Abstract:
A multi-core optical fiber (100) comprises a plurality of optical cores (1, ..., 8) to respectively transmit light and a plurality of cleaves (110a, 100b, 110c, 110d, 110e, 110f, 110g, 110h) extending from a surface (102) of the multi-core optical fiber (100) into the multi-core optical fiber. A first cleave (110a) comprises a surface (111a) to couple light out of the optical fiber, wherein a first optical core (1) ends at the surface (111a) of the first cleave (110a). An at least one second cleave (110b, ..., 110h) comprises a surface (111b, ..., 111h) to couple light out of the optical fiber, wherein at least one second optical core (2, ..., 8) ends at the surface (111b, ..., 111h) of the at least one second cleave (110b, ..., 110h). The first and the at least one second cleave (110a, ..., 110h) are staggered along the longitudinal axis (101) of the multi-core optical fiber (100).
Abstract:
A surface (17d') facing a photoelectric conversion apparatus is formed on the optical block (3) side, said surface having light from a light emitting element (10) inputted thereto and monitor light outputted therefrom, and a coupling light output surface (12) having coupling light outputted therefrom is formed on the optical housing (4) side, and consequently, the surface (17d') and the coupling light output surface (12) are simply and highly accurately formed. Then, an optical block (3) and an optical housing (4) are simply and accurately combined by being fitted together by means of fitting sections (21, 24). Adhesion of foreign materials and formation of scratches on the reflecting surface (18) of the optical block (3) are suppressed by covering the reflecting surface (18) with the optical housing (4).
Abstract:
The disclosure generally relates to sets of optical waveguides such as optical fiber ribbons and embedded optical waveguides (132a-d), and optical interconnects useful for connecting multiple optical waveguides such as in optical fiber ribbon cables and printed circuit boards having optoelectronic capabilities. In particular, the disclosure provides an efficient, compact, and reliable optical waveguide connector (100) that incorporates microlenses and re-directing elements (136a-d) which combine the features of optical waveguide alignment, along with redirecting and shaping of the optical beam.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a bi-directional optical transceiver module. The bi-directional optical transceiver module includes: an optical transmission unit configured to output a transmission signal; an optical reception unit configured to receive an input of a reception signal, the transmission signal and the reception signal having different wavelength values within a single channel; a splitter installed to be inclined with respect to an incident direction of the transmission signal output from the optical transmission unit to output the transmission signal to an outside and to reflect optical signals input from the outside; and a reflected light-blocking optical filter configured to pass, as a receiving signal, only an optical signal within a preset wavelength range including the wavelength value allocated to the reception signal among the optical signals reflected by the splitter so as to block external reflected light. The present disclosure may prevent a bi-directional optical transceiver module capable of preventing a link fail between optical communication networks according to reflection and backscattering on an optical line.
Abstract:
A holder base portion of a connector holder, a connector holder, an optical-electrical converter having the connector holder and methods of assembling the connector holder are provided. The holder base portion has positioning pins formed thereon and arranged to engage with pin holes in the optical connector so as to fix the optical connector to the holder base portion, or has pin holes formed therein and arranged to engage with positioning pins formed on the optical connector so as to fix the optical connector to the holder base portion and a light path is formed in the holder base portion, the light path being arranged to allow light travelling from an optical fiber towards and optical input-output terminal to pass there through and light travelling from the optical input-output terminal towards the optical fiber to pass there through.
Abstract:
An apparatus (2) can comprise an optical slab (4) comprising a rigid substrate of substantially transmissive material. The apparatus (2) can also comprise a WDM multiplexer (6) to receive and combine a plurality of optical signals (14, 16 and 20) at different wavelengths to form a combined optical signal (24) in the optical slab (4) having an aggregate power. The apparatus can further comprise a broadcaster (28) to distribute the combined optical signal (24) from the optical slab (4) to each of a plurality of different optical receivers (30, 32 and 34) with a fraction of the aggregate power of the combined optical signal (24).
Abstract:
A light guide body which allows a wider incidence angle of light, and which can surely guide light to a desired position is provided. A light guide module 1 includes a semicircular plate-like body portion 1020. In the body portion 1020, a light incident surface 1020A on which infrared rays are incident is formed along a diameter portion. An incident reflective surface 1020B which is disposed inclinedly with respect to the normal direction of the light incident surface 1020A, and which reflects the infrared rays that are incident through the light incident surface 1020A is formed in the diameter portion opposed to the light incident surface 1020A. Arcuate light guiding paths 1212, 1213, 1214, 1215 (1222, 1223, 1224, 1225) which guide infrared rays reflected by the incident reflective surface 1020B to a light emitting portion 1021A (1022A) are formed in the body portion 1020. The light emitting portion 1021A (1022A) is formed so that the longitudinal direction extends along the center line L of the semicircular shape, and reflects the infrared rays guided by the light guiding paths 1212, 1213, 1214, 1215 (1222, 1223, 1224, 1225), toward the back surface side of the body portion 1020.
Abstract:
A hermetic optical fiber alignment assembly includes a ferrule portion (40) having a plurality of grooves (34) receiving the end sections of optical fibers, wherein the grooves define the location and orientation of the end sections with respect to the ferrule portion. The assembly includes an integrated optical element for coupling the input/output of an optical fiber to the opto-electronic devices in the opto-electronic module. The optical element can be in the form of a structured reflective surface. The end of the optical fiber is at a defined distance to and aligned with the structured reflective surface. The structured reflective surfaces and the fiber alignment grooves can be formed by stamping.