公开(公告)号：US20130321820A1

公开(公告)日：2013-12-05

申请号：US13960027

申请日：2013-08-06

Applicant: Axsun Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Dale C. Flanders ,  Walid A. Atia ,  Mark E. Kuznetsov

IPC: F21V9/00 ,  G01B9/02

CPC classification number: F21V9/00 ,  G01B9/02004 ,  G01B9/02091 ,  H01S5/005 ,  H01S5/0064 ,  H01S5/0078 ,  H01S5/02216 ,  H01S5/02248 ,  H01S5/02284 ,  H01S5/5018 ,  H01S5/5036 ,  H01S5/5063 ,  H01S2301/02

Abstract: An integrated swept wavelength tunable optical source uses a narrowband filtered broadband signal with an optical amplifier and self-tracking filter. This source comprises a micro optical bench, a source for generating broadband light, a tunable Fabry Perot filter, installed on the bench, for spectrally filtering the broadband light from the broadband source to generate a narrowband tunable signal, an amplifier, installed on the bench, for amplifying the tunable signal. The self-tracking arrangement is used where a single tunable filter both generates the narrowband signal and spectrally filters the amplified signal. In some examples, two-stage amplification is provided. The use of a single bench implementation yields a low cost high performance system. For example, polarization control between components is no longer necessary.

Abstract translation: 集成扫描波长可调光源使用窄带滤波宽带信号与光放大器和自跟踪滤波器。 该源包括安装在工作台上的用于产生宽带光源的微型光学平台，可调谐法布里珀罗滤波器，用于对来自宽带源的宽带光进行频谱滤波以产生窄带可调信号，安装在台架上的放大器 ，用于放大可调信号。 自我跟踪装置用于单个可调谐滤波器都产生窄带信号并对放大的信号进行频谱滤波。 在一些实例中，提供了两级放大。 使用单台实现产生低成本的高性能系统。 例如，不再需要组件之间的极化控制。

公开(公告)号：US20130305513A1

公开(公告)日：2013-11-21

申请号：US13946214

申请日：2013-07-19

Applicant: Axsun Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Dale C. Flanders ,  James W. Getz ,  Walid A. Atia ,  Peter S. Whitney ,  Mark E. Kuznetsov

IPC: G01Q60/22

CPC classification number: G01Q60/22 ,  A61B5/0066 ,  A61B5/0084 ,  A61B5/02007 ,  A61B2562/12 ,  G02B23/2469

Abstract: An optical probe for emitting and/or receiving light within a body comprises an optical fiber that transmits and/or receives an optical signal, a silicon optical bench including a fiber groove running longitudinally that holds an optical fiber termination of the optical fiber and a reflecting surface that optically couples an endface of the optical fiber termination to a lateral side of the optical bench. The fiber groove is fabricated using silicon anisotropic etching techniques. Some examples use a housing around the optical bench that is fabricated using LIGA or other electroforming technology. A method for forming lens structure is also described that comprises forming a refractive lens in a first layer of a composite wafer material, such as SOI (silicon on insulator) wafers and forming an optical port through a backside of the composite wafer material along an optical axis of the refractive lens. The refractive lens is preferably formed using grey-scale lithography and dry etching the first layer.

Abstract translation: 用于在体内发射和/或接收光的光学探针包括传输和/或接收光信号的光纤，包括纵向延伸的光纤槽的硅光学台，其保持光纤的光纤端接和反射 表面，其将光纤端接件的端面光学耦合到光学平台的侧面。 使用硅各向异性蚀刻技术制造纤维槽。 一些例子使用使用LIGA或其他电铸技术制造的光学平台周围的外壳。 还描述了一种用于形成透镜结构的方法，其包括在诸如SOI（绝缘体上硅）晶片的复合晶片材料的第一层中形成折射透镜，并沿着光学器件通过复合晶片材料的背面形成光学端口 折射透镜的轴线。 折射透镜优选使用灰度光刻形成并且对第一层进行干蚀刻。