G02B6/3616

FLEXIBLE LENSED OPTICAL INTERCONNECT DEVICE FOR SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION
20220326446 · 2022-10-13 ·

A method and device for interconnecting optical components, such as optical fibers and optical circuits, in a flexible, repeatable, and cost- effective manner. Two or more optical components are interconnected by a flexible optical circuit substrate bearing one or more embedded optical fibers with a lens at each end of each fiber. The flexible optical circuit may be incorporated into a housing bearing apertures for receiving the optical connectors of the optical components that are to be interconnected with the device. The lensed ends of the fibers embedded in the flexible optical circuit are positioned adjacent to the apertures for optically connecting to the fibers within the connectors installed in the apertures without conventional mating connectors disposed inside the housing.

HIGH-DENSITY FAUs AND OPTICAL INTERCONNECTION DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS
20220334331 · 2022-10-20 ·

A optoelectronic assembly is provided including a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) including at least one electronic connection element and plurality of waveguides disposed on a PIC face, a printed circuit board (PCB) including at least one PCB electronic connection element, which is complementary to the at least one electronic connection element of the PIC and the PIC is configured to be flip chip mounted to the PCB, a lidless fiber array unit including a support substrate having a substantially flat first surface and a signal fiber array including a plurality of optical fibers supported on the first surface, and an alignment substrate disposed on the PIC face and configured to align the plurality of optical fibers of the signal fiber array with the plurality of waveguides.

Light-emitting device
11433806 · 2022-09-06 · ·

A light-emitting device includes a board, a light-emitting element mounted on a surface of the board, a support member on which the board is placed, and a cover having a plate shaped main cover body covering the light-emitting element and a tubular portion which receives a light guide body that guides light emitted from the light-emitting element. The main cover body includes a base, a protrusion protruding from the base toward the board, and a ridge disposed on a protruded end of the protrusion. A step is formed by the protrusion and the ridge, and the protrusion and the ridge extend in a same direction along the base.

Optical fiber holder

Provided is an optical fiber holder comprising a holder body and a cover. The holder body has an accommodation section capable of accommodating a plurality of optical fibers. The holder body or the cover has at least one ridge which can be disposed within the accommodation section. When the cover is closed over the holder body, a plurality of sections which can parallelly accommodate the plurality of optical fibers are parallelly formed by the inner surface of the accommodation section, the lower surface of the cover, and the ridge.

FIBER OPTIC CABLE MANAGEMENT TRAYS; ASSEMBLIES; AND METHODS

A telecommunications assembly includes a tray, and telecommunications components. The telecommunications components include fiber routing modules selectively mountable in a plurality of positions to define different fiber pathways. Splice holder modules are used with the fiber routing modules. Attachment features between the tray and modules include a dovetail feature, and crush bumps, biased ends, and defined lengths to protect fibers being managed on the tray.

Frame assemblies for optical fiber distribution elements

A telecommunications device fixation assembly includes a bracket configured to be mounted to a telecommunications fixture, the bracket defining at least one planar wall and a device holder configured to be removably mounted to the bracket, the device holder defining a device holding portion and a fixation portion, wherein the fixation portion defines at least one pocket configured to receive an edge of the planar wall of the bracket, the fixation portion further including an elastically flexible latch configured to snap fit to a portion of the planar wall of the bracket to fix the device holder to the bracket.

OPTICAL FIBER FEEDTHROUGH

An optical fiber feedthrough includes a tubular-shaped sleeve and an elastic tube. The sleeve includes a through hole extending in an axial direction and is mountable to a package such that an end portion thereof on one side is located on an inner side of the package and an end portion thereof on an other side is located on an outer side of the package. The elastic tube includes an insertion portion entering the inside of the through hole from an outer end portion being an end portion on the other side of the through hole, and a projection portion projecting to the outside from the outer end portion. An optical fiber is insertable into the through hole and the elastic tube, and an outer peripheral surface of the elastic tube and an inner peripheral surface of the through hole are fixed to each other with an adhesive.

FIBER-BASED TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER CHANNELS OF LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING SYSTEMS

A LiDAR system is provided. The LiDAR system comprises a plurality of transmitter channels and a plurality of receiver channels. The plurality of transmitter channels are configured to transmit a plurality of transmission light beams to a field-of-view at a plurality of different transmission angles, which are then scanned to cover the entire field-of-view. The LiDAR system further comprises a collection lens disposed to receive and redirect return light obtained based on the plurality of transmission light beams illuminating one or more objects within the field-of-view. The LiDAR system further comprises a plurality of receiver channels optically coupled to the collection lens. Each of the receiver channels is optically aligned based on a transmission angle of a corresponding transmission light beam. The LiDAR system further comprises a plurality of detector assemblies optically coupled to the plurality of receiver channels.

PATHWAY ISOLATION FITTING FOR A FIBER TROUGH SYSTEM

A fitting for a fiber trough. The fitting includes a bottom cable support surface and a pair of opposite side walls extending from the bottom cable support surface that define a channel. The fitting is mounted to a fiber trough so that the channel is positioned within another channel defined by the fiber trough, isolating a cable routing path defined by the fitting channel from a cable routing path defined by the trough channel.

High-density FAUs and optical interconnection devices and related methods

A optoelectronic assembly is provided including a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) including at least one electronic connection element and plurality of waveguides disposed on a PIC face, a printed circuit board (PCB) including at least one PCB electronic connection element, which is complementary to the at least one electronic connection element of the PIC and the PIC is configured to be flip chip mounted to the PCB, a lidless fiber array unit including a support substrate having a substantially flat first surface and a signal fiber array including a plurality of optical fibers supported on the first surface, and an alignment substrate disposed on the PIC face and configured to align the plurality of optical fibers of the signal fiber array with the plurality of waveguides.