Inventor
BURNS WILLIAM K
US51 patents
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US NAVY
29 patentsUS6535320B1Mar 18, 2003
Traveling wave, linearized reflection modulator
US NAVY126 citations98
US5136598AAug 4, 1992
Modulated high-power optical source
US NAVY79 citations96
US6356673B1Mar 12, 2002
Low loss coplanar waveguide horn for low drive LiNbO3 modulators
US NAVY25 citations93
US6304685B1Oct 16, 2001
Low drive voltage LiNbO3 intensity modulator with reduced electrode loss
US NAVY38 citations93
US4633170ADec 30, 1986
Bragg cell spectrum analyzer
US NAVY31 citations93
US4070092AJan 24, 1978
Active waveguide branch with variable synchronism
US NAVY42 citations93
US6016198AJan 18, 2000
Electro-optic reflection device with traveling-wave structure
US NAVY22 citations92
US5999292ADec 7, 1999
Sagnac interferometer amplitude modulator based demultiplexer
US NAVY24 citations92
US5956171ASep 21, 1999
Electro-optic modulator and method
US NAVY31 citations92
US4678267AJul 7, 1987
Parabolic optical waveguide horns and design thereof
US NAVY41 citations92
US4653917AMar 31, 1987
Fiber optic gyroscope operating with unpolarized light source
US NAVY36 citations92
US4420258ADec 13, 1983
Dual input gyroscope
US NAVY44 citations92
US4262993AApr 21, 1981
Electrooptically balanced alternating Δβ switch
US NAVY37 citations92
US5917970AJun 29, 1999
Wavelength multiplexed, electro-optically controllable, fiber optic multi-tap delay line
US NAVY29 citations88
US4976518ADec 11, 1990
Fiber optic transversal filter/variable delay line
US NAVY20 citations82
US4556293ADec 3, 1985
Broadband unpolarized light source
US NAVY20 citations82
US4445780AMay 1, 1984
Fiber optic rotation-sensing gyroscope with (3×2) coupler
US NAVY23 citations82
US4348074ASep 7, 1982
Application of ion implantation to LiNbO3 integrated, optical spectrum analyzers
US NAVY18 citations82
US4266850AMay 12, 1981
Integrated bias for waveguide amplitude modulator
US NAVY21 citations82
US4674829AJun 23, 1987
Polarization-independent switch with coupler spacing optimized for low voltage operation
US NAVY20 citations81
US4612028ASep 16, 1986
Polarization-preserving single mode fiber coupler
US NAVY22 citations78
US4761049AAug 2, 1988
Optical waveguide device for frequency shifting and mode conversion
US NAVY15 citations74
US4573797AMar 4, 1986
Analog fiber gyro with extended linear range
US NAVY10 citations74
US4172630AOct 30, 1979
Multimode electrooptic waveguide switch
US NAVY16 citations74
US4968110ANov 6, 1990
Apparatus and method for optimizing the modulation efficiency of a remotely-located, polarization-sensitive, integrated optic modulator which is addressed with a non-polarization-preserving fiber
US NAVY10 citations73
US4607912AAug 26, 1986
In-line optical fiber polarizer
US NAVY13 citations73
US4737005AApr 12, 1988
Method for eliminating birefringence in a fiber optic coupler and a coupler polarization corrector
US NAVY16 citations71
US5195163AMar 16, 1993
Fabrication and phase tuning of an optical waveguide device
US NAVY8 citations70
US4128301ADec 5, 1978
Optical waveguide power divider
US NAVY6 citations63
US ARMY
10 patentsUS5644664AJul 1, 1997
Fiber optic digital transmission system
US ARMY59 citations96
US5331404AJul 19, 1994
Low noise fiber gyroscope system which includes excess noise subtraction
US ARMY66 citations96
US5644665AJul 1, 1997
Multi-octave, high dynamic range operation of low-biased modulators by balanced detection
US ARMY32 citations92
US5319652AJun 7, 1994
Super luminescent light source
US ARMY41 citations92
US5319440AJun 7, 1994
Fiber optic gyroscopes with depolarized light
US ARMY8 citations74
US5619364AApr 8, 1997
Depolarized source for high power operation of an integrated optical modulator
US ARMY13 citations72
US5291266AMar 1, 1994
Depolarized light source for fiber optic sensors
US ARMY12 citations72
US5407787AApr 18, 1995
Process to fabricate thick coplanar microwave electrode structures
US ARMY11 citations71
US5755947AMay 26, 1998
Adhesion enhancement for underplating problem
US ARMY13 citations70
US5259061ANov 2, 1993
Fabrication and phase tuning of an optical waveguide device
US ARMY7 citations70
CODEON CORP
4 patentsUS6381379B1Apr 30, 2002
Optical modulator having coplanar electrodes for controlling chirp
CODEON CORP16 citations84
US6526186B2Feb 25, 2003
Optical modulator having coplanar electrodes for controlling chirp
CODEON CORP12 citations74
US6393166B1May 21, 2002
Variable chirp modulator having three arm interferometer
CODEON CORP13 citations74
US6661934B2Dec 9, 2003
Buffer layer structures for stabilization of a lithium niobate device
CODEON CORP5 citations61
(unassigned)
3 patentsPHOTONIC SYSTEMS INC
3 patentsUS7400787B2Jul 15, 2008
Optical modulator with coupled coplanar strip electrode and domain inversion
PHOTONIC SYSTEMS INC18 citations84
US7262902B2Aug 28, 2007
High gain resonant modulator system and method
PHOTONIC SYSTEMS INC16 citations80
US7561803B2Jul 14, 2009
Bi-directional signal interface using photonic coupler
PHOTONIC SYSTEMS INC11 citations78
US NAVY NAVAL RES LAB
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