first terminal section which is formed on a mounting surface to be mounted on a wiring substrate and which is electrically connected to the wiring substrate; a cavity portion having a generally rectangular ... 10/05/06 - 20060222284 - Optical sub-assembly A system is disclosed. The system includes a printed circuit board (PCB), a substrate mounted on the PCB, an integrated circuit (IC) mounted on the substrate, an optoelectronic sub-assembly mounted on the substrate and coupled to the IC; and a waveguide patterned on the substrate. ... 09/28/06 - 20060215952 - Integrated photonic circuits with vertical connections An integrated photonic device having a vertical optical connection between vertically oriented waveguides and a process for making the same is disclosed. A first waveguide is patterned and etched onto an underlying substrate. A cladding layer is placed over the waveguide and substrate. The cladding layer is coated with a ... 09/28/06 - 20060215951 - Fabricating a photonic die In one embodiment, a method includes forming an array of recesses in a substrate, depositing spacer material in the recesses, forming photonic elements on the spacer material, and separating the structure previously formed into individual dies that each include a photonic element, spacer material and substrate. ... 09/28/06 - 20060215950 - Integrated optical systems for generating an array of beam outputs An optical system for producing an array of single transverse mode laser beam output includes a monolithic laser array (23) having a plurality of outputs (5) in which each laser (4) is adapted for operation so as to produce a single transverse mode output; and an array of waveguides (10), ... 09/21/06 - 20060210217 - Optical module, mounting method of the same and optical system having optical module mounted on substrate An optical module mounting method for mounting an optical module including a plurality of light emitting points onto a substrate including an optical waveguide is provided. The method includes mounting the optical module on the substrate such that a surface of the optical module including the plurality of light emitting ... 09/21/06 - 20060210216 - Compact optical devices and methods for making the same Compact optical devices and methods of constructing the same are disclosed. The optical devices are formed with perpendicular orientations to the surface of a supporting layer (e.g., substrate), and have three-dimensional structures rather than planar structures. The optical devices can be formed with high density on supporting layers without the ... 09/21/06 - 20060210215 - Optical transceiver array A board level optical system for high speed device interconnection is disclosed. A constant intensity laser is mounted on a board substrate, and the laser light is divided into a plurality of optical channels using a waveguide splitter that is integrated into the substrate. An array of high speed optical ... 09/21/06 - 20060210214 - Integrated volume holographic optical circuit apparatus The present disclosure is directed to an optical apparatus suitable for coupling to an optical network. The optical apparatus is adapted to transmit multiplexed optical signals on the optical network and/or de-multiplex optical transmissions from the network. The optical apparatus includes an optical waveguide and an optoelectronic device. The optical ... 09/21/06 - 20060210213 - Optical backplanes with integrated optical couplers and methods of making the same Optical backplanes providing integrated optical couplers to external optical fibers are disclosed, along with methods for making the same. An exemplary optical backplane has a first cladding layer disposed over the top surface of a substrate, and at least a first core body disposed over the first cladding layer, with ... 09/14/06 - 20060204168 - Interconnect mechanism for connecting a laser driver to a laser A transmission mechanism for transmitting an electrical signal from the output stage of an electro-optic transducer driver to an electro-optic transducer. The transmission mechanism includes the electro-optic transducer, the electro-optic transducer driver and a termination resistor. A first node of the termination resistor is coupled to the first differential input ... 09/14/06 - 20060204167 - Substrate, device and method for forming a guidance structure in the substrate, and positioning method A substrate is bonded to a semiconductor integrated circuit to which plural solder bumps have been adhered. The substrate includes: plural contact portions that are disposed at positions corresponding to the positions of the plural solder bumps and include contact surfaces which contact the solder bumps; and a guidance structure ... 09/14/06 - 20060204166 - Method and apparatus for monitoring and calibrating an emissive pixel The present invention provides techniques to calibrate the emissive pixels used in printers and displays. The emissive pixels are arranged in a linear array or in a two dimensional array. For the transparent substrate on which the emissive pixels are formed, the light emitted by a pixel is measured by ... 09/07/06 - 20060198573 - Optical device and optical module A PD array is used in an optical module for monitoring signal light. In the optical module, when monitoring is conducted, signal light that passes through an optical fiber array is branched by a branching section disposed in the optical fiber array, wherein branched light from the branching section is ... 09/07/06 - 20060198572 - Method to realize fast silicon-on-insulator (soi) optical device A fast silicon-on-insulator (SOI) waveguide-based optical device enhanced with minority charge carrier lifetime modifiers enables faster modulation speeds in optical attenuators, optical intensity/phase-modulators, and optical switches whose operation principles are based on free-carrier injection into a waveguide. The waveguide is doped with gold (Au) or platinum (Pt) such that when ... 09/07/06 - 20060198571 - Semiconductor-based optical transceiver A semiconductor-based optical transceiver. The optical transceiver includes a post-amplifier that may communicate with an optoelectronic transducer, an electro-optic transducer driver that may communicate with an electro-optic transducer, and a control module that controls the operation of the post-amplifier and electro-optic transducer driver. The control module, the post-amplifier, and the ... 09/07/06 - 20060198570 - Hybrid module and production method for same, and hybrid circuit device Components can be mounted with an improved accuracy and efficiency, thereby realizing a thin hybrid module in which the components are mounted with a high density. The present invention provides a hybrid module including a silicon substrate having formed therein a plurality of component mounting concavities open to one of ... 09/07/06 - 20060198569 - Light transmission and reception module, sub-mount, and method of manufacturing the sub-mount A light transmission and reception module includes: a belt-shaped macromolecular optical waveguide film having an optical waveguide, an optical transmitter having a light emitting element and a first sub-mount for holding the light emitting element, for holding one end of the macromolecular optical waveguide film on the first sub-mount so ... 09/07/06 - 20060198568 - Method for trasmission of signals in a circuit board and a circuit board A method for transmitting signals in a circuit board. At least one optical channel is formed in the circuit board, to which an optical signal is input with an optical transmitter. The optical signal input to the optical channel is received with at least one optical receiver. The optical channel ... 08/31/06 - 20060193553 - Multiple wavelength optical source A planar optical waveguide is formed having sets of locking diffractive elements and means for routing optical signals. Lasers are positioned to launch signals into the planar waveguide that are successively incident on elements of the locking diffractive element sets, which route fractions of the signals back to the lasers ... 08/31/06 - 20060193552 - Sensor device A sensor device for detecting a substance contained in a fluid comprises first and second photonic crystal regions, first and second flow channels, an optical waveguide connected to the first and second photonic crystal regions and an optical detector for detecting the lights transmitted through the first photonic crystal region ... 08/31/06 - 20060193551 - Protecting optical coupling between optical ports on opposing electronic components In an exemplary aspect of the invention, a method is disclosed for protecting optical coupling between optical ports on opposing electronic components. The method comprises the following. First and second electronic components are oriented, where each of the first and second components has a side comprising an optical port, so ... 08/24/06 - 20060188193 - Optical interferometer device Describes is an optical interferometer device comprising an input coupler connected to at least one input waveguide, an output coupler connected to at least one output waveguide and a multiplicity of waveguide branches connected between the input coupler and the output coupler, at least two adjacent branches of this multiplicity ... 