Abstract:
Methods, apparatuses and systems for sensing are disclosed herein. An example sensor may include an omnidirectional reflector, a calibration source located inside the omnidirectional reflector and configured to generate one or more calibration beams, a first filter configured to filter one or more first beams including any of a first portion of the incoming beams collected and concentrated by the omnidirectional reflector, and a first detector configured to detect the filtered one or more first beams.
Abstract:
A dual testing system and method is used to perform both optical power and wavelength measurements on laser light emitted from a laser diode, such as a chip-on-submount (COS) laser diode or a laser diode in a bar laser. A testing fixture may be used to facilitate both measurements by simultaneously detecting the light for performing a first test including the optical power measurement(s) and reflecting the light for performing a second test including the wavelength measurement(s). The testing fixture may include an angled photodetector and an optical coupling system such as a collimating lens, a focal lens and an optical waveguide. The testing fixture may be electrically connected to an optical power testing module, such as a light-current-voltage (LIV) testing module, for performing the optical power measurement(s) and may be optically coupled to a wavelength measurement module, such as an optical spectrum analyzer (OSA) for performing the wavelength measurement(s).
Abstract:
A probe card for wafer-level testing a plurality of optoelectronic devices on a wafer is provided. The probe card has both electrical and optical functionality. The probe card comprises a plurality of lenslets aligned with the plurality of optoelectronic devices to improve the optical coupling efficiency between each of the plurality of optoelectronic devices and a plurality of optical waveguides located on a probe head.
Abstract:
Systems which utilize electromagnetic radiation to investigate samples and include at least one spatial filter which has an aperture having an opening therethrough of an arbitrary shape, including methodology for fabracting the aperture on an end of an optical fiber per se.
Abstract:
A laser beam multiplexer capable of easily multiplexing a plurality of laser beams is provided. A laser beam multiplexer includes a multiplexing element having a hollow portion with a sectional elliptical shape, in which the multiplexing element includes: a plurality of light-incident apertures guiding laser beams from outside toward one of two focal points of the hollow portion, a reflective layer arranged on a wall surface of the hollow portion, and multiplexing a plurality of incident laser beams while reflecting the plurality of laser beams, and a light-emitting aperture guiding laser beams multiplexed by the reflective layer toward outside.
Abstract:
A system for aligning a laser beam with the end of an optical fiber includes optics for focusing the laser beam toward the end of the optical fiber. A plurality of light receptors are positioned around the end of the optical fiber and, as intended for the present invention, each light receptor generates a light signal which is indicative of the light intensity from the laser beam that is incident on it. Connected with this plurality of light sensors is a comparator which creates an error signal that is proportional to a difference between selected light signals from the light receptors. The laser beam can then be moved relative to the end of the optical fiber in response to the error signal to align the laser beam with the end of the optical fiber. When alignment is achieved, the light signals will be substantially equal to each other and the error signal will be a null.
Abstract:
The device according to the invention concerns a device for measuring the spatial characteristics of a light source (2) by means of a light-processing apparatus. The device includes a deformable light guide (4) intended to receive, at one of its ends (4.sub.1), the light passing through a movable optical system (5) for examining the light source (2) and transmitting the light, at the other one of its ends (4.sub.2), to a fixed optical system (8) for gathering and transmitting the light to the processing apparatus (3).
Abstract:
A device for radiation detection over a broad field, especially for laser radiation detection. The device comprises a photodetector associated with an optical receiver formed by two diaphragms which delimit the field, and an optical diffusing element. In a preferred embodiment, a diffusing paint is deposited on a flat surface of a mechanical part, and a mirror for reflecting the diffused radiation makes it possible to mount at the rear end of the device either the photodetector or an optical fiber terminal to which the photodetector is remotely coupled.
Abstract:
A slit lamp device having a slit pattern projecting optical system for projecting an illumination light in a pattern of a slit to a patient's eye. An alignment detecting device is provided for detecting the alignment between the optical axis of the projecting system and the axis of the patient's eye. The device comprises one or more light receiving elements such as phototransistors which are located at one or both sides of the projecting optical axis and in the slit plane.