Three dimensional thermo-electro-mechanical device for controlling light propagation in an optical guide
    1.
    发明授权
    Three dimensional thermo-electro-mechanical device for controlling light propagation in an optical guide 失效
    用于控制光导中的光传播的三维热电机械装置

    公开(公告)号:US07079747B1

    公开(公告)日:2006-07-18

    申请号:US11060404

    申请日:2005-02-18

    IPC分类号: G02B6/00

    摘要: A variable optical attenuator comprises a portion of a waveguide through which optical energy can propagate having a side surface through which optical energy can be extracted; a layer of thermo sensitive material having controllable optical properties, covering the side surface of the portion; a helicoidal heating element wrapped around the waveguide and covering at least the layer. The helicoidal heating element can be used to control the optical properties of the material by inducing a thermal transfer profile on the material using the heat dissipation of the heater through the material; wherein a wave propagation in the waveguide is influenced by the optical properties of the material controlled by the heating element. The heating element can also have a measurable temperature coefficient; a controller for controlling the temperature of the heating element as a function of the temperature coefficient; wherein the temperature of the heating element can be controlled without using an additional temperature probe. And the heating element can also be used to control the curing of the material using the heat dissipation of the heater through the material, thereby providing a mechanical armature for the material and the waveguide; wherein the mechanical armature solidifies the attenuator.

    摘要翻译: 可变光衰减器包括波导的一部分,光能通过该部分可以传播,具有侧表面,通过该侧表面可以提取光能; 具有可控光学性质的热敏材料层,覆盖该部分的侧表面; 围绕波导缠绕的螺旋形加热元件并且至少覆盖该层。 螺旋加热元件可用于通过使用加热器通过材料的散热在材料上引起热转印轮廓来控制材料的光学性质; 其中波导中的波传播受到由加热元件控制的材料的光学特性的影响。 加热元件也可以具有可测量的温度系数; 控制器,用于根据温度系数控制加热元件的温度; 其中可以在不使用附加温度探针的情况下控制加热元件的温度。 并且加热元件也可用于通过加热器通过材料的散热来控制材料的固化,从而为材料和波导提供机械衔铁; 其中所述机械衔铁固化所述衰减器。

    Composite liquid crystalline mixture
    4.
    发明授权
    Composite liquid crystalline mixture 失效
    复合液晶混合物

    公开(公告)号:US07033523B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-04-25

    申请号:US10713785

    申请日:2003-11-14

    IPC分类号: C09K19/52 C09K19/54

    摘要: Described is a composite liquid crystalline mixture having a low refractive index and a chemical reactive power that makes it capable of minimizing an anchoring energy when in contact with silica. This mixture comprises: (a) low ordinary refractive index nematic liquid crystal of a single type or a mixture of low ordinary refractive index nematic liquid crystals of different types; (b) at least one reagent compound capable of reducing the anchoring energy via a chemical shielding process and from which originates a decoupling effect with a glass interface leading to the reduction of the anchoring energy and appropriately orienting a liquid crystal director at this interface; and (c) at least one low refractive index additive having a relatively low viscosity. The above mixture is useful in waveguide tuning applications.

    摘要翻译: 描述了具有低折射率和化学无功功率的复合液晶混合物,使得其能够使与二氧化硅接触时的锚定能最小化。 该混合物包括:(a)单一类型的低折射率向列型液晶或不同类型的低折射率向列型液晶的混合物; (b)至少一种试剂化合物,其能够通过化学屏蔽过程降低锚定能量,并且由玻璃界面引起解耦效应,导致锚定能量的降低并且在该界面处适当地定向液晶指向矢; 和(c)至少一种具有较低粘度的低折射率添加剂。 上述混合物在波导调谐应用中是有用的。

    Composite liquid crystalline mixture
    5.
    发明申请
    Composite liquid crystalline mixture 失效
    复合液晶混合物

    公开(公告)号:US20050104036A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-05-19