08/17/06 - 20060182385 - Method of fabricating multi-layered printed circuit board for optical waveguides Disclosed is a method of fabricating a multi-layered PCB, in which the optical waveguide component is inserted into the PCB in such a way that a prepreg adhesive does not block an optical signal entrance of the optical waveguide. The method comprises pre-routing a portion of an adhesive meeting the ... 08/17/06 - 20060182384 - Optical amplifier Optical circuits for optical amplifier input and output stages are described. The input stage circuit (42) comprises a first optical waveguide (46) for carrying a signal beam to be amplified, a second optical waveguide (62) for carrying a pump beam, a beam combining means (58) optically coupled to the first ... 08/10/06 - 20060177174 - Integrated multichannel laser driver and photodetector receiver An integrated circuit cast on a single die having a plurality of receivers in a receiver region, a plurality of transmitters in a transmitter region, and a spatial separation region having a plurality of n-type and p-type subregions disposed on the single die to separate the transmitter region from the ... 08/10/06 - 20060177173 - Vertical stacking of multiple integrated circuits including soi-based optical components A vertical stack of integrated circuits includes at least one CMOS electronic integrated circuit (IC), an SOI-based opto-electronic integrated circuit structure, and an optical input/output coupling element. A plurality of metalized vias may be formed through the thickness of the stack so that electrical connections can be made between each ... 08/03/06 - 20060171627 - Optical device and method for producing the same An optical device includes an optical waveguide, an optical element, and a resin layer disposed between the optical waveguide and the optical element. The resin layer is formed of a photocurable material alone or in combination with a thermosetting material and includes an optical interconnect for optically connecting the optical ... 08/03/06 - 20060171626 - Monolithic optical transmitter and receiver apparatus incorporating hollow waveguides A transmitter apparatus (2) is described that comprises one or more lasers (4), modulation means (10) to intensity modulate radiation output by each of said one or more lasers (4), and output means for outputting the modulated radiation produced by the modulation means into, for example, an optical fibre (22). ... 07/27/06 - 20060165345 - System and method for integrating optical layers in a pcb for inter-board communications Polymers of differing refraction indices are embedded within a PCB to provide optical connectivity of the PCB with other circuit boards via an optic backplane. The creation of islands of polymer material of refractive index n1 completely surrounded by polymer material with refractive index n2 where n1 has a higher ... 07/20/06 - 20060159387 - Photonic integrated circuit device and elements thereof A photonic integrated circuit (PIC) device is described. The PIC device includes a set of optical transceivers including optical transmitters and optical receivers, and an embedded optical interconnect mesh operatively associated with the set of optical transceivers and structured to enable at least one of the following network architectures: a ... 07/20/06 - 20060159386 - Optoelectronic circuit board with optical waveguide and optical backplane An optical transmission device comprises an optical transmission medium and a plurality of optical receivers, and the optical transmission medium has a linear line waveguide. At least one of the optical receivers is adapted to receive a first optical signal propagated through the line waveguide, while at least one of ... 07/13/06 - 20060153492 - Test head for optically inspecting workpieces An optical test head comprises a block of material with a plurality of optical paths extending therethrough. At least one of the optical paths is an input optical path for receiving laser light and holding a lens for focusing the laser light on a workpiece that is proximate the head. ... 07/06/06 - 20060147150 - Silicon packaging for opto-electronic modules An opto-electronic apparatus comprising a base layer, one or more photonic elements positioned on the base layer, and an optical layer suspended over the base layer, the optical layer including a moveable optical element positioned over at least one of the photonic elements. A process comprising forming a base layer, ... 06/29/06 - 20060140534 - Ceramic optical sub-assembly for optoelectronic modules Optoelectronic components, specifically, ceramic optical sub-assemblies are described. In one aspect, the optoelectronic component includes a ceramic base substrate having a pair of angled (or substantially perpendicular) faces. The electrical traces are formed directly on the ceramic surfaces and extend between the pair of faces. A semiconductor chip assembly is ... 06/29/06 - 20060140533 - Integrated circuit having an optical core An optoelectronic integrated circuit (OEIC) having an optical core coupled to first and second interface circuits. The first interface circuit is adapted to convert an electrical input signal into an optical signal; the optical core is adapted to process the optical signal in the optical domain; and the second interface ... 06/22/06 - 20060133718 - Optical-routing boards for opto-electrical systems and methods and apparatuses for manufacturing the same Disclosed are optical-routing boards for opto-electrical systems having optical waveguides embedded in non-laminated optical substrates that enable optical signals to be routed among opto-electric components mounted on the top surfaces of the optical substrates. Methods for making the optical-routing boards are also disclosed. The waveguides are formed by focused pulse-laser ... 06/22/06 - 20060133717 - Method of adjusting a center wavelength of modulated sources wavelength grid with the passband of an optical combiner Disclosed is a method of adjusting a center channel wavelength of a group of channel wavelengths from of a plurality of modulated sources, integrated in a photonic integrated circuit (PIC), relative to the center of a wavelength passband of an optical combiner, such as an arrayed waveguide array (AWG), also ... 06/22/06 - 20060133716 - Low loss lateral optical waveguide intersections A geometrically shaped optical waveguide crossing with minimal transmission loss is described. A symmetrically tapered waveguide intersection is used to minimize loss in the intersecting region where at least two optical waveguides cross one another. The present invention embodies a waveguide crossing that includes tapering the width of the waveguides ... 06/15/06 - 20060126994 - Optical module and method of manufacturing the same An optical module wherein an electrical signal leak from the light-emitting device or the like or a crosstalk between a light-emitting device and a light-receiving device is difficult to occur, even if the light-emitting device or the light-receiving device is arranged close to an optical waveguide or an optical fiber. ... 06/15/06 - 20060126993 - Soi-based optical interconnect arrangement An SOI-based optical interconnection arrangement is provided that significantly reduces the size, complexity and power consumption requires of conventional high density electrical interconnections. In particular, a group of optical modulators and wavelength division multiplexers/demultiplexers are used in association with traditional electrical signal paths to “concentrate” a large number of the ... 06/15/06 - 20060126992 - Wave transmission medium and waveguide circuit A wave transmission medium includes an input port 3-1 and an output port 3-2. A field distribution 1 and a field distribution 2 are obtained by numerical calculations. The field distribution 1 is a field distribution of the propagation light (forward propagation light) launched into the input port 3-1. The ... 06/08/06 - 20060120659 - 3r recovery system A full 3R (re-timing, re-shaping, re-amplifying) recovery system is provided. In the full 3R recovery system, a self-pulsating laser diode (SP-LD) and an electroabsorption modulator (EAM) are integrated and disposed on a semiconductor substrate. ... 06/08/06 - 20060120658 - Process for producing electro-optic hybrid circuit board The present invention provides a process for producing an electro-optic hybrid circuit board, which comprises the steps of: forming an undercladding layer on a metal foil side of a metal transfer sheet that comprises a releasable substrate and a metal foil formed thereon; forming a core layer on the undercladding ... 06/01/06 - 20060115207 - Optical module An optical module 100 comprises a substrate 110 at which V-shaped groove 110a and 110b are formed through etching to extend along directions perpendicular to each other and a cube-type wavelength division multiplexer 150 that allows light to be transmitted or reflected on a 90° angle depending upon the wavelength ... 06/01/06 - 20060115206 - Optoelectronic transmitting and/or receiving arrangement An optoelectronic transmitting and/or receiving arrangement having: at least one optoelectronic component; an electrical printed circuit board having electrical contact areas for electrical contact-connection of the optoelectronic component; and a coupling arrangement for coupling light between the optoelectronic component and an optical waveguide to be coupled. In this case, the ... 