Abstract:
An object adapted to have a sensor element (5) mounted thereon, the object comprising a body part (1 ) with a layered structure of alternating coating layers of conducting (6) and insulating or semiconducting (11 ) material. The coating layer(s) of conducting material (6) is/are applied in a pattern establishing conductive path(s) between a first part adapted to carry a sensor element (5) and a second part adapted to establish connection to exterior equipment. The conductive path(s) is/are arranged along an exterior surface of the body (1 ). Thereby a connection may be established between a sensor element (5) arranged inside a closed system and the exterior of the closed system without the need for separate feed through connections. Suitable for use in closed systems, such as hydraulic systems, where it is desired to measure various parameters, such as pressure or temperature. Furthermore, a method of forming the object.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a coupling part (3) comprising at least one essentially planar coupling waveguide (31) formed on a coupling-substrate (30), the coupling-substrate having opposite waveguide- and substrate faces, the coupling waveguide or waveguides each having an output face, the coupling waveguides being adapted to be optically coupled to source waveguide or waveguides for supplying light power to the coupling part. An object of the present invention is to provide a cost-efficient scheme for integrating one or several light sources with optical waveguides with minimum loss of brightness and power. A further object of the invention is to facilitate the coupling of the light from a light source into passive or active application waveguides. A further object of the invention is to facilitate the coupling of the light from a light source module into passive or active application waveguides. The problem is solved in that the coupling part (3) comprises a) at least one elongate groove (32) in the form of a recess in the waveguide face, the groove being adapted to receive an elongated optical application waveguide (41), and b) at least one coupling waveguide (31) and at least one groove (32) are formed on the coupling-substrate (30) relative to each other so that the output face of the coupling waveguide is suitable for being side-coupled to an application waveguide (41) located in said groove. The invention further relates to a light source part and a light source module and to optical devices based on these parts. The invention may e.g. be used in high power fibre lasers or fibre amplifiers.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a coupling part (3) comprising at least one essentially planar coupling waveguide (31) formed on a coupling-substrate (30), the coupling-substrate having opposite waveguide- and substrate faces, the coupling waveguide or waveguides each having an output face, the coupling waveguides being adapted to be optically coupled to source waveguide or waveguides for supplying light power to the coupling part. An object of the present invention is to provide a cost-efficient scheme for integrating one or several light sources with optical waveguides with minimum loss of brightness and power. A further object of the invention is to facilitate the coupling of the light from a light source into passive or active application waveguides. A further object of the invention is to facilitate the coupling of the light from a light source module into passive or active application waveguides. The problem is solved in that the coupling part (3) comprises a) at least one elongate groove (32) in the form of a recess in the waveguide face, the groove being adapted to receive an elongated optical application waveguide (41), and b) at least one coupling waveguide (31) and at least one groove (32) are formed on the coupling-substrate (30) relative to each other so that the output face of the coupling waveguide is suitable for being side-coupled to an application waveguide (41) located in said groove. The invention further relates to a light source part and a light source module and to optical devices based on these parts. The invention may e.g. be used in high power fibre lasers or fibre amplifiers.
Abstract:
An optical structure (10, 100, 150) for surface-enhanced spectroscopy based on surface plasmons (SP). The structure comprises a plurality of layers (11) with SP-active sites, and the plurality of layers (11) is optically arranged so as to allow direct access for a target analyte (T) into and/or onto the plurality of layers. This optical structure is advantageous for obtaining optical sensitivity that may be increased by essentially going from a two-dimensional (2D) optical structure, as known in the prior art, to a three-dimensional (3D) optical structure.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an optical waveguide for guiding light in a predefined wavelength range, the optical waveguide comprising core and cladding regions for confining light, the core and/or cladding region or regions being formed on a substrate and comprising material of the stoichiometric composition Si a O X N y X z H v . The invention further relates to a method of manufacturing an optical waveguide, an optical waveguide obtainable by the method and an optical device comprising such a waveguide. The object of the present invention is to provide an optical waveguide with low optical loss due to a reduced hydrogen bond-originated absorption. The problem is solved in that X is selected from the group of elements B, AI, P, S, As, Sb and combinations thereof, and the ratio y/z is larger than 1. This has the advantage that a low optical absorption in the waveguide may be achieved, possibly over a broad wavelength range. Further, a relatively low annealing temperature may be used yielding a relatively low induced strain whereby a low birefringence may be achieved. The optical waveguide may e.g. be manufactured by PECVD, which is ideal for the further processing of low loss waveguides. Waveguides according to the invention show superior transmission characterized with losses below 0.05 dB/cm between 900 nm and 1600 nm. In particular the absorption due to the second overtone of the Si:N-H vibration may be lowered to a value below the detection level. The invention may e.g. be used for the optical communications systems, in particular for branching components (e.g. splitters) and components for wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) systems, e.g. telecommunication systems, fibre-to-the-home, etc.