Inventor
COLBOURNE PAUL
CA64 patents
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LUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC
13 patentsUS9250391B2Feb 2, 2016
Multicast optical switch
LUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC63 citations97
US9304257B2Apr 5, 2016
Wavelength selective switch using orthogonally polarized optical beams
LUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC6 citations84
US9632225B2Apr 25, 2017
Zoned optical waveplate
LUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC4 citations83
US11079551B2Aug 3, 2021
Liquid crystal on silicon element for dual-functionality beam steering in wavelength selective switches
LUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC3 citations73
US10050405B2Aug 14, 2018
Wavelength locker using multiple feedback curves to wavelength lock a beam
LUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC5 citations73
US10028040B1Jul 17, 2018
Colorless, directionless, contentionless optical network using MxN wavelength selective switches
LUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC2 citations73
US9998253B2Jun 12, 2018
Use of wavelength selective switch for a few-mode fiber
LUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC2 citations73
US9883263B2Jan 30, 2018
Free-space multicast switch with elliptical beams
LUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC3 citations73
US9575260B2Feb 21, 2017
Wavelength selective switch using orthogonally polarized optical beams
LUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC5 citations73
US9488787B2Nov 8, 2016
Cross-connect switch using 1D arrays of beam steering elements
LUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC3 citations73
US10436947B2Oct 8, 2019
Zoned optical waveplate
LUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC2 citations72
US9964668B2May 8, 2018
Zoned optical waveplate
LUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC2 citations72
US9913008B1Mar 6, 2018
Multicast wavelength selective switch
LUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC6 citations71
JDS UNIPHASE INC
10 patentsUS6654564B1Nov 25, 2003
Tunable dispersion compensator
JDS UNIPHASE INC118 citations99
US6498872B2Dec 24, 2002
Optical configuration for a dynamic gain equalizer and a configurable add/drop multiplexer
JDS UNIPHASE INC90 citations97
US6487334B2Nov 26, 2002
Optical switch
JDS UNIPHASE INC57 citations94
US6859573B2Feb 22, 2005
Double pass arrangement for a liquid crystal device
JDS UNIPHASE INC21 citations92
US6462858B1Oct 8, 2002
Fast attenuator
JDS UNIPHASE INC27 citations90
US6560252B1May 6, 2003
Method and device for wavelength locking
JDS UNIPHASE INC42 citations86
US6353692B1Mar 5, 2002
Optical switch
JDS UNIPHASE INC17 citations84
US6940588B2Sep 6, 2005
Measuring response characteristics of an optical component
JDS UNIPHASE INC13 citations82
US6804467B2Oct 12, 2004
Chromatic dispersion compensation device
JDS UNIPHASE INC8 citations74
US6870679B2Mar 22, 2005
Multi-pass configurations
JDS UNIPHASE INC11 citations69
JDS FITEL INC
7 patentsUS5798859AAug 25, 1998
Method and device for wavelength locking
JDS FITEL INC236 citations98
US6519065B1Feb 11, 2003
Chromatic dispersion compensation device
JDS FITEL INC224 citations96
US6262822B1Jul 17, 2001
Circuit for monitoring optical signals
JDS FITEL INC70 citations94
US5666225ASep 9, 1997
Multi-pass etalon filter
JDS FITEL INC38 citations93
US5896193AApr 20, 1999
Apparatus for testing an optical component
JDS FITEL INC29 citations89
US6188809B1Feb 13, 2001
Method and device for controlling the polarization of a beam of light
JDS FITEL INC8 citations72
US6768874B1Jul 27, 2004
Chromatic dispersion compensation device
JDS FITEL INC9 citations71
JDS UNIPHASE CORP
7 patentsUS8045854B2Oct 25, 2011
M×N wavelength selective optical switch
JDS UNIPHASE CORP18 citations84
US7903318B2Mar 8, 2011
MEMS micromirror devices with anti-reflective structures
JDS UNIPHASE CORP7 citations84
US7813040B2Oct 12, 2010
Multi-stage optical isolator
JDS UNIPHASE CORP8 citations84
US7725027B2May 25, 2010
Multi-unit wavelength dispersive device
JDS UNIPHASE CORP13 citations84
US7668216B2Feb 23, 2010
Coherence reduction of diode lasers
JDS UNIPHASE CORP9 citations84
US6552782B2Apr 22, 2003
Apparatus and method for generation of optical signals
JDS UNIPHASE CORP11 citations71
US6359685B1Mar 19, 2002
Apparatus and method for generation of optical signals
JDS UNIPHASE CORP10 citations71
(unassigned)
6 patentsUS5915063AJun 22, 1999
Variable optical attenuator
89 citations95
US6118530ASep 12, 2000
Optical scanning spectrometer
33 citations92
US6040932AMar 21, 2000
Method and circuit for demultiplexing an optical signal
31 citations92
US6125220ASep 26, 2000
Interferometric optical device including a resonant optical cavity
73 citations91
US6061124AMay 9, 2000
Apparatus and method for generation of optical signals
14 citations72
US6915030B2Jul 5, 2005
Optical spectrum analyzer
7 citations70
COLBOURNE PAUL
5 patentsUS8300995B2Oct 30, 2012
M X N WSS with reduced optics size
COLBOURNE PAUL23 citations92
US8699024B2Apr 15, 2014
Tunable optical filter and spectrometer
COLBOURNE PAUL7 citations83
US8391709B2Mar 5, 2013
MxN wavelength selective switch
COLBOURNE PAUL12 citations81
US8233794B2Jul 31, 2012
Hitless MxN wavelength selective switch
COLBOURNE PAUL12 citations81
US8705960B2Apr 22, 2014
M×N wavelength selective switch (WSS)
COLBOURNE PAUL6 citations73
MCLAUGHLIN SHELDON
1 patentKEYWORTH BARRIE
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