05/25/06 - 20060110100 - Etched-facet semiconductor optical component with integrated end-coupled waveguide and methods of fabrication and use thereof An optical apparatus comprises a semiconductor optical device waveguide formed on a semiconductor substrate, and an integrated end-coupled waveguide formed on the semiconductor substrate. The integrated waveguide may comprise materials differing from those of the device waveguide and the substrate. Spatially selective material processing may be employed for first forming ... 05/25/06 - 20060110099 - Hybrid circuit substrate with optical and electrical interconnects, hybrid circuit module with optical and electrical interconnects and manufacturing methods thereof Transmission of electric and optical signal, realization of high-speed and high capacity of transmission of information signals. A base substrate section having an interconnect layer formed on an insulating substrate by a printed circuit process; a micro interconnect circuit section having a micro electrical interconnect layer which is finer than ... 05/25/06 - 20060110098 - Optical waveguide device, manufacturing method thereof and optical communication apparatus A method of manufacturing an optical waveguide device includes providing an optical fiber guide for fixing an optical fiber and optical element placing portions for providing element mounting benches outside a waveguide fixing region of a silicon substrate. A metallic thin film is formed outside the waveguide fixing region of ... 05/25/06 - 20060110097 - Optical device and optical apparatus An optical device according to the present invention includes a device substrate, a translucent member, an optical element chip and a conductive portion. On a surface of the device substrate, an opening is provided so as to extend substantially in the vertical direction with respect to a surface of the ... 05/25/06 - 20060110096 - Optical module An optical module includes a photoelectric element that performs a conversion between an optical signal and an electric signal; a body having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface and the second surface being continued and adjacent to each other; and an electric circuit board that is ... 05/25/06 - 20060110095 - Optical chip for optical transmission and method of making the same An optical chip has a substrate made of a dielectric crystal. Surfaces are defined on the substrate along parallel planes perpendicular to a flat surface of the substrate. A light waveguide is formed in the substrate along the flat surface of the substrate based on diffusion of a mineral material. ... 05/25/06 - 20060110094 - Bidirectional electro-optical device for coupling light-signals into and out of a waveguide The invention relates to an optoelectronic module for coupling light signals into and out of an optical waveguide. The module has a carrier having at least a first side, a light transmitter for emitting light signals, which is arranged on the carrier, a receiver for detecting light signals, which is ... 05/25/06 - 20060110093 - Process of information transmission in optical circuit device and optical circuit device therefor An information transmission process is disclosed in which information is transmitted between a signal-emitting port for emitting an optical signal and plural signal-receiving ports through a light transmissive medium in an optical circuit device. The process comprises a first step of transmitting a first information from the signal-emitting port by ... 05/18/06 - 20060104566 - Microfluidic, optical, and electrical input output interconnects, methods of fabrication thereof, and methods of use thereof Input/output (I/O) interconnects, fluidic I/O interconnects, electrical, optical, and fluidic I/O interconnects, devices incorporating the I/O interconnects, systems incorporating the I/O interconnects, and methods of fabricating the I/O interconnects, devices, and systems, are described herein. ... 05/18/06 - 20060104565 - Optical semiconductor module An optical semiconductor module includes at least one semiconductor chip including at least one laser diode, a sub-mount or a heat sink, on which the at least one semiconductor chip is mounted, and a bonding wire supplying an operating current to the semiconductor chip. The material, diameter, and shape of ... 05/18/06 - 20060104564 - Integrated waveguide and method for designing integrated waveguide An integrated waveguide including a dielectric structure configured to receive a first electromagnetic field distribution via a first major surface and having a second major surface, wherein the first electromagnetic field distribution produces a second electromagnetic field distribution within the dielectric structure. The waveguide further includes at least one metallic ... 05/18/06 - 20060104563 - Optical semiconductor bare chip, printed wiring board, lighting unit and lighting device A wiring board used for mounting an LED bare chip capable of firmly bonding the LED bare chip and improving yield. In a printed wiring board 2, a distance D between wiring patterns 81 and 85 disposed so as to oppose each other is the smallest at a position nearest ... 05/18/06 - 20060104562 - Printed circuit board comprising electrical conductor paths and means for electro-optical and/or opto-electrical conversion The invention relates to a printed circuit board comprising electrical conductor paths, said printed circuit board also being provided with optical conductor paths. Furthermore, electro-optical or opto-electrical means are provided on or in the printed circuit board. ... 05/11/06 - 20060098914 - Fiber optic circuit connector A circuit board uses both electrical and optical connectors to carry signals in both electrical and light form. The optical connector employs redundant alignment features to provide for reliable connectivity between plug in boards and the electro-optic back plane. A process is of forming the back plane and other multilevel ... 05/11/06 - 20060098913 - Apparatus and method for forming an optical converter An optical converter and method for making same is provided. In accordance with the method, the present invention provides an improved apparatus and methods for fabrication of an optical converter. In one aspect of the invention a method for forming an optical converter is provided. In accordance with this method ... 05/11/06 - 20060098912 - Optical device An optical device is made up of a glass substrate, an optical fiber array fixed to an upper portion of the glass substrate, a slit that extends from an upper surface of the optical fiber array into the glass substrate, a filter member inserted into the slit, and a resin ... 05/04/06 - 20060093255 - Optical filter, manufacturing method thereof, and planar lightwave circuit using the same An optical filter includes a body of a polyhedron structure in which a recess having a predetermined depth from one side surface is exposed on a front surface and a rear surface and a multi-layer thin film which is deposited on the front surface of the body to cover an ... 04/27/06 - 20060088241 - Compact transition in layered optical fiber The present disclosure is directed to an optical device including a circuit board, an optical network and a lens kit. The circuit board has a mounting surface, and the optical fiber network is coupled to the circuit board opposite the mounting surface. The optical network includes two or more optical ... 04/20/06 - 20060083459 - Optic device An optic device includes a base, an optical chip mounted on the base, and a transparent plate. A cylinder mirror in which an imaging optical system is incorporated is fitted on the base of the optic device, wherein a pair of positioning pins are provided at the bottom of the ... 04/13/06 - 20060078248 - Structure and method for mounting lsi package onto photoelectric wiring board, information processing apparatus, optical interface, and photoelectric wiring board An LSI package having an optical interface is mounted on a surface of a photoelectric wiring board. The photoelectric wiring board and the optical interface are optically connected with sufficient precision. A wiring board side guide member including socket pins and guide pins is soldered and fixed onto the photoelectric ... 04/13/06 - 20060078247 - Package structure for optical modulator Disclosed herein is a package structure for an optical modulator, which is configured such that an optical modulating device and electronic control circuitry are incorporated into a module, thus allowing the manufacture of a compact module while maintaining the optical properties of the optical modulating device. ... 04/13/06 - 20060078246 - Transparent member, optical device using transparent member and method of manufacturing optical device In a method of manufacturing an optical device, a whole substrate is first prepared which has a plurality of regions corresponding to substrates constituting a plurality of optical devices, respectively. A plurality of chips are then mounted to the plurality of regions, respectively. A whole sealing member having a plurality ... 