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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2005
Jim Tatum, Plano, TX (US);
James K. Guenter, Garland, TX (US);
Jim Tatum, Plano, TX (US);
James K. Guenter, Garland, TX (US);
Finisar Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods, apparatuses, and systems for obtaining identification information about fiber optic components and optical assemblies in a non-invasive manner. The present invention includes optical subassemblies ('OSAs'), and optical assemblies incorporating the OSAs where the OSAs comprise means, such as fluorescent material, for producing a fluorescent identification emission having a predetermined spectral signature that provides identification information describing the particular OSA, a component of the OSA, or the optical assembly. The present invention further includes methods for manufacturing fiber optic components to include fluorescent material providing identification information describing the fiber optic component.