The resolution of a charged particle beam, such as a focused ion beam (FIB), is optimized by providing an energy filter in the ion beam stream. The energy filter permits ions having a desired energy range to pass while dispersing and filtering out any ions outside the desired energy range. By reducing the energy spread of the ion beam, the chromatic aberration of the ion beam is reduced. Consequently, the current density of the ion beam is increased. The energy filter may be, e. g. , a Wien type filter that is optimized as an energy filter as opposed to a mass filter. For example, to achieve useful dispersion the energy filter may use a quadrupole structure between two magnetic pole pieces thereby producing a combined quadrupole electric field and dipole electric field within a magnetic field.
Asymmetrical Sleeve For Fiber Optical Collimators And Method Therefor
Li Wang - San Jose CA Timothy Yuen-Lian Wang - San Jose CA
Assignee:
Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc. - Sunnyvale CA
International Classification:
G02B 636
US Classification:
385 79
Abstract:
Improved designs of fiber collimators that include an asymmetric sleeve are disclosed. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the asymmetric sleeve is so shaped that, when arranged next to each other, two collimators with the asymmetric sleeve achieves a lateral distance shorter than the outer diameter of the collimators, which makes it possible to design smaller optical components without effecting the performance and characteristics thereof.
Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc. - Sunnyvale CA
International Classification:
G02B 600
US Classification:
385 11, 354483, 354494, 385 33, 385 34
Abstract:
The present invention, generally speaking, provides compact design of optical couplers for combining two differently polarized light beams onto a collimator or splitting a composed light beam into two differently polarized light beams. According to another embodiment, the size of the polarization beam combiner is minimized by using a pair of specially designed fiber collimators that use an asymmetrical sleeve. As a result, a coupler, according to the present invention, uses less components, is of small in size and provides an easy-aligning structure. Further the coupler offers lower optical insertion loss with minimized physical size.
Compact, High Collection Efficiency Scintillator For Secondary Electron Detection
Li Wang - San Jose CA Timothy Michael Montagne - Fremont CA Sergey Etchin - Cupertino CA Subramanian V. Sankar - Fremont CA
Assignee:
NPTest, LLC - San Jose CA
International Classification:
G01N 2300
US Classification:
250310, 250306, 250309
Abstract:
A scintillator assembly used in a FIB (Focused Ion Beam) system to detect secondary electrons achieves nearly 100 percent collection efficiency for the majority of useful secondary electron energy ranges. Further, the insulator in the assembly is placed such that it is completely out of the secondary electron path in order to avoid arcing which affects FIB secondary electron imaging. Also, the gap between the grounding cap and the scintillator allows high collection efficiency offered by earlier designs to be retained, and at the same time, improves the system reliability. Further, the scintillator assembly may be placed closer to the primary ion beam, which further improves collection efficiency.
Method For Bonding Two Optical Parts And Apparatus Thereof
Li Wang - San Jose CA Bright An - Mountain View CA Yi-ping Loh - San Jose CA Timothy Yuen-Lian Wang - San Jose CA
Assignee:
Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc. - Sunnyvale CA
International Classification:
G02B 626
US Classification:
385147, 385 39
Abstract:
A method for bonding two or more optical parts and an optical apparatus of using the method are disclosed. According to one embodiment, two optical fiber segments are used as a spacer between two optical parts. The optical fiber segments may be cut off from a commonly used optical fiber according to the size of the parts. In general, the diameter of the optical fiber segments is small, the capillary effect for commonly used adhesives can be eliminated when the two optical parts are bonded with the optical fiber segments in between.
Method For Bonding Aligned Optical Parts And Apparatus Thereof
Yuqiao Liu - Sunnyvale CA Li Wang - San Jose CA Zhupei Shi - San Jose CA Wei-Shin Tsay - Saratoga CA
Assignee:
Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc. - Sunnyvale CA
International Classification:
G02B 626
US Classification:
385 52, 385 49, 385136, 385137
Abstract:
Techniques for bonding aligned optical parts to a substrate are disclosed. According to one embodiment, one or more wedges are used to fill in gaps between aligned optical parts and a substrate. Using an appropriate material, the wedges are respectively slid in till respective contacts between the aligned optical parts and the wedges are established, a small amount of a bonding agent is then only applied to the respect contacts. As a result, the shrinkage that may be caused by the bonding agent to destabilize the aligned optical parts is minimized and the alignments among the optical parts are preserved and can sustain under very high environmental stresses.
Li Wang - San Jose CA, US Jerry Lee - Saratoga CA, US Tim Wang - San Jose CA, US
Assignee:
Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc. - Sunnyvale CA
International Classification:
G02B027/28 G02B006/27
US Classification:
359497, 359494, 385 11
Abstract:
A fiber optical circulator includes a first collimator and a second collimator sandwiching a circulator core therebetween. The first collimator and the second collimator respectively define Port and Port thereof, and the first collimator further defines Port thereof. The circulator core includes a first crystal and a second crystal at two ends respectively confronting the first collimator and the second collimator aside. The circulator core further includes a first group of two half-wavelength waveplates and a first Faraday rotator, and second subassembly a second group of two half-wavelength waveplates and a second Faraday rotator. A third crystal is disposed between the first subassembly and the second subassembly wherein a backward light path from Port to Port passes the third crystal and is deflected by the third crystal toward the first collimator though total internal reflection.
Tunable Wavelength Filter With Invariant Transmission And Reflection Beam Angles
Yuqiao Liu - Sunnyvale CA, US Li Wang - San Jose CA, US Wei-Shin Tsay - Saratoga CA, US
Assignee:
Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc. - Sunnyvale CA
International Classification:
H01S003/00 G02B006/42 H04J014/02
US Classification:
3593372, 385 18, 398 82, 398 85
Abstract:
Improved designs of optical devices for processing optical signals with own or more specified wavelengths are disclosed. According to embodiment, a filter mirror assembly appears an “L” shape and provides a filtering function as well as a reflecting function. The filter mirror assembly is so mounted that a rotation thereof will not alter the optical path the beam positions of signals resulted from the filter mirror assembly.
Dr. Wang graduated from the Shanghai Second Med Univ, Shanghai City, Shanghai, China in 1993. She works in Sammamish, WA and specializes in Family Medicine. Dr. Wang is affiliated with Swedish Medical Center - First Hill.
Accelerated Vision Group LLC Overland Park, KS Feb 2014 to Aug 2014 Data AnalystFuturewei Technologies, INC Santa Clara, CA Jan 2013 to Jun 2013 Software Developer
Education:
University of Missouri Kansas City Kansas City, MO 2010 to 2014 MS in Computer ScienceWuhan Textile University Kansas City, MO 2006 to 2010 BS in Computer Science
Skills:
Java, C++, Data Mining, Big Data, Hadoop, Mahout Machine Learning Algorithm, SQL, MongoDB
Li Wang (1997-2001), Amanda Prather (1994-1997), John Jacob (1985-1987), Vadim Bukchin (1999-2001), Josh Alper (1985-1987), Christopher Adams (1997-2000)