04/13/06 - 20060078245 - Waveguide type optical device and manufacturing method thereof An array waveguide diffraction grating 201 as waveguide type optical device comprises a planer lightwave circuit 203 with an optical waveguide layer 211 formed on a silicon substrate 212 and having a predetermined thickness h0, a first compensation substrate 204 bonded to the side of the optical waveguide layer 211 ... 04/06/06 - 20060072871 - Electronic circuit board An electronic circuit board having an optical wiring layer sandwiched between two electrical wiring layers. The optical wiring layer is structured to be a two-dimensional optical waveguide. An E/O device and an O/E device are provided in the optical wiring layer or at an interface between the optical wiring layer ... 04/06/06 - 20060072870 - Micro mirror and method of manufacturing the same A micro mirror and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The micro mirror includes a silicon substrate having a first slant plane and a second slant plane that face each other, and a clad layer including a first mirror surface and a second mirror surface respectively formed on ... 03/30/06 - 20060067608 - Photoelectric composite interconnection assembly and electronics device using same A photoelectric composite interconnection assembly having: a flexible substrate having an electric interconnection; and an electrical interface provided at both ends of the electric interconnection. A part of the electric interconnection is replaced by an optical transmission line. ... 03/30/06 - 20060067607 - Method and system for vertical optical coupling on semiconductor substrate Connection between optical fibers and optical components within a semiconductor substrate. A lens is created at the front of a semiconductor substrate. A tapered hole is created in the back of the substrate exposing part or all of the surface of the lens. An optical component is formed or affixed ... 03/30/06 - 20060067606 - On-substrate microlens to couple an off-substrate light emitter and/or receiver with an on-substrate optical device Optical apparatus, methods of forming the apparatus, and methods of using the apparatus are disclosed herein. In one aspect, an optical apparatus may include a substrate, an on-substrate microlens coupled with the substrate to receive light from an off-substrate light emitter and focus the light toward a focal point, and ... 03/23/06 - 20060062511 - Semiconductor integrated circuit and semiconductor integrated circuit arrangement device and process A semiconductor integrated circuit which includes an optical device for performing optical communication and which exhibits a predetermined function. This semiconductor integrated circuit includes a first electricity supply portion, which is connected to the optical device, and a second electricity supply portion, which differs from the first electricity supply portion ... 03/16/06 - 20060056759 - Polished polyimide substrate Polymer substrates, in particular polyimide substrates, and polymer laminates for optical applications are described. Polyimide substrates are polished to an average surface roughness of about 0.25μ inch, and single-layer or multi-layer waveguide structures are deposited on the polished polyimide substrates. Laminates including polymer or a hybrid organic/inorganic waveguiding film can ... 03/16/06 - 20060056758 - Photonic interconnections that include optical transmission paths for transmitting optical signals Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to photonic interconnection architectures that provide high-speed interconnections of microscale or nanoscale devices. In one embodiment of the present invention, a photonic interconnection for interconnecting and synchronizing operation of components within a computing device comprises an optical transmission path for transmitting a ... 03/16/06 - 20060056757 - Optical connection device and optoelectronic hybrid apparatus including the same An optical connection device includes: a substrate; an optical waveguide provided in the substrate; and plural optical connection ports provided in the optical waveguide and having at least one of a light output port and a light input port, the light output port outputting light to the optical waveguide, the ... 03/16/06 - 20060056756 - Photonic circuit board A photonic circuit board comprises a connection setting circuit, a group of electric wires for connecting the connection setting circuit and a plurality of devices, an optical I/O (input/output) device connected to the connection setting circuit and a two dimensional optical transmission medium connected to the optical I/O device and ... 03/09/06 - 20060051011 - 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 ... 03/02/06 - 20060045412 - Simultaneous interrogation of multi wavelength-modulated fiber optical sensors by modulating an arrayed waveguide grating based demultiplexer A compact interrogator for the simultaneous interrogation of multi wavelength-modulated fiber optical sensors, includes a planar waveguide based demultiplexer receiving input signals from the sensors. An array of detectors is coupled to output waveguides of the demultiplexer corresponding to different nominal wavelengths. A tuning element matches the nominal wavelengths of ... 03/02/06 - 20060045411 - Integrated optical structure sensitive to the energy radiated into the cladding of a planar lightwave circuit The described integrated planar optical structure comprises a principal waveguide having a core and a cladding that define a first light path ad means sensitive to the light radiated into the cladding comprising at least one secondary waveguide having a core and a cladding that define a second light path. ... 03/02/06 - 20060045410 - Optical assembly with optoelectronic device alignment At least one optical waveguide is supported on a substrate and has a plurality of key apertures formed in a complaint element thereof. An optoelectronic device such as a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) has a plurality of projections that register with corresponding key apertures to position the optoelectronic ... 02/23/06 - 20060039644 - Arrangement for connecting an optical waveguide to a microprocessor-controlled electrical appliance The invention relates to an arrangement for connecting an optical waveguide to a microprocessor-controlled electrical appliance having an arithmetic module which is connected to the electrical appliance and has network functionalities for linking the electrical appliance to a network, an interface chip, connected to the arithmetic module, in the form ... 02/16/06 - 20060034561 - Planar lightwave circuit package An optical packaging arrangement combines a planar lightwave circuit (PLC) having an array of waveguides thereon, an array of photodetectors on a substrate to receive light beams coupled out of the PLC by the output ports, and a collimating faceplate, having a plurality of glass cores, extending between the PLC ... 02/16/06 - 20060034560 - Apparatus for providing optical communication between integrated circuits of different pc boads and an integrated circuit assembly for use therein Optical communication apparatus comprises: a first IC assembly disposed at a first PCB and comprising: a first IC package electrically coupled to circuits of the first PCB and having an opening in a bottom layer thereof; a first array of optical elements disposed in and electrically coupled to the first ... 02/09/06 - 20060029326 - Optical waveguide apparatus and method for making the same An optical waveguide apparatus includes an optical waveguide, such as an optical sheet of a two-dimensional slab waveguide, and an appropriately-shaped plated structure provided in the optical waveguide. Typically, the plated structure is constructed so as to serve as an optical-path converting unit for optically coupling the optical waveguide and ... 02/09/06 - 20060029325 - Thermally isolating optical devices A thermo-optic device may be formed with trenches that undercut the substrate beneath the thermo-optic device. Through the removal of the underlying substrate, the heat dissipation of the thermo-optic device may be reduced. This may reduce the thermal budget of the device, reducing the power requirements for operating the device ... 02/09/06 - 20060029324 - Benzocyclobutene polymer (bcb) as a passivation layer for optical passive elements An InP-based photonic integrated circuit (PIC) includes an optical passive element in the circuit with no bias current applied to such an element. A passivation cladding layer overlies a surface of the optical passive element where the passivation layer comprises benzocyclobutene polymer or BCB. ... 02/09/06 - 20060029323 - Integrated optical circuit having an integrated arrayed waveguide grating (awg) and optical amplifier(s) An integrated optical circuit includes waveguides formed in the integrated optical circuit. One set of waveguides is a set of optical amplifiers doped with rare earth ions. A second set of waveguides is a multiplexer or demultiplexer, such as an arrayed waveguide grating (AWG). The set of optical amplifiers and ... 