BRPI1011472A2 - guia de onda com lente integrada - Google Patents

guia de onda com lente integrada

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BRPI1011472A2
BRPI1011472A2 BRPI1011472A BRPI1011472A BRPI1011472A2 BR PI1011472 A2 BRPI1011472 A2 BR PI1011472A2 BR PI1011472 A BRPI1011472 A BR PI1011472A BR PI1011472 A BRPI1011472 A BR PI1011472A BR PI1011472 A2 BRPI1011472 A2 BR PI1011472A2
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waveguide
integrated lens
lens
integrated
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BRPI1011472A
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Christopher Myatt
Kevin Moll
Kurt Vogel
Marie Delaney
Michael Lochhead
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Prec Photonics Corp
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01NINVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N21/00Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using sub-millimetre waves, infrared, visible or ultraviolet light
    • G01N21/17Systems in which incident light is modified in accordance with the properties of the material investigated
    • G01N21/55Specular reflectivity
    • G01N21/552Attenuated total reflection
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/10Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type
    • G02B6/12Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type of the integrated circuit kind
    • G02B6/122Basic optical elements, e.g. light-guiding paths
    • G02B6/124Geodesic lenses or integrated gratings
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4204Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details the coupling comprising intermediate optical elements, e.g. lenses, holograms
    • G02B6/4206Optical features
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/10Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type
    • G02B6/12Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type of the integrated circuit kind
    • G02B2006/12083Constructional arrangements
    • G02B2006/12102Lens
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/10Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type
    • G02B6/12Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type of the integrated circuit kind
    • G02B6/12004Combinations of two or more optical elements

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Biochemistry (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Immunology (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Investigating, Analyzing Materials By Fluorescence Or Luminescence (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Optical Measuring Cells (AREA)
BRPI1011472A 2009-03-02 2010-02-24 guia de onda com lente integrada BRPI1011472A2 (pt)

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US15658609P 2009-03-02 2009-03-02
US12/617,535 US8300993B2 (en) 2009-03-02 2009-11-12 Waveguide with integrated lens
PCT/US2010/025172 WO2010141122A1 (en) 2009-03-02 2010-02-24 Waveguide with integrated lens

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BRPI1011472A2 true BRPI1011472A2 (pt) 2016-03-22

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EP (2) EP2404203B1 (pt)
JP (1) JP5844644B2 (pt)
CN (1) CN102365566B (pt)
BR (1) BRPI1011472A2 (pt)
TW (1) TW201100776A (pt)
WO (1) WO2010141122A1 (pt)
ZA (1) ZA201106358B (pt)

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ZA201106358B (en) 2012-12-27
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