公开(公告)号：US09102563B2

公开(公告)日：2015-08-11

申请号：US12628595

申请日：2009-12-01

申请人： Richard H. Laughlin

发明人： Richard H. Laughlin

IPC分类号： G02B6/32 ,  C03C8/02 ,  C03C27/06

CPC分类号： G02B6/366 ,  B01J19/087 ,  B32B37/22 ,  B32B41/00 ,  B32B2041/04 ,  B32B2307/412 ,  B32B2551/00 ,  C03C8/02 ,  C03C27/06 ,  G02B3/0087 ,  G02B6/32 ,  G02B6/327 ,  G02B6/3616

摘要： Various embodiments of free-space fiber waveguide connectors, feed-throughs and GRIN lens assemblies and methods of bonding GRIN lenses in, and aligning waveguide fibers to, such connectors, feed-throughs and assemblies. In one embodiment, a free-space fiber waveguide connector includes: (1) an insert having a waveguide fiber bonded in a fiber mount attached proximate one end of the insert and an angle-faced GRIN lens attached proximate an opposing end of the insert and (2) a lens collar attached to the GRIN lens, the one end defining a reference plane and a virtual axis of the GRIN lens perpendicular to the reference plane, the fiber mount adjustable to a reflection from a reflective surface bonded parallel to the reference plane.

摘要翻译： 自由空间光纤波导连接器，馈通和GRIN透镜组件的各种实施例以及将光纤透镜粘合到其中并将波导纤维对准到这种连接器的馈通和组件的方法。 在一个实施例中，自由空间光纤波导连接器包括：（1）插入件，其具有接合在靠近插入件的一端附近的光纤安装座中的波导纤维和靠近插入件的相对端附接的角度面GRIN透镜， （2）连接到GRIN透镜的透镜套环，其一端限定参考平面和垂直于参考平面的GRIN透镜的虚拟轴线，该光纤安装座可调节为平行于参考平面结合的反射表面的反射 。

公开(公告)号：US09983361B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-29

申请号：US13569986

申请日：2012-08-08

申请人： Richard H. Laughlin

发明人： Richard H. Laughlin

IPC分类号： G02B6/32

CPC分类号： G02B6/32

摘要： A GRIN-lensed, tuned wedge waveguide termination, a method of reducing back reflection to a waveguide caused by the GRIN-lensed, tuned wedge waveguide termination and a terminated optical fiber. In one embodiment, the GRIN-lensed, tuned wedge waveguide termination includes: (1) a GRIN lens subassembly including a GRIN lens having a pitch greater than a quarter pitch such that a primary beam propagating through the GRIN lens subassembly forms a waist and (2) a tuned wedge subassembly bonded to the GRIN lens subassembly and having a length selected such that the tuned wedge subassembly ends at least proximate the waist, the tuned wedge subassembly further having a bevel angle selected to reduce a back reflection into the waveguide.

公开(公告)号：US09411107B2

公开(公告)日：2016-08-09

申请号：US13024651

申请日：2011-02-10

申请人： Richard H. Laughlin

发明人： Richard H. Laughlin

IPC分类号： G02B6/26 ,  G02B6/35

CPC分类号： G02B6/3544 ,  G02B6/3536

摘要： An N×M monolithic switch and a method of operating the switch. In one embodiment, the switch includes: (1) a monolithic refractive element, (2) N input/output ports coupled to the monolithic refractive element and configured to inject electromagnetic energy into a first set of planes in the monolithic refractive element at an angle that causes total internal reflection of the electromagnetic energy between first and second refractive surfaces of the monolithic refractive element, N being greater than one, (3) M input/output ports coupled to the monolithic refractive element and configured to extract electromagnetic energy travelling in a second set of planes in the monolithic refractive element, M being greater than one, the second set of planes being aparallel to the first set of planes and (4) a plurality of frustrating elements coupled to the monolithic refractive element and corresponding to the N input/output ports and the M input/output ports and configured to frustrate the total internal reflection selectively to cause the electromagnetic energy to travel from ones of the first set of planes to ones of the second set of planes.

摘要翻译： 一种N×M单片开关及其操作方法。 在一个实施例中，开关包括：（1）单片折射元件，（2）N个输入/输出端口，其耦合到单片折射元件并且被配置为以一定角度将电磁能注入单片折射元件中的第一组平面 这导致单片折射元件的第一和第二折射表面之间的电磁能的全内反射，N大于1，（3）M个输入/输出端口，其耦合到单片折射元件并且被配置为提取在 所述单片折射元件中的第二组平面，M大于1，所述第二组平面与所述第一组平面平行，以及（4）耦合到所述单片折射元件并对应于所述N个输入的多个挫折元件 /输出端口和M个输入/输出端口，并配置为有选择地阻止全部内部反射，从而导致电磁场 从第一套飞机到第二组飞机的旅程的能力。