02/02/06 - 20060023992 - Method of in-wafer testing of monolithic photonic integrated circuits (pics) formed in a semiconductor wafer A method of in-wafer testing is provided for a monolithic photonic integrated circuit (PIC) formed in a semiconductor wafer where each such in-wafer circuit comprises two or more integrated electro-optic components, one of each in tandem forming a signal channel in the circuit. The method includes the provision of a ... 02/02/06 - 20060023991 - Photoelectronic device and production method of the same A photoelectronic device capable of maintaining the degree of freedom in designing for dealing with design changes and responding to producing a variety of kinds in a small amount, and the production method are provided: wherein a light emitting element for emitting a light to be a clock signal, a ... 02/02/06 - 20060023990 - Interconnect device Embodiments of methods, apparatuses, devices, and/or systems for optical are disclosed. ... 02/02/06 - 20060023989 - Wavelength multiplexer/demultiplexer Disclosed is a wavelength multi/demultiplexer for separating two wavelength bands with a narrow wavelength spacing. A dielectric multilayer filter is provided in an intersection portion where two optical waveguides intersect each other and separates incident light to the dielectric multilayer filter to transmitted light and reflected light. Here, the distance ... 01/26/06 - 20060018589 - Optical waveguide circuit component and method of manufacturing the same An optical waveguide circuit component according to the present invention is characterized by that a clad layer composed of quartz is provided on the surfaces of a substrate and core formed by quartz doped selectively on a quartz plate structure, and a lid or a cover member is fixed onto ... 01/26/06 - 20060018588 - Layered board, and apparatus incorporated such layered board In a layered board, an insulating layer is interposed between a first layer capable of transmitting an electrical signal or an optical signal and a second layer capable of transmitting the electrical signal or the optical signal, interconnection of the signal between the first layer and the second layer is ... 01/26/06 - 20060018587 - Photonic integrated circuit A integrated optical circuit comprises an interferometer having a first optical path and a second optical path configured for regenerating an input signal entering the first path by interference at a first coupler between continuous wave (CW) signals from the two optical paths, and a third optical path configured such ... 01/19/06 - 20060013524 - Optical integrated circuit and method for fabricating the same The present technique relates to a method and apparatus for fabricating an optical integrated circuit amplifier with another type of optical integrated circuit. In optical networks, optical components exchange optical signals to communicate between different systems coupled to the optical components. The optical components may include optical integrated circuit amplifiers ... 01/12/06 - 20060008198 - Method and apparatus facilitating mechanical beam steering for optical integrated circuits Actuators facilitating mechanical beam steering for optical integrated circuits are disclosed. The mechanical beam steering can mitigate thermal sensitivity of optical circuits, for example, arrayed waveguides. Also disclosed are methods for fabricating optical integrated circuits employing actuators. ... 01/05/06 - 20060002651 - Optical waveguide module, optical waveguide film and manufacturing method thereof An optical waveguide module includes a light emitting element which outputs light, a light receiving element which monitors an output of the light emitting element, and an optical waveguide film having a waveguide core which has a notched portion having an optical path changing surface that changes an optical path ... 12/29/05 - 20050286828 - Semiconductor optical device and manufacturing method thereof In a dry etching step for an organic material film, a fluorine-containing member is disposed to the periphery of a semiconductor substrate disposed on a lower electrode or a tray for wafer transportation to form fluorine (fluoro-radicals) from the member per se in addition to the fluoric gas added to ... 12/22/05 - 20050281502 - Three-dimensional optical waveguide and optical communication system A three-dimensional optical waveguide includes plural X-cores forming optical paths in a X-direction, plural Y-cores forming optical paths intersecting the X-cores at a specified angle in the X-Y plane, and a cladding having a different refractive index than that of the X-cores and the Y-cores and surrounding the X- and ... 12/15/05 - 20050276536 - Spectral filter for green and longer wavelengths Visible and infra-red spectral filters based on arrays of uncoupled identical waveguides having coherently modulated cross sections offer many unique advantages, such as independence of the spectral position of the Bragg-resonance based transmission or reflection features on the angle of light incidence. The resulting spectral filters are mechanically and optically ... 12/08/05 - 20050271320 - Low-loss optical waveguide crossovers using an out-of-plane waveguide An improved low-loss waveguide crossover uses an out-of-plane, such as vertical, waveguide to bridge over any number of waveguides with very low, or essentially no, optical loss or crosstalk. Optical signals transmitted in a waveguide system having the improved waveguide crossover can cross over one or multiple transverse waveguides with ... 12/08/05 - 20050271319 - Apparatus and method for a molded waveguide for use with touch screen displays An apparatus and method for an inexpensive, simple to make, self-aligning molded waveguide made of an optically transparent material and that can be used to generate a grid or lamina of light for use with touch screen displays. The molded waveguide substrate includes a plurality of lenses and a plurality ... 12/01/05 - 20050265650 - Small profile, pluggable optical transceiver subassembly A relatively small, pluggable optical transceiver utilizes a set of at least three separate printed wiring boards (PWBs), coupled together with a pair of flexible wiring boards, allows for the “middle” (base) PWB to be disposed in a horizontal plane, with the PWBs on either side (i.e., a transmitter PWB ... 11/24/05 - 20050259912 - Optical device An optical device comprises an optical head and a package containing the optical head and having pins led outside. A V-groove is formed in one side of a glass substrate. On the other side, the glass substrate is secured to the base of the package. A PD array and the ... 11/24/05 - 20050259911 - Optical module and optical transmission apparatus The present invention provides a structure that makes high-frequency transmission possible in an optical module and in the optical transmission apparatus using the module. The invention has means that excludes, from the service band of the optical module, frequency of the standing waves occurring at connection between the first high-frequency ... 11/24/05 - 20050259910 - Integrating optical components on a planar light circuit Optical components may be integrated into planar light circuits. For example, thin film filters may be integrated through trenches in planar light circuits to achieve demultiplexing of at least two multiplexed optical wavelengths. An optical waveguide may be interfaced with a laser or a light detector through a mode converter ... 11/24/05 - 20050259909 - Fibre optic connectors and methods One aspect of the invention provides a method for providing a connection between an embedded fibre optic (124) and a surface connector (144). The method comprises providing a substrate (100) comprising an embedded fibre connector component (120), forming a trench (110) to expose the embedded fibre connector component (120), and ... 11/24/05 - 20050259908 - Millimeter wave transmitter using optical heterodyning The present invention relates to an integrated device for transmitting and/or receiving information by means of millimetric waves (wavelength 1 mm-10 mm), i.e. electromagnetic waves corresponding to frequencies of 30 to 300 GHz. In particular, the present invention relates to a device constituted by an optoelectronic integrated circuit that interfaces ... 11/17/05 - 20050254746 - Optical device with lightwave circuit element To provide an optical device whereby the optical characteristics of a lightwave circuit element can be varied with low power consumption. There is provided an optical device comprising a lightwave circuit element having one or plurality of optical waveguides, and also having a refractive index adjusting portion composed of resin ... 11/17/05 - 20050254745 - Optoelectronic module and optoelectronic system The invention relates to an optoelectronic module with at least one carrier element, at least one optoelectronic component that is connected to the carrier element and can emit and/or receive light, and at least one adjusting opening arranged in the carrier element for receiving at least one adjusting means. An ... 11/10/05 - 20050249452 - Optical switch device In an optical switch device: output waveguides are arranged with such a pitch as to realize a split wavelength gap equal to or smaller than half of a gap between operating wavelengths of optical signals; at least two input waveguides are arranged with the same pitch; at least one slab ... 