Modular Optical Fiber Network Interface
An optical fiber network may be provided in a building or set of buildings that can be used with any type of services, regardless of whether those services are provided as electrical signals or as optical signals. To accomplish this, a s...
M Kostet，B Ware，W Zheng，... - US
Optical fiber right angle transition
A fiber optic right angle transition is formed via anisotropic etching of single crystal silicon. The fiber optic right angle transition includes a substantially planar mirror surface, a first V-groove, and a second V-groove, each formed...
N. Peter Whitehead - US
Silicon photonic fiber and method of manufacture
Methods of converting silica to silicon and fabricating silicon photonic crystal fiber (PCF) are disclosed. Silicon photonic crystal fibers made by the fabrication methods are also disclosed. One fabrication method includes: sealing sili...
G Li，F Yaman - US
Alignment of collimator sub-assemblies
Generally, the present invention relates to a method for aligning collimator sub-assemblies, disposed along a longitudinal axis. The invention arises from a realization that prohibiting the two collimator sub-assemblies from being adjust...
Ronald E. Gerber，Timothy S. Gardner - US
Alignment post for optical subassemblies made with cylindrical rods, tubes, spheres, or similar features
An optical assembly includes a package with an optoelectronic component, and an alignment feature mounted to a surface of the package. The alignment feature is to be inserted into a sleeve sized to mate with a ferrule of a fiber optic co...
RE Wilson，RP Tella，JA Matthews - US
Fiber optic cable and optical ground wire coil storage and splice enclosure mounting bracket
A system and method for storing excess fiber optic cable or optical ground wire and for mounting a splice enclosure thereto. The system comprising a bracket having a first member that can be attached to a pole, tower or other support str...
N Ivancevic - US
Novel folded Mach-Zehnder interferometers and optical sensor arrays
The invention provides novel "folded" Mach-Zehnder interferometers ("folded" MZI's), methods for making folded MZI's, and systems and devices incorporating them. The novel folded MZI's are elaborated from conventional MZI structures by c...
MY Shih，CJ Kapusta，TR Tolliver，... - US
Micro mirror unit and its manufacturing process, and optical switch with the micro mirror unit employed therein
The micro mirror unit includes a substrate, on which are provided a micro mirror reflecting light, a torsion bar supporting the micro mirror, a frame rotatably supporting the torsion bar, and a deformative supporting part which deforms i...
S Takeuchi，T Yamamoto - US
AIR-COOLED PLUG PART FOR AN OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE
The invention relates to a plug part for an optical waveguide (8), comprising an essentially cylindrical housing (10), at least one inlet bore (17) and at least one outlet bore (18) for a cooling medium, and a cooling collar (12) which i...
BERGER ROLAND
Optical fiber right angle transition
A fiber optic termination and method for the fabrication thereof are provided. The fiber optic termination () is configured to provide coupling of light between the fiber core () and an external optical element from a direction other tha...
NA Heiks - US
