Inventor
SHIELDS ANDREW JAMES
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TOSHIBA KK
36 patentsUS6720589B1Apr 13, 2004
Semiconductor device
TOSHIBA KK124 citations98
US6960779B2Nov 1, 2005
Photon source and method of operating a photon source
TOSHIBA KK30 citations92
US6864501B2Mar 8, 2005
Photon source and method of its fabrication and operation
TOSHIBA KK22 citations91
US7460669B2Dec 2, 2008
Encoding, decoding and communication method and apparatus
TOSHIBA KK39 citations90
US11196550B2Dec 7, 2021
Secure communication network
TOSHIBA KK11 citations86
US11309970B2Apr 19, 2022
Optical transmitter and a method for generating light pulses with variable intensity and variable phase without an optical modulator
TOSHIBA KK12 citations84
US7915604B2Mar 29, 2011
Optical device capable of emitting photons and method for its manufacture
TOSHIBA KK8 citations84
US11223419B1Jan 11, 2022
Optical system and method
TOSHIBA KK10 citations83
US10313113B2Jun 4, 2019
Quantum communication system and a quantum communication method
TOSHIBA KK12 citations83
US9800352B2Oct 24, 2017
Quantum communication system and a quantum communication method
TOSHIBA KK11 citations83
US9634770B2Apr 25, 2017
Quantum communication system
TOSHIBA KK7 citations83
US7132676B2Nov 7, 2006
Photon source and a method of operating a photon source
TOSHIBA KK14 citations83
US9876580B2Jan 23, 2018
Optical device
TOSHIBA KK14 citations82
US9696133B2Jul 4, 2017
Interference system and an interference method
TOSHIBA KK12 citations82
US7199372B2Apr 3, 2007
Circuit for a single photon detector
TOSHIBA KK14 citations81
US11509399B2Nov 22, 2022
Optical module, a system, a sending unit, a receiving unit, and a quantum communication system
TOSHIBA KK18 citations80
US6885023B2Apr 26, 2005
Optical device and a method of making an optical device
TOSHIBA KK12 citations80
US7825399B2Nov 2, 2010
Optical device and method of fabricating an optical device
TOSHIBA KK9 citations79
US7684701B2Mar 23, 2010
Photonic quantum information system using unpolarised light
TOSHIBA KK7 citations74
US9916132B2Mar 13, 2018
Random number generator
TOSHIBA KK3 citations73
US8374350B2Feb 12, 2013
Quantum communication system
TOSHIBA KK6 citations73
US10313023B2Jun 4, 2019
Quantum communication component, receiver and system
TOSHIBA KK2 citations72
US10153848B2Dec 11, 2018
Optical device, a transmitter for a quantum communication system and a quantum communication system
TOSHIBA KK4 citations72
US11451307B1Sep 20, 2022
Optical system and method
TOSHIBA KK3 citations70
US7087923B2Aug 8, 2006
Photon source and a method of fabricating a photon source
TOSHIBA KK6 citations69
US11513299B2Nov 29, 2022
Photon detection device and a method of manufacturing a photon detection device
TOSHIBA KK3 citations68
US11422235B2Aug 23, 2022
Optical device
TOSHIBA KK2 citations68
US10095661B2Oct 9, 2018
String processor
TOSHIBA KK2 citations68
US10345233B2Jul 9, 2019
Optical measuring device having photonic chip with interferometer and phase adjuster set for minimizing signal from interference region
TOSHIBA KK4 citations66
US9761756B2Sep 12, 2017
Optical device and a method of fabricating an optical device
TOSHIBA KK2 citations66
US11695550B2Jul 4, 2023
Secure communication network
TOSHIBA KK0 citations63
US9377356B2Jun 28, 2016
Photon detector
TOSHIBA KK1 citations63
US10574450B2Feb 25, 2020
Optical quantum communication system
TOSHIBA KK1 citations62
US12519548B2Jan 6, 2026
Optical device
TOSHIBA KK0 citations61
US11736198B2Aug 22, 2023
Optical emitter, communication system and method
TOSHIBA KK0 citations61
US11621780B2Apr 4, 2023
Emitter, communication system and method
TOSHIBA KK1 citations61
YUAN ZHILIANG
6 patentsUS9401766B2Jul 26, 2016
Quantum communication network
YUAN ZHILIANG33 citations93
US8890049B2Nov 18, 2014
Receiver for a quantum communication system
YUAN ZHILIANG21 citations92
US9071425B2Jun 30, 2015
Quantum communication system
YUAN ZHILIANG6 citations84
US8811829B2Aug 19, 2014
Photon detector
YUAN ZHILIANG5 citations84
US8295485B2Oct 23, 2012
Quantum communication system
YUAN ZHILIANG15 citations84
US8238556B2Aug 7, 2012
Quantum communication system
YUAN ZHILIANG10 citations84
BENNETT ANTHONY JOHN
3 patentsSTEVENSON RICHARD MARK
2 patentsTOSHIBA RES EUROP LTD
1 patentDYNES JAMES
1 patentTHOMAS OLIVER EDWARD
1 patentShowing the top 50 of 86 patents by PatentIndex Score.