11/10/05 - 20050249451 - Integrated plasmon and dielectric waveguides A metal waveguide is coupled to a dielectric waveguide to obtain transmission of light in a plasmon mode along an edge of the metal waveguide. Efficient, broadband light transmission is obtained, achieving a low insertion loss, using standard processing tools. An efficient integrated optical circuit is obtained. ... 11/10/05 - 20050249450 - Optoelectronic module and method for producing an optoelectronic module The invention relates to an optoelectronic module having at least one leadframe, at least one carrier element connected to the leadframe, and at least one optoelectronic component connected to the carrier element, which component can emit and/or receive light. The invention furthermore relates to a method for producing an optoelectronic ... 11/10/05 - 20050249449 - Method for locating a light source relative to optics in an optical mouse An optical tracking assembly for an optical mouse includes a light source, an optical sensor chip, and an integral optics assembly. The integral optics assembly includes lenses and alignment features receiving the light source. The alignment features center the light source to the lenses and control a distance the light ... 11/03/05 - 20050244095 - Integrated optical sub-assembly having epoxy chip package An optical sub-assembly includes a circuit and one or more electronic components electrically connected to the circuit. One of the electronic components is an optoelectronic device capable of transmitting or receiving light signals. Mounted to a surface of the optoelectronic device is an optical conduit. A first end of the ... 10/27/05 - 20050238280 - Optical device An optical device includes an optical fiber having a core and a cladding, a slit extending from the upper surface of the optical fiber into a glass substrate, a filter member inserted in the slit, and a PD array for detecting divided light. A first high-polymer gel material fills a ... 10/27/05 - 20050238279 - Optical device When a surface of a filter member on a multilayer film is defined as a first surface, a surface of the filter member on an quartz substrate as a second surface, an inner wall surface of a slit which faces the first surface of the filter member as a first ... 10/27/05 - 20050238278 - Material for substrate mounting optical circuit-electric circuit mixedly and substrate mounting optical circuit-electric circuit mixedly A material for an optical circuit-electrical circuit mixedly mounting substrate comprises a light permeable resin layer, and an optical circuit forming layer that is made of a light permeable resin of which refractive index increases (or decreases) when irradiated with an activating energy beam and is disposed adjacent to the ... 10/20/05 - 20050232534 - Optical power monitoring apparatus, optical power monitoring method, and light receiving device An optical power monitoring apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention has an input optical waveguide, a light receiver, and an output optical waveguide. The input optical waveguide has a light entrance end and a light exit end. The input optical waveguide accepts light from the exterior through ... 10/20/05 - 20050232533 - Optical module with multiple optical sources A multi-source optical module is described that includes an optical circuit positioned on a base. The optical circuit includes a first and a second optical input. A first and a second optical source are positioned on the base relative to the optical circuit. A first lens is positioned between an ... 10/06/05 - 20050220392 - Optical integrated device The present invention provides an optical device integrating an active device with a passive device without any butt joint structure between two devices. The optical integrated device of the invention includes a GaAs substrate, first and second cladding layers, and an active layer sandwiched by the first and second cladding ... 10/06/05 - 20050220391 - Optical integrated device The present invention provides an optical device integrating an active device with a passive device without any butt joint structure between two devices. The optical integrated device of the invention includes a GaAs substrate, first and second cladding layers, and an active layer sandwiched by the first and second cladding ... 09/29/05 - 20050213873 - 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 ... 09/29/05 - 20050213872 - Optical waveguide interconnection board, method of manufacturing the same, precursor for use in manufacturing optical waveguide interconnection board, and photoelectric multifunction board The present invention provides an optical waveguide interconnection board, including: optical input and output ports; at least one optical waveguide corresponding to an optical circuit pattern; and at least one light direction-changing element each of which is disposed between one of the optical input port and the optical output port ... 09/29/05 - 20050213871 - Integral insert molded fiber optic transceiver electromagnetic interference shield A fiber optic module includes a first housing insert molded with an electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield, an optoelectronic subassembly mounted in the first housing, and a second housing mounted to the first housing to enclose the optoelectronic subassembly. The EMI shield includes a conductive mesh and conductive contact fingers. The ... 09/22/05 - 20050207696 - Compact, cost-effective optical-electrical-optical (oeo) converter for an optical transmission network An optical-to-electrical-to-optical converter comprises a monolithic receiver photonic integrated circuit (RxPIC) InP-based chip comprising an optical waveguide formed in the chip from a chip input to receive a first multiplexed channel signal from an optical link and provide them to an arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) which demultiplexes the multiplexed channel ... 09/22/05 - 20050207695 - Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same The present invention provides a semiconductor device in which a V-groove for holding an optical fiber and an alignment groove for adjusting the distance between the optical fiber and an optical element chip are formed in an optical fiber packaging region on the upper face of a semiconductor substrate, and ... 09/22/05 - 20050207694 - Fiber optic circuit board link A device for fiber optic free-space optical communication between electronic components, having no physical communication connection, in which terminal ends of optical fibers are aligned such that light emitting from the terminal end of one optical fiber is transmitted across free-space and received by the terminal end of another optical ... 09/22/05 - 20050207693 - Optical structures and methods for connecting optical circuit board components The present invention is directed to structures and methods of manufacturing such structures for providing optical connections between spaced-apart, opposing surfaces of substrates having optically active areas, that are compatible with semiconductor processing steps. An optical polymer layer is provided between opposing surfaces of a substrate and component or between ... 09/15/05 - 20050201670 - Manufacturing method for manufacturing electro-optical device, connection method for connecting terminals, electro-optical device, and electronic equipment A substrate 6a having terminals 9 thereon is bonded to a wiring board 11 having output terminals 11c thereon through an ACF 20. The pitch P2 of the output terminals 11c is different from the pitch P1 of the terminals 9 taking into account deformation of the substrate 6a or ... 09/15/05 - 20050201669 - Optical transport network An optical transport network comprises a monolithic transmitter photonic integrated circuit (TxPIC) InP-based chip and a monolithic receiver photonic integrated circuit (RxPIC) InP-based chip. ... 09/15/05 - 20050201668 - Method of connecting an optical element at a slope A planar lightwave circuit comprising: a substrate; an optical waveguide; a trench cut in the substrate opposing a face of the optical waveguide, the trench comprising a sloped wall exhibiting an oblique angle with a center axis of the optical waveguide, the sloped wall opposing the face of the optical ... 09/15/05 - 20050201667 - Method of connecting an optical element to a plc A planar lightwave circuit and a method of producing such a planar lightwave circuit, the planar lightwave circuit having an element secured thereon. The planar lightwave circuit comprises: a substrate; a trench cut in the substrate; at least one solder pad deposited on a top surface deposited above the substrate; ... 09/15/05 - 20050201666 - Optical module, manufacturing method therefor, protective component, and protective component with electric wiring According to the present invention, there is provided an optical module made up of an optical element, a protective component for protecting an optical transmission medium to be optically coupled to the optical element and an electric wiring formed on the protective component in conjunction with the optical element. This ... 