Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120039576 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE WITH EMBEDDED LIGHT-REFLECTING FEATURE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A method for fabricating an optical waveguide includes setting, on a lower cladding of an optical waveguide, a light-reflecting feature and at least one waveguide core distinct from the reflecting feature. An upper cladding is applied that embeds both the light-reflecting feature and the waveguide core. | 02-16-2012 |
20130136399 | FERRULE OF MULTILAYER WAVEGUIDE CONNECTOR - A ferrule for a multilayer waveguide connector includes a face having mechanical alignment slots arranged in a bidirectional lattice structure, the mechanical alignment slots including first slots disposed in a first direction, the first slots configured to respectively receive one end of waveguide layers, and second slots disposed in a second direction different from the first direction, the second slots configured to respectively receive protrusions transverse from a main surface of the waveguide layers. | 05-30-2013 |
20140093206 | HIGH-PRECISION PASSIVE ALIGNMENT OF OPTICAL COMPONENTS WITH OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES USING A COMMON ADAPTER - A method for aligning optical components comprised in an optical component assembly and optical waveguides comprised in an optical waveguide assembly according to a common optical axis and by using an adapter includes providing the optical component assembly with a first alignment structure comprising a cavity designed according to the position of the optical components within the optical component assembly; providing an adapter presenting a base surface comprising a first step structure; providing the optical waveguide assembly with a second alignment structure comprising a distinct step structure designed according to the position of the waveguides within the waveguides assembly; and positioning the optical component assembly, the optical waveguide assembly and the adapter, so that a sidewall of the cavity and the distinct step structure are put in contact with a sidewall of the first step structure. | 04-03-2014 |
20140093207 | ARRANGEMENT OF PHOTONIC CHIP AND OPTICAL ADAPTOR FOR COUPLING OPTICAL SIGNALS - An apparatus includes an optical adaptor having monolithically integrated optical elements and first micro-mechanical features, the latter defining at least a first horizontal reference surface and a first vertical reference surface; wherein the first horizontal reference surface is perpendicular to an optical plane, the latter being perpendicular the optical axis of the optical elements; and wherein the first vertical reference surface is perpendicular to the first horizontal reference surface and parallel to the optical axis. | 04-03-2014 |
20140093208 | HIGH-PRECISION PASSIVE ALIGNMENT OF OPTICAL COMPONENTS WITH OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES USING A COMMON ADAPTER - A method for aligning optical components comprised in an optical component assembly and optical waveguides comprised in an optical waveguide assembly according to a common optical axis and by using an adapter includes providing the optical component assembly with a first alignment structure comprising a cavity designed according to the position of the optical components within the optical component assembly; providing an adapter presenting a base surface comprising a first step structure; providing the optical waveguide assembly with a second alignment structure comprising a distinct step structure designed according to the position of the waveguides within the waveguides assembly; and positioning the optical component assembly, the optical waveguide assembly and the adapter, so that a sidewall of the cavity and the distinct step structure are put in contact with a sidewall of the first step structure. | 04-03-2014 |
20140093213 | ARRANGEMENT OF PHOTONIC CHIP AND OPTICAL ADAPTOR FOR COUPLING OPTICAL SIGNALS - An apparatus includes an optical adaptor having monolithically integrated optical elements and first micro-mechanical features, the latter defining at least a first horizontal reference surface and a first vertical reference surface; wherein the first horizontal reference surface is perpendicular to an optical plane, the latter being perpendicular the optical axis of the optical elements; and wherein the first vertical reference surface is perpendicular to the first horizontal reference surface and parallel to the optical axis. | 04-03-2014 |