Oxide-bondable solder
    1.
    发明授权
    Oxide-bondable solder 有权
    可焊接的焊料

    公开(公告)号:US06319617B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-11-20

    申请号:US09642216

    申请日:2000-08-18

    IPC分类号: B32B900

    摘要: A solder composition that bonds well to oxides and other surfaces to which solder bonding is conventionally difficult is provided. The solder is particularly useful for reliable bonding and packaging of optical components that often have oxide surfaces. The solder composition exhibits a microstructure containing a solder matrix in which is distributed fine, micron-scale islands of rare-earth-containing intermetallic particles. The existence of the islands makes the rare earth elements better available for bonding, and reduce the extent to which the rare earths are oxidized. Advantageously, the solder contains Au and/or Ag, in which the rare earth elements tend to have some solid solubility. Due to this solubility, the Au and/or Ag tend to provide some additional protection of the rare earths against oxidation, and thereby also provide accelerated dissolution of the rare earth into the molten solder.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种很好地粘合到氧化物和其他通常难以焊接的表面的焊料组合物。 焊料对于通常具有氧化物表面的光学部件的可靠结合和封装特别有用。 焊料组合物显示出包含焊料基质的微结构,其中分布有细小的微米级的含稀土金属间化合物颗粒的岛。 岛的存在使得稀土元素更好地用于结合,并且减少稀土被氧化的程度。 有利地,焊料含有Au和/或Ag,其中稀土元素倾向于具有一些固体溶解性。 由于这种溶解度,Au和/或Ag倾向于为稀土提供一些额外的保护以防氧化,从而也提供了稀土进入熔融焊料的加速溶解。

    Article comprising oxide-bondable solder
    3.
    发明授权
    Article comprising oxide-bondable solder 有权
    文章包括可氧化粘合的焊料

    公开(公告)号:US06306516B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-10-23

    申请号:US09466449

    申请日:1999-12-17

    IPC分类号: B32B1504

    摘要: The invention provides an article comprising a solder that bonds well to oxides and other surfaces to which solder bonding is problematic. The solder composition contains one or more rare earth elements, which react with the oxide or other surface to promote bonding, and further contains sufficient Au and/or Ag to act as carriers for the rare earths. Because rare earths have some solid solubility in Au and Ag, the problem of intermetallic formation is lessened or eliminated, and improved bonding to oxide surfaces is attained.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了一种包含焊料的制品,该焊料很好地粘合到氧化物和焊料粘结问题的其它表面上。 焊料组合物含有一种或多种稀土元素,其与氧化物或其它表面反应以促进键合,并且还含有足够的Au和/或Ag作为稀土的载体。 由于稀土在Au和Ag中具有一定的固溶度,所以金属间形成的问题被减少或消除,并且获得了改进的与氧化物表面的接合。

    Non-volatile MEMS micro-relays using magnetic actuators
    4.
    发明授权
    Non-volatile MEMS micro-relays using magnetic actuators 有权
    使用磁性执行器的非易失性MEMS微型继电器

    公开(公告)号:US6124650A

    公开(公告)日:2000-09-26

    申请号:US418874

    申请日:1999-10-15

    摘要: An actuation device employing square-loop latchable magnetic material having a magnetization direction (polarization) capable of being changed in response to exposure to an external magnetic field is disclosed. The magnetic field is created by a conductor assembly with non-solenoid configuration. Once the magnetization direction of the material is so changed, the external magnetic field is no longer required to maintain the new magnetization direction. The latchable magnetic material is disposed on the mobile electrode of a switching device, and another magnetic material is disposed in spaced relation to the latchable magnetic material on a stationary electrode or surface. By applying an electrical current to a conductor assembly arranged proximate the latchable material, a magnetic field is created about the latchable magnetic material, to change the magnetization direction and thereby enable the attraction or repulsion of another magnetic material located on the stationary electrode. The resulting relative displacement of the mobile and stationary electrodes effects the selective connection or disconnection of electrical contacts carried on or associated with the respective electrodes of the actuation device without requiring additional power in order to maintain the switched state of the electrodes.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种使用具有能够响应于暴露于外部磁场而变化的磁化方向(极化))的方形可闭锁磁性材料的致动装置。 磁场由具有非螺线管配置的导体组件产生。 一旦材料的磁化方向如此改变,则不再需要外部磁场来保持新的磁化方向。 可锁定磁性材料设置在开关装置的移动电极上,并且另一磁性材料以与固定电极或表面上的可锁定磁性材料隔开的关系设置。 通过对布置在可闭锁材料附近的导体组件施加电流,产生围绕可锁定磁性材料的磁场,以改变磁化方向,从而能够吸引或斥力位于固定电极上的另一磁性材料。 所产生的移动和固定电极的相对位移影响了携带在致动装置的相应电极上或与驱动装置的相应电极相关联的电触头的选择性连接或断开,而不需要额外的电力以保持电极的开关状态。

    Process for fabricating improved iron-cobalt magnetostrictive alloy and
article comprising alloy
    6.
    发明授权
    Process for fabricating improved iron-cobalt magnetostrictive alloy and article comprising alloy 有权
    制备改进的铁 - 钴磁致伸缩合金和包含合金的制品的方法

    公开(公告)号:US6153020A

    公开(公告)日:2000-11-28

    申请号:US261346

    申请日:1999-03-03

    摘要: An article comprising an alloy exhibiting high magnetostriction in relatively low applied magnetic fields is provided, the alloy capable of being formed in a relatively easy manner and having desirable physical properties. The Co--Fe alloy of the invention exhibits a magnetostriction of at least 100.times.10.sup.-6 in a magnetic field less than 400 Oe, advantageously in a magnetic field less than 100 Oe. The alloy is formed by plastically deforming the alloy, e.g., by cold rolling, to a reduction in cross-sectional area of at least 50%, and then heat treating the alloy to induce recrystallization. This combination of plastic deformation and recrystallization was found to provide desirable grain growth and microstructure. The resultant alloy is useful in a variety of device components, including transducers, frequency filters, signal delay lines, and optical fiber grating devices.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种在相对低的施加磁场中包含具有高磁致伸缩性的合金的制品,该合金能够以相对容易的方式形成并且具有期望的物理性能。 本发明的Co-Fe合金在小于400Oe的磁场中表现出至少100×10 -6的磁致伸缩,有利地在小于100Oe的磁场中。 该合金通过例如冷轧使合金发生塑性变形,形成至少为50%的横截面积的减少,然后对该合金进行热处理以引发再结晶。 发现塑性变形和重结晶的组合提供了理想的晶粒生长和微结构。 所得合金可用于各种器件部件,包括换能器,频率滤波器,信号延迟线和光纤光栅器件。

    Controllable wavelength-selective optical cross-connect
    8.
    发明授权
    Controllable wavelength-selective optical cross-connect 失效
    可控波长选择光交叉连接

    公开(公告)号:US06597481B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-07-22

    申请号:US09271642

    申请日:1999-03-18

    IPC分类号: H04J1402

    摘要: In accordance with the invention, an optical cross-connect switch includes an optical router for distributing multi-wavelength optical input signals, an optical combiner for supplying multi-wavelength signals at the output ports of the switch, and optical fibers for interconnecting the optical router and optical combiner. Selected interconnecting optical fibers include controllable wavelength-selective elements, such as magnetically controllable fiber gratings, which are capable of transmitting or reflecting individual channels within the multi-wavelength optical signals so that a selected channel of a particular wavelength can be routed from any of the input ports to any of the output ports of the switch.

    摘要翻译: 根据本发明,光交叉连接开关包括用于分配多波长光输入信号的光路由器,用于在交换机的输出端口处提供多波长信号的光组合器,以及用于互连光路由器 和光学组合器。 所选择的互连光纤包括可控制的波长选择元件,例如磁力可控光纤光栅,其能够发射或反射多波长光信号内的各个通道,使得特定波长的所选通道可以从 输入端口到交换机的任何输出端口。