09/15/05 - 20050201665 - Monolithically integrated optic triplexer and method for making same A monolithically integrated optic triplexer is described herein that can be mounted in one transistor outline (TO) can and can be used in a passive optical network. The monolithically integrated optic triplexer includes: (1) an emitting laser that is capable of transmitting a 1310+/−10 nm optical signal; (2) a first ... 09/08/05 - 20050196096 - Optical element and manufacturing method thereof A flexible optical element useful for optical wiring is provided, in which a light emitting portion is disposed to a core end face of a flexible polymeric optical waveguide channel sheet having a film substrate clad, a core and a clad layer covering the core. A method which enables of ... 09/08/05 - 20050196095 - Fabrication method for optical transmission channel board, optical transmission channel board, board with built-in optical transmission channel, fabrication method for board with built-in optical transmission channel, and data processing apparatus A fabrication method for an optical transmission channel board includes a first step of forming on a substrate a layer containing an electrically conductive material, and a second step of patterning said layer containing an electrically conductive material formed on said substrate, and thereby forming circuit patterns at least a ... 09/08/05 - 20050196094 - Optical bridge for chip-to-board interconnection and methods of fabrication The present invention provides an optical bridge for interconnecting optical networking components and methods of making optical bridges that include a waveguide that are compatible with semiconductor processing steps. The optical bridge of the present invention has less optical losses and is less affected by misalignment that prior art interconnections. ... 09/01/05 - 20050191004 - Opto-electronic integrated circuit device, opto-electronic integrated circuit system and transmission method The opto-electronic integrated circuit device comprises an optical switch 18 provided in an input port 12a of a first input/output port 36a over a substrate 10 and changing over an optical path of an optical signal inputted from the input port 12a and outputting the optical signal through one of ... 09/01/05 - 20050191003 - Fiber optic module packaging architecture for integrated circuit and optical subassembly integration A fiber optic module that includes a packaged integrated circuit chip mounted on a top surface of a printed circuit or other mounting board is disclosed. The integrated circuit chip is electrically coupled to an optical subassembly (OSA) mounted along an edge of the printed circuit board and capable of ... 08/25/05 - 20050185880 - Substrate for mounting ic chip, multilayered printed circuit board, and device for optical communication The present invention provides a device for optical communication comprising: a substrate for mounting an IC chip having a light emitting element and a light receiving element mounted at predetermined positions; and a multilayered printed circuit board having an optical waveguide formed at a predetermined position, which is low in ... 08/25/05 - 20050185879 - Integrated photonic broadband light source The disclosed broadband light source is typically a single chip monolithic silicon integrated photonic planar light wave circuit employing an embedded glass channel waveguide system. ... 08/25/05 - 20050185878 - Method and apparatus for free-space optical switching An apparatus and method are provided for manipulating light beams propagated through PLCs in free space. Light beams propagated in through an input/output waveguide of a PLC are propagated through a waveguide array to generate a phased array output at an edge facet of the PLC. The phased array output ... 08/18/05 - 20050180680 - Integrated optical devices and method of fabrication thereof An integrated optical device and a method of fabricating the integrated optical device comprising at least one waveguide structure is provided. The waveguide structure is fabricated from a dielectric material selected from either (a) a dielectric matrix having quantum dots dispersed therein or (b) an electro-optical polymer. The fabrication method ... 08/18/05 - 20050180679 - Optoelectronic hybrid integrated module and light input/output apparatus having the same as component On the back surface of a transparent plate having a light extracting part 14 for outputting lights to the outside, an electrode 16 for wiring, and an electrode 17 for an electromagnetic shield, an optical device 11 is flip-chip mounted right under the light extracting part 14, an a driver ... 08/11/05 - 20050175272 - Optical amplifiers An optical amplifier comprises a printed circuit board (PCB) having at least one support layer of electrically non-conducting material and at least one conductive layer of electrically conducting material, and a foil heater in the form of a conductive track 20 on the PCB. A specified length of erbium optical ... 08/04/05 - 20050169571 - Optical element array, optical module, and optical transmission device To provide a optical element array in which a plurality of optical elements can be monolithically integrated, and each of the optical elements can be independently driven. A optical element array in accordance with the present invention includes a plurality of optical elements having light emitting sections formed above a ... 08/04/05 - 20050169570 - Micro optical bench structure and method of manufacturing the same A micro optical bench structure and a method of manufacturing a micro optical bench structure are provided. The micro optical bench structure includes: a lower substrate; an upper substrate which is bonded to the lower substrate, and has a through-hole for exposing the lower substrate; and a first optical device ... 08/04/05 - 20050169569 - Methods for fabricating integrated optoelectronic devices This disclosure concerns methods for fabrication of integrated high speed optoelectronic devices. In one example of such a method, a device region that includes a top surface and a bottom surface is formed on a top surface of a substrate. The device region may take the form of an optical ... 07/28/05 - 20050163416 - Optical connection board and optical signal transmission Optical signal transmission system comprising optical signal transmission board having first optical waveguide, and optical connection board having second optical waveguide and inserted into opening of optical signal transmission board substantially perpendicularly thereto, opening being provided in upper surface of transmission board. The board comprises: a first board; the first ... 07/28/05 - 20050163415 - Methods of forming electronic and optical components using laser ablation Provided are methods of forming an electronic and/or optical component. The methods involve: (a) providing an electronic substrate having a polymeric layer, wherein the polymeric layer includes a polymer with units of the formula (R1SiO1.5), wherein R1 is a substituted or unsubstituted organic group; and (b) removing selected portions of ... 07/21/05 - 20050157973 - Packaging for planar lightwave circuits A planar lightwave circuit device includes one or more planar lightwave circuits (PLCs) each having an optical layer deposited on a substrate, and a package base including one or more support structures for suspending the planar lightwave circuit above a portion of the package base. Each substrate has a first ... 07/21/05 - 20050157972 - Optical data link and method of manufacturing optical data link An optical data link includes a circuit board and an optical module component. The circuit board includes first and second mounting sections on a principal plane thereof. A step is formed between the first mounting section and the second mounting section. The first mounting section has the optical module component, ... 07/14/05 - 20050152635 - Photonic input/output port The present I/O ports comprise (1) a layered structure comprising (a) an unpatterned superstrate having at least one layer, (b) an unpatterned substrate having at least one layer, and (c) at least one intermediate layer sandwiched between the unpatterned superstrate and the unpatterned substrate, (2) a coupling region that is ... 07/14/05 - 20050152634 - Optical device, method for fabricating optical device, cap component, and method for forming cap component An optical device includes a copper plate, light receiving elements mounted on the copper plate, a light emitting element mounted on the light receiving elements, a flexible substrate bent to cover portions of upper and side surfaces of the copper plate, and a positioning frame of metal for fixing the ... 07/14/05 - 20050152633 - Planar lightwave circuit waveguide bends and beamsplitters A planar lightwave circuit has a waveguide having a bend and plurality of multiple trenches with parallel front and back interfaces. The trench and waveguide refractive indexes are different such that a refractive interface is defined between the waveguide and the trench. The trench may include a material of higher ... 