Motorola Corporation

The Boeing Company

Lucent Technologies Inc.

George Edward Charles

Christopher K Chun

Daniel B Schwartz

Barbara M Foley

Cary D Perttunen

Muhammed Afzal Shahid

Peter F Lilienthal, Ii

Dale Brian Halling

Earnest J Johnson

Mark W Beranek

Melissa Denvir

An optical hinge (20) provides one or more free space optical communication links through the hinge (17) of an instrument (10). The optical links include a transmitter (24) in one section (14) of the instrument (10) and a receiver (34) in the other section (16) of the instrument (10). An optical coupler (27) connects the transmitter (24) to the receiver (34) through a hinge (17).

Optical hinge

A flexible electro-optic circuit board (20) includes a polymer circuit board (22) and a polymer optical backplane (34). The polymer circuit board (22) includes a plurality of circuit elements (50, 52). The polymer optical backplane (34) has a plurality of optical transmission lines (44). A plurality of optical vias (30) couple the polymer circuit board (22) to the polymer optical backplane (34).

Electro-optic device board

An optoelectronic module is disclosed in which an optoelectronic device is precisely aligned with an optical fiber. The optoelectronic module comprises a first member, a second member for supporting an end of the optical fiber in a fixed position relative the first member along an axis, and a third member for mounting at least one optoelectronic device. A plurality of positioning members are adjustably positioned on the first member for supporting the third member to maintain aligned relation of the optoelectronic device with the axis.

Precision alignment of optoelectronic devices

Growing community of inventors

Chandler, AZ, United States of America

George Edward Charles