Asml Holding N.v.

Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell Co., Ltd.

Nicholas A DeLuca

Ronald Peter Albright

Robert Triggs

Conductors within a multi-conductor electrical cable can be safely and separately connected using a splitter that incorporates smooth and chamfered openings and surfaces, and at least one elongated (e.g., tubular) passageway for covering an uninsulated conductor.

Insulated splitters and related methods

The present invention provides an ultra-thin high-precision glass optic and method of manufacturing the same. The optic has an axial thickness that is less than 1,000 microns. A pattern and/or coating is disposed on a surface of the optic to provide attenuation of light in an optical system. In an embodiment, the optic is manufactured by disposing a pattern on a surface of a reticle. The pattern is covered with a first protective coating to protect the pattern. Individual optics are cut from the reticle so that each optic includes a portion of the pattern. The optic is thinned by removing material until it has an axial thickness of less than 1,000 microns. The optic is cleaned after thinning and covered with an anti-reflective coating.

Method of manufacturing an ultrathin optical element

Method of using an ultrathin optical element

Ultra-thin high-precision glass optic

A method for maintaining a micro-roughness finish after etching chrome from a surface of a calcium fluoride (CaF) object. Etching the chrome a first amount in a first chrome etchant. Etching the chrome a second amount beyond the first predetermined amount in second chrome etchant, such that the CaF2 object maintains a low micro-roughness.

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Stratford, CT, United States of America

Nicholas A DeLuca