07/14/05 - 20050152632 - System for and method of manufacturing optical/electronic integrated circuits An integrated electro-optic circuit includes a semiconductor substrate on which a photosensor may be imprinted that detects a predetermined optical signal wavelength. The electro-optic integrated circuit further includes an electronic integrated circuit, including the photosensor, imprinted on the semiconductor substrate. The integrated electro-optic circuit further includes a buffer layer laid ... 07/07/05 - 20050147343 - Optical element, optical integrated device, optical information transmission system, and manufacturing methods thereof An optical element is formed from a molded body which is formed using an impact consolidation phenomenon in which a mechanical impact is applied to ultra fine fragile particles which are supplied onto a substrate so that the ultra fine fragile particles are pulverized and bonded to each other In ... 06/30/05 - 20050141803 - Communications adapter module An optical communications adapter module is provided which includes a XENPAK-sized casing and an XFP board assembly having an optical transmission connector and an optical reception connector where the XFP board assembly is positioned within the casing so the optical transmission connector and the optical reception connector are positioned in ... 06/23/05 - 20050135731 - Optical receiver photonic integrated circuit (rxpic) system An optical receiver photonic integrated circuit (RxPIC) system includes a monolithic semiconductor chip having an input to receive a WDM combined channel signal comprising a plurality of optical channel signals of different wavelengths. A chip-integrated decombiner is coupled to the chip input to receive the WDM combined channel signal and ... 06/23/05 - 20050135730 - Method of monitoring and controlling the bit error rate (ber) in an optical communication network A method is disclosed for monitoring and controlling the bit error rate (BER) in an optical communication network where an optical receiver in the optical transmission network is a monolithic photonic integrated circuit (RxPIC) chip. The method includes the steps of decombining on-chip a combined channel signal received from the ... 06/23/05 - 20050135729 - Optical transmission network with a receiver photonic integrated circuit (rxpic) utilizing an optical service chanel (osc) An optical receiver photonic integrated circuit (RxPIC) comprises a semiconductor monolithic chip having an input to receive from an optical transmission link a combined channel signal originating from an optical transmitter source and comprising a plurality of channel signals having different wavelengths forming a wavelength grid. An optical decombiner is ... 06/23/05 - 20050135728 - Planar lightwave circuit variable optical attenuator The invention relates to a variable optical attenuator constructed as a Mach Zehnder planar lightwave circuit, particularly including a channel waveguide support structure for heat isolation and stress relief to reduce polarization dependent loss (PDL) and power consumption in the device. Power reduction trenches comprise longitudinal segments having small stress ... 06/23/05 - 20050135727 - Emi-emc shield for silicon-based optical transceiver An SOI-based opto-electronic structure includes various electronic components disposed with their associated optical components within a single SOI layer, forming a monolithic arrangement. EMI/EMC shielding is provided by forming a metallized outer layer on the surface of an external prism coupler that interfaces with the SOI layer, the metallized layer ... 06/23/05 - 20050135726 - Array optical subassembly for array optical active component An array optical subassembly has a substrate, at least one optical active component, a driver IC, a circuit board and a cover covering the foregoing elements. The substrate has two opposite surfaces, wherein one surface is formed by a lens array and the other surface is formed by metal pads, ... 06/23/05 - 20050135725 - Laser submounts with standoff structures A submount for use in an optical assembly and an optical assembly comprising the submount, a laser diode and a second optical element are provided, where the submount comprises a substrate and a plurality of standoff structures. The standoff structures may be formed by patterned deposition onto the substrate. The ... 06/23/05 - 20050135724 - Integrated glass ceramic systems Integrated glass ceramic spacecraft include a plurality of glass ceramic components including molded, tempered, annealed, and patterned glass ceramic components coupled together for forming a support structure or frame or housing through which is communicated optical signals through an optical communications grid and electrical signals through an electrical communications grid, ... 06/16/05 - 20050129350 - Optical transmission network with transmitter photonic integrated circuit (txpic) utilizing an optical service channel (osc) An optical transmitter photonic integrated circuit (TxPIC) comprises a semiconductor monolithic chip with a plurality of optical signal channels where each channel comprises a modulated signal source. The output from the modulated signal sources are coupled to an input of an integrated optical combiner to form a WDM output signal ... 06/16/05 - 20050129349 - System and method for integrating optical layers in a pcb for inter-board communications Polymers of differing refraction indices are embedded within a PCB to provide optical connectivity of the PCB with other circuit boards via an optic backplane. The creation of islands of polymer material of refractive index n1 completely surrounded by polymer material with refractive index n2 where n1 has a higher ... 06/16/05 - 20050129348 - Method, device and computer program for designing a circuit having electric wires and optical connections A design method and a design device can design an optimal optoelectronic circuit in a relatively short period of time by exploiting the performance of hardware. They have a step of generating a connection list to be carried by electric circuits (electric nets) and a connection list to be carried ... 06/16/05 - 20050129347 - Optical fiber sheet and optical fiber sheet production method The invention is an optical fiber sheet obtained by adhering together at least two sheets with an optical fiber placed therebetween, and placing a reinforcing tube over a portion of the optical fiber extending from an edge of the sheets, wherein the reinforcing tube is fixed to the sheets by ... 06/09/05 - 20050123232 - Planar waveguide optical isolator in thin silicon-on-isolator (soi) structure A planar optical isolator is formed within the silicon surface layer of an SOI structure. A forward-directed signal is applied to an input waveguiding section of the isolator and thereafter propagates through a non-reciprocal waveguide coupling region into an output waveguide section. A rearward-directed signal enters via the output waveguide ... 06/09/05 - 20050123231 - Optical wiring board, optical bus system, and method of manufacturing optical wiring board In an optical wiring board, an optical components including a planar optical waveguide, a plurality of first optical fibers optically connected via a transmissive diffusion plate to a light incident face of the waveguide, and a plurality of second optical fibers optically connected to a light emitting face of the ... 06/02/05 - 20050117835 - Techniques for joining an opto-electronic module to a semiconductor package The present invention provides a low cost device that has a true die to external fiber optic connection. Specifically, the present invention relates to an optical device package joined to a semiconductor device package. In some cases, the combination is joined using wirebond studs and an adhesive material. In other ... 06/02/05 - 20050117834 - Passivation of photonic integrated circuits (pics) A photonic integrated circuit (PIC) comprises a plurality of integrated optically coupled components formed in a surface of the PIC and a passivating layer overlies at least a portion of the PIC surface. The overlying passivating layer comprises a material selected from the group consisting of BCB, ZnS and ZnSe. ... 06/02/05 - 20050117833 - Optical transmission substrate, method for manufacturing optical transmission substrate and optoelectronic integrated circuit Provided is an optical transmission substrate including: a first substrate; an optical waveguide which has clad covering a core and a periphery of the core and extends on an upper surface of the first substrate; a second substrate provided parallel to the first substrate so that a lower surface thereof ... 06/02/05 - 20050117832 - Method of improving waveguide bend radius A method of improving the bend radius of a waveguide in a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) while maintaining high PIC to fiber coupling efficiency. The method involves tapering both the width of the waveguide and the index of the waveguide from the coupling region to the region where the waveguide ... 06/02/05 - 20050117831 - Optical waveguide module In a planar optical waveguide type optical circuit 1, a reflection filter 4 is installed on the inside of a inclined groove 3, which is formed so as to cross optical waveguides 2n. Reflected light from the reflection filter 4 is detected by photodetectors 61n of a photodetector array 60, ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |