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Lionel C. Kimerling
Also filed as: KIMERLING LIONEL · KIMERLING LIONEL C · KIMERLING LIONEL COOPER · WONG CHEE WEI
91 granted patents·20 pending applications·2,535 citations·filing 1977–2024
99Inventor score
Files withMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY75BELL TELEPHONE LABOR INC4FUJIFILM CORP4HU JUEJUN4KIMERLING LIONEL C4
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111 records- 0198US8160404B2High speed and low loss GeSi/Si electro-absorption light modulator and method of fabrication using selective growthPAN DONG·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 17, 2012·59 cites·17 claims
- 0297US6635110B1Cyclic thermal anneal for dislocation reductionMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 21, 2003·161 cites·29 claims
- 0397US6352942B1Oxidation of silicon on germaniumMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 5, 2002·141 cites·17 claims
- 0496US7266263B2Integrated waveguide photodetector apparatus with matching propagation constants and related coupling methodsMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 4, 2007·43 cites·35 claims
- 0596US6812495B2Ge photodetectorsMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 2, 2004·113 cites·13 claims
- 0696US6751368B2Methods of altering the resonance of waveguide micro-resonatorsMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 15, 2004·63 cites·24 claims
- 0796US4234358APatterned epitaxial regrowth using overlapping pulsed irradiationWESTERN ELECTRIC CO·Filed 1979·Granted Nov 18, 1980·137 cites·23 claims
- 0895US7831123B2Microphotonic waveguide including core/cladding interface layerMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 9, 2010·45 cites·18 claims
- 0995US7723754B2Ge photodetectorsMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2005·Granted May 25, 2010·25 cites·22 claims
- 1095US7596158B2Method and structure of germanium laser on siliconMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 29, 2009·35 cites·25 claims
- 1195US7305157B2Vertically-integrated waveguide photodetector apparatus and related coupling methodsMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 4, 2007·62 cites·20 claims
- 1295US5841931AMethods of forming polycrystalline semiconductor waveguides for optoelectronic integrated circuits, and devices formed therebyMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 24, 1998·216 cites·26 claims
- 1393US10571335B2Methods and apparatus for spectral imagingMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 25, 2020·7 cites·26 claims
- 1493US7723206B2PhotodiodeFUJIFILM CORP·Filed 2007·Granted May 25, 2010·24 cites·13 claims
- 1593US7321713B2Silicon based on-chip photonic band gap cladding waveguideMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 22, 2008·45 cites·14 claims
- 1693US6697551B2Mode transformer between low index difference waveguide and high index difference waveguideMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 24, 2004·57 cites·44 claims
- 1793US6690871B2Graded index waveguideMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 10, 2004·65 cites·31 claims
- 1892US9110221B2Athermal photonic waveguide with refractive index tuningMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 18, 2015·22 cites·26 claims
- 1992US7659627B2PhotodiodeFUJIFILM CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 9, 2010·18 cites·10 claims
- 2092US7566942B2Multi-spectral pixel and focal plane arrayMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 28, 2009·25 cites·27 claims
- 2192US7565046B2Mode transformers for low index high confinement waveguidesMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 21, 2009·33 cites·3 claims
- 2292US7482532B2Light trapping in thin film solar cells using textured photonic crystalMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 27, 2009·45 cites·12 claims
- 2392US7424181B2Hitless switch for high-density integrated opticsMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 9, 2008·28 cites·22 claims
- 2492US6631225B2Mode coupler between low index difference waveguide and high index difference waveguideMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 7, 2003·70 cites·42 claims
- 2591US10240980B2Methods and apparatus for spectral imagingHU JUEJUN·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 26, 2019·8 cites·30 claims
- 2691US9046650B2Methods and apparatus for mid-infrared sensingLIN PAO TAI·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 2, 2015·30 cites·32 claims
- 2791US6850683B2Low-loss waveguide and method of making sameMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 1, 2005·50 cites·43 claims
- 2891US6108464AOptoelectronic integrated circuits formed of polycrystalline semiconductor waveguideMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 22, 2000·117 cites·4 claims
- 2990US6621972B2Optical waveguides with trench structuresMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 16, 2003·53 cites·21 claims
- 3090US5107538AOptical waveguide system comprising a rare-earth Si-based optical deviceAT & T BELL LAB·Filed 1991·Granted Apr 21, 1992·108 cites·10 claims
- 3189US8837877B2Patterned non-reciprocal optical resonatorKIMERLING LIONEL C·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 16, 2014·7 cites·22 claims
- 3289US7801406B2Method of fabricating Ge or SiGe/Si waveguide or photonic crystal structures by selective growthMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 21, 2010·20 cites·20 claims
- 3389US6946318B2Method of forming GE photodetectorsMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 20, 2005·38 cites·32 claims
- 3487US4266986APassivation of defects in laser annealed semiconductorsBELL TELEPHONE LABOR INC·Filed 1979·Granted May 12, 1981·54 cites·3 claims
- 3586US7480430B2Partial confinement photonic crystal waveguidesMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 20, 2009·18 cites·27 claims
- 3686US6624945B2Thin film filters using omnidirectional reflectorsMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 23, 2003·35 cites·20 claims
- 3785US8203155B2Cavity-enhanced multispectral photonic devicesWANG JIANFEI·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 19, 2012·7 cites·21 claims
- 3885US7872233B2Thermo-optic infrared pixel and focal plane arrayMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 18, 2011·12 cites·25 claims
- 3984US6661938B2Optical micro-cavity sensorsMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 9, 2003·22 cites·13 claims
- 4083US11067754B2Simultaneous electrical and optical connections for flip chip assemblyMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 20, 2021·2 cites·33 claims
- 4183US7123805B2Multiple oxidation smoothing method for reducing silicon waveguide roughnessMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 17, 2006·25 cites·44 claims
- 4283US6925226B2Methods of altering the resonance of waveguide micro-resonatorsMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 2, 2005·18 cites·10 claims
- 4383US6627923B1Resonant microcavitiesMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 30, 2003·41 cites·32 claims
- 4482US9692209B2High-concentration active doping in semiconductors and semiconductor devices produced by such dopingBESSETTE JONATHAN T·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 27, 2017·8 cites·25 claims
- 4582US7599584B2Planar MID-IR integrated microphotonicsMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 6, 2009·6 cites·32 claims
- 4682US6743974B2Silicon solar cell with germanium backside solar cellMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 1, 2004·28 cites·7 claims
- 4781US7840099B2Ultrafast Ge/Si resonator-based modulators for optical data communications in silicon photonicsMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 23, 2010·8 cites·14 claims
- 4881US7606499B2Bidirectional transceiver assembly for POF applicationMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 20, 2009·10 cites·31 claims
- 4981US6846509B2Room temperature luminescent Erbium Oxide thin films for photonicsMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 25, 2005·25 cites·9 claims
- 5080US7043120B2Array waveguide gratingMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2002·Granted May 9, 2006·22 cites·24 claims
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