    申请号:US10713785

    申请日:2003-11-14

    IPC分类号: C09K19/52 C09K19/54 C09K19/60

    摘要: Described is a composite liquid crystalline mixture having a low refractive index and a chemical reactive power that makes it capable of minimizing an anchoring energy when in contact with silica. This mixture comprises: (a) low ordinary refractive index nematic liquid crystal of a single type or a mixture of low ordinary refractive index nematic liquid crystals of different types; (b) at least one reagent compound capable of reducing the anchoring energy via a chemical shielding process and from which originates a decoupling effect with a glass interface leading to the reduction of the anchoring energy and appropriately orienting a liquid crystal director at this interface; and (c) at least one low refractive index additive having a relatively low viscosity. The above mixture is useful in waveguide tuning applications.

    摘要翻译: 描述了具有低折射率和化学无功功率的复合液晶混合物,使得其能够使与二氧化硅接触时的锚定能最小化。 该混合物包括:(a)单一类型的低折射率向列型液晶或不同类型的低折射率向列型液晶的混合物; (b)至少一种试剂化合物,其能够通过化学屏蔽过程降低锚定能量,并且由玻璃界面引起解耦效应,导致锚定能量的降低并且在该界面处适当地定向液晶指向矢; 和(c)至少一种具有较低粘度的低折射率添加剂。 上述混合物在波导调谐应用中是有用的。

    In-guide control of optical propagation
    6.
    发明授权
    In-guide control of optical propagation 失效
    导光控制光传播

    公开(公告)号:US06859567B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-02-22

    申请号:US10237622

    申请日:2002-09-10

    IPC分类号: G02F1/01 G02F1/1337 G02B1/101

    摘要: We propose a dynamically tunable electro-optic cladding using our proprietary electro-optic material, applied to various circular and planar wave-guides along with specific electrode configuration and excitation electric field format appropriate to that material. Based on the evanescent field coupling phenomena, the proposed device may be used in variable optical attenuators, tunable filters and couplers, etc. Different design of applied electrodes and optical properties of controllable refractive index materials allow polarization dependent or independent, as well as direct or inverse operation regimes of proposed devices.

    摘要翻译: 我们提出了一种使用我们专有的电光材料的动态可调谐电光包层,应用于各种圆形和平面波导以及与该材料相适应的特定电极配置和激励电场格式。 基于ev逝场耦合现象,所提出的器件可用于可变光衰减器,可调谐滤波器和耦合器等。可应用的电极的不同设计和可控折射率材料的光学性质允许偏振依赖或独立,以及直接或 提出的设备的反向运行方式。

    Optical device and method for the spectrally-designed attenuation of a multi-wavelength light signal
    7.
    发明申请
    Optical device and method for the spectrally-designed attenuation of a multi-wavelength light signal 失效
    用于多波长光信号的光谱设计衰减的光学装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20060062518A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-03-23

    申请号:US11233514

    申请日:2005-09-21

    IPC分类号: G02B6/26

    CPC分类号: B82Y20/00 B82Y10/00 G02B6/266

    摘要: A device and method for the spectrally-designed and controlled attenuation of a light signal, including an attenuation structure which may be placed in the proximity of a waveguide's core and which comprises a base material system containing non-uniformities having optical properties that are different from those of the host. These non-uniformities may have various natures, geometrical forms and sizes and may be created, doped or otherwise introduced in the base material system to obtain externally controllable optical properties of the whole composite material providing a broadband spectral performance.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于光信号的光谱设计和受控衰减的装置和方法,包括可以放置在波导芯的附近的衰减结构,并且包括具有不均匀性的基本材料系统,所述不均匀性具有不同于 那些主机。 这些不均匀性可以具有各种性质,几何形状和尺寸,并且可以在基材系统中产生,掺杂或以其他方式引入,以获得提供宽带光谱性能的整个复合材料的外部可控的光学性质。

    Material composition for the stable coupling of optical components
    8.
    发明申请
    Material composition for the stable coupling of optical components 审中-公开
    用于光学元件稳定耦合的材料组成

    公开(公告)号:US20050271336A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-12-08

    申请号:US11132153

    申请日:2005-05-17

    摘要: A material composition for optically coupling two optical components, a method for making such a coupling and the resulting device are provided. The material composition includes a first material system polymerizable by light, and a second material system having a refractive index smaller than that of the first material system after its polymerization. The second material system is miscible with the first prior to its polymerization, but repulsed by it afterwards. The material composition is injected between two optical components, such as a light source and waveguide or two waveguides, and exposed to light beams from both sides to generate a light guiding channel therebetween. The transverse refractive index profile in the coupling region is W-shaped.

