Abstract:
A cover assembly for an electronic device includes a sensor element embedded in the opening of a substrate such that the first side of the sensor element is flush with the first surface of the substrate. This allows for conductive elements in the sensor element to be present at a surface of the cover assembly. The conductive elements are inside via holes. A sensor substrate with the via holes can be formed using a redraw process or a laser damage and etch process.
Abstract:
According to some embodiments a housing for the OCT comprises: (a) a tubular body with an inner diameter of less than 5 mm (for example less than 2 mm, and in some embodiments not greater than 1.5 mm), a first end, a second end; and a window formed in the tubular body closer to the second end than to the first end, displaced from the second end, and framed by a portion of the tubular body, wherein the window has a width w. According to some embodiments, 0.05 mm
Abstract:
A torque transmission assembly comprising: (i) an optical fiber coupled to an optical sensing component and capable of rotating and translating the optical sensing component and of transmitting light to and from the optical sensing component; and (b) an annular structure surrounding the optical fiber, the annular structure in conjunction with said optical fiber transmits torque from a rotating component to the optical sensing component, wherein the annular structure does not include a steel wire torque spring.
Abstract:
A lighting unit includes a glass laminate structure including a base layer formed from a first glass composition with a refractive index nbase and a surface layer fused to a surface of the base layer and formed from a second glass composition with a refractive index nsurface. The surface layer includes a high refractive index region with a refractive index nhigh and a low refractive index region with a refractive index nlow. nbase and nsurface satisfy the equation |nsurface−nbase≥0.001, nhigh is greater than or equal to nbase 1, and nlow is less than nbase. The high refractive index region is optically coupled to the base layer such that at least a portion of light propagating through the base layer leaks out of the base layer and into the high refractive index region. A display device or a luminaire can include the lighting unit.
Abstract:
An optical waveguide article includes a base layer formed from a first glass composition with a refractive index nbase and a surface layer fused to the base layer and formed from a second glass composition with a refractive index nsurface. A waveguide is disposed within the surface layer. nbase and nsurface satisfy the equation |nsurface−nbase|≥0.001. A method for forming an optical waveguide article includes forming a waveguide in a surface layer of a glass laminate structure including a base layer fused to the surface layer. The base layer is formed from a first glass composition with a refractive index nbase. The surface layer is formed from a second glass composition with a refractive index nsurface. nbase and nsurface satisfy the equation |nsurface−nbase|≥0.0001.
Abstract:
A beam-shaping optical system suitable for use with optical coherence tomography includes a beam-shaping body having a beam-shaping element and an alignment feature. An optical fiber is coupled to the alignment feature. The fiber has a fiber end configured to emit an electromagnetic beam. The fiber and the body are configured to direct the beam into the beam-shaping element such that the beam is shaped solely by reflection into an image spot.
Abstract:
A system and method for making an edge section of a thin, high purity fused silica glass sheet. The method includes a step of directing a laser to melt through the glass sheet with localized heating of a narrow portion of the glass sheet to form an edge section of the glass sheet, and continuing the edge section to form a closed loop defining a perimeter of the glass sheet. The method further includes rapidly cooling the glass sheet through the glass transition temperature as the melted glass of the edge section contracts and/or solidifies to form an unrefined-bullnose shape extending between first and second major surfaces of the glass sheet.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are frameless display devices comprising a glass sheet (110) having a first surface, an opposing second surface, and a thickness between the first and second surfaces of less than 3 mm; a transparent adhesive layer (120); and an assembly comprising a backlight unit and a back panel (160); wherein at least one of the first and second surfaces is patterned with an image; and wherein the transparent adhesive layer (120) affixes the first surface of the glass sheet (110) to a surface of the assembly. Also disclosed herein are display devices comprising a glass sheet (110) having a first surface, an opposing second surface, a thickness between the first and second surfaces of less than about 3 mm, and a core having a plurality of light extraction features; a transparent adhesive layer (120); and an assembly comprising a back panel (160). Further disclosed herein are kits for making frameless display devices.
Abstract:
A system and method for making a thin sintered silica sheet is provided. The method includes providing a soot deposition surface and forming a glass soot sheet by delivering a stream of glass soot particles from a soot generating device to the soot deposition surface. The method includes providing a sintering laser positioned to direct a laser beam onto the soot sheet and forming a sintered glass sheet from the glass soot sheet by delivering a laser beam from the sintering laser onto the glass soot sheet. The sintered glass sheet formed by the laser sintering system or method is thin, has low surfaces roughness and/or low contaminant levels.
Abstract:
An integrated torque assembly for optical coherence tomography includes an optical fiber cable having an optical fiber surrounded by an outer jacket. An optical probe is operably attached to the distal end of the optical fiber cable. The outer jacket includes outwardly extending protrusions. The optical fiber cable and optical probe are operably disposed within an interior of a guide tube having an inner surface. The protrusions reduce the amount of surface area the optical fiber cable presents to the guide tube inner surface and thus reduces friction during operation.