G02B6/29361

FLUORESCENCE GENERATING DEVICE AND DIGITAL POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME
20220228984 · 2022-07-21 ·

Provided are a fluorescence generating device and a digital PCR analysis system including the same. The fluorescence generating device includes a clad layer on a substrate, an optical waveguide arranged in a first direction within the clad layer, and a housing which is disposed on the optical waveguide and the clad layer and has a micro fluid channel extending in a second direction. The optical waveguide includes an input waveguide which is provided within one side of the clad layer and provides excitation light to a liquid drop within the micro fluid channel to generate fluorescent light, and an output waveguide which is provided within the other side of the clad layer and has an output inclined surface that reflects the fluorescent light.

Elastic mounting bracket for optical assembly

Assembly with connecting element connecting a first and a second component, the connecting element has a base part connected to the first component, a first spring element and a second spring element. First and second spring elements are connected to the second component and each have a spring constant in two mutually perpendicular directions in space which is respectively at least twice as high as that in the third direction in space which is perpendicular to the first two directions in space, known as the elasticity direction. Elasticity directions of the two spring elements do not run parallel and define a first plane of elasticity. The base part comprises a floor element to which the first spring element is fastened and a first limb element to which the second spring element is fastened, wherein the first limb element comprises a fastening element for fastening the assembly to a third component.

OPTICAL FIBER FILTER WITH ULTRA-WIDE TUNING RANGE
20220196916 · 2022-06-23 ·

The present invention discloses an optical fiber filter with an ultra-wide tuning range, comprising an input optical fiber, a two-dimensional mechanical rotating mirror, a collimating and beam expanding system, two gratings, and an output optical fiber. The input optical fiber emits a multi-wavelength optical signal into the two-dimensional mechanical rotating mirror, the optical signal is reflected to the collimating and beam expanding system to form collimated beams, the collimated beams are incident on the gratings which generate dispersion to scatter different wavelengths to different angles, and lights of different diffraction angles are input into the output optical fiber by adjusting the two-dimensional mechanical rotating mirror. In the present invention, a two-dimensional mechanical rotating mirror is used to switch gratings of different wavebands, which can realize tuning of optical wavelengths in an ultra-wide range. The application scenarios are greatly expanded, the cost is reduced, and the optical path is simple, which can realize fast tuning. In addition, the number of channels is expanded by multiplexing the time and space of a rotating device.

MULTI-CORE FIBER MODULE AND MULTI-CORE FIBER AMPLIFIER
20230275390 · 2023-08-31 · ·

A multi-core fiber module includes a transmission MCF configured to be used as a transmission path for an optical signal, a connection MCF having a core arrangement similar to a core arrangement of a core of the transmission MCF, and a relay lens system interposed between the transmission MCF and the connection MCF. A relay magnification of the relay lens system is equal to a ratio of a core interval of the connection MCF to a core interval of the transmission MCF. A core at a leading end surface of the connection MCF is expanded such that a ratio between the core interval and a mode field diameter of the connection MCF is equal to a ratio between the core interval and a mode field diameter of the transmission MCF.

Optical module and method of producing the same

An optical module includes a base plate, a carrier, an optical semiconductor device, an optical lens component, and a transmissive resin member in a cured state disposed between the optical semiconductor device and the optical lens component. The optical semiconductor device has an optical end surface, and emits an outgoing beam from the optical end surface or receives an incoming beam at the optical end surface. The optical lens component has a first lens surface and a second lens surface, the first lens surface facing the optical end surface of the optical semiconductor device, the first lens surface being provided between the optical end surface and the second lens surface. The transmissive resin contains either an optical path of the outgoing beam or an optical path of the incoming beam between the optical end surface of the optical semiconductor device and the first lens surface of the optical lens component.

Optical device
11320597 · 2022-05-03 · ·

An optical device is provided. The optical device includes a substrate and a plurality of filters. The plurality of filters are disposed over the substrate. Each of the filters includes a support body, a filter layer, and a centrosymmetric spacer. The support body has a first side surface and a second side surface opposite to the first side surface. The filter layer is on the first side surface. The spacer is attached to the first side surface by a second adhesive layer on the first side surface. The centrosymmetric spacer is attached to the filter layer, at least a peripheral portion of the filter layer is free from being covered by the centrosymmetric spacer.

De-latching Mechanism and Optical Module Including the Same
20220128774 · 2022-04-28 ·

An optical or optoelectronic transceiver and methods of making the same are disclosed. The transceiver comprises a connector configured to receive an optical fiber array, a filter that is (i) configured to reflect first optical signals having a first wavelength and (ii) transparent to second optical signals having a second wavelength, wherein each of the first and second optical signals independently has an optical path to or from the optical fiber array, a mirror in the optical path of the second optical signals configured to reflect the second optical signals, a plurality of photodiodes configured to receive a subset of the first and/or second optical signals and generate a corresponding plurality of received electrical signals therefrom, and a plurality of laser diodes configured to transmit a remainder of the first and/or second optical signals from a corresponding plurality of transmitted electrical signals.

Spectral filter for high-power fiber illumination sources

A spectral filter includes a curved filtering element including a concave surface forming a portion of a sphere. The concave surface may be positioned to receive light diverging from an output face of an optical fiber located at a first location proximate to a center of the sphere corresponding to the concave surface. The concave surface may transmit a first portion of a spectrum of the light. The concave surface may further reflect and focus a second portion of the spectrum to a second location proximate to the center of the sphere. The spectral filter may further include a collector to direct the second portion of the spectrum away from the output face of the optical fiber.

Receiver optical sub-assembly, combo bi-directional optical sub-assembly, combo optical module, OLT, and PON system

A receiver optical sub-assembly, a combo bi-directional optical sub-assembly, a combo optical module, an optical line terminal, and a passive optical network system, where the receiver optical sub-assembly includes a first transistor-outline can, where a light incident hole is disposed on the first transistor-outline can, and where a first demultiplexer, a first optical receiver, a second optical receiver, and an optical lens combination are packaged in the first transistor-outline can.

Spectrum shaping devices and techniques for optical characterization applications

Implementations disclosed describe a system comprising a first optical device to receive an input beam of light, the input beam having a plurality of spectral components of light, and cause the input beam to disperse into a plurality of spectral beams, wherein each of the plurality of spectral beams corresponds to one of the plurality of spectral components and propagates along a spatial path that is different from spatial paths of other spectral beams, and a second optical device to collect a portion of each of the spectral beams, wherein the collected portion depends on the spatial path of the respective spectral beam, and form an output beam of light from the collected portion of each of the spectral beams, wherein a spectral profile of the output beam is different from a spectral profile of the input beam of light.