    摘要翻译: 提供用于光学耦合两个光学部件的材料组合物,用于制造这种耦合的方法和所得到的器件。 该材料组合物包括可通过光聚合的第一材料体系和在其聚合之后折射率小于第一材料体系的折射率的第二材料体系。 第二种材料体系在聚合之前与第一种物质混溶,但后来被排斥。 将材料组合物注入两个光学部件,例如光源和波导或两个波导,并且从两侧暴露于光束,以在它们之间产生导光通道。 耦合区域中的横折射率分布是W形的。

    Optical device and method for the spectrally-designed attenuation of a multi-wavelength light signal
    9.
    发明授权
    Optical device and method for the spectrally-designed attenuation of a multi-wavelength light signal 失效
    用于多波长光信号的光谱设计衰减的光学装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07376327B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-05-20

    申请号:US11233514

    申请日:2005-09-21

    IPC分类号: G02B6/00

    CPC分类号: B82Y20/00 B82Y10/00 G02B6/266

    摘要: A device and method for the spectrally-designed and controlled attenuation of a light signal, including an attenuation structure which may be placed in the proximity of a waveguide's core and which comprises a base material system containing non-uniformities having optical properties that are different from those of the host. These non-uniformities may have various natures, geometrical forms and sizes and may be created, doped or otherwise introduced in the base material system to obtain externally controllable optical properties of the whole composite material providing a broadband spectral performance.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于光信号的光谱设计和受控衰减的装置和方法,包括可以放置在波导芯的附近的衰减结构,并且包括具有不均匀性的基本材料系统,所述不均匀性具有不同于 那些主机。 这些不均匀性可以具有各种性质,几何形状和尺寸,并且可以在基材系统中产生,掺杂或以其他方式引入,以获得提供宽带光谱性能的整个复合材料的外部可控的光学性质。

    Method and device for coupling a light emitting source to an optical waveguide
    10.
    发明授权
    Method and device for coupling a light emitting source to an optical waveguide 失效
    用于将发光源耦合到光波导的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07114860B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-10-03

    申请号:US10736756

    申请日:2003-12-17

    IPC分类号: G02B6/36

    CPC分类号: G02B6/13 G02B6/10 G02B6/4201

    摘要: In a method for coupling an optical waveguide to a light emitting diode (LED) within a resin case, an input end of the optical waveguide is mounted proximal to a surface formed in the resin case parallel to a light-emitting face of the LED. The optical waveguide and the resin case can be bonded by a light or thermally curable resin that is applied and subsequently solidified. The light or thermally curable resin may be a photopolymer sensitive to light emerging from the waveguide. An automated coupling system is provided to optimize the coupling conditions using the in-coupled light efficiency feedback and controller. Finally a method is described allowing the coupling efficiency to be controlled using external excitation forces or light intensity variations, using electro-optic, magneto-optic, thermo-optic, light polarization sensitive or nonlinear properties of the filler material used between the resin case and waveguide.

    摘要翻译: 在将光波导耦合到树脂壳体内的发光二极管(LED)的方法中,光波导的输入端安装在与LED的发光面平行的形成在树脂壳体中的表面的近侧。 光波导和树脂壳体可以通过施加并随后固化的光或热固化树脂粘合。 光或热固化树脂可以是对从波导出射的光敏感的光聚合物。 提供了一种自动耦合系统,以使用耦合光效反馈和控制器来优化耦合条件。 最后,描述了一种方法,其允许使用外部激发力或光强度变化来控制耦合效率,其使用在树脂壳体和树脂壳体之间使用的填充材料的电光学,磁光学,热光学,光偏振敏感或非线性特性 波导。