The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2006
Applicants:
Mark W. Byer, Mountain View, CA (US);
Manuel J. Leonardo, San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mark W. Byer, Mountain View, CA (US);
Manuel J. Leonardo, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Mobius Photonics, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/00 (2006.01); G01J 3/44 (2006.01); G02F 2/02 (2006.01); H01S 3/13 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for reducing a thermal load on an optical head are described. Waste light is captured at one or more locations in the optical head and directed to a location that is thermally isolated from the one or more locations in the optical head using or more optical fibers.