Inventor
COLDREN LARRY A
US46 patents
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UNIV CALIFORNIA
21 patentsUS4896325AJan 23, 1990
Multi-section tunable laser with differing multi-element mirrors
UNIV CALIFORNIA280 citations99
US6714566B1Mar 30, 2004
Tunable laser source with an integrated wavelength monitor and method of operating same
UNIV CALIFORNIA91 citations97
US6195485B1Feb 27, 2001
Direct-coupled multimode WDM optical data links with monolithically-integrated multiple-channel VCSEL and photodetector
UNIV CALIFORNIA104 citations97
US5877038AMar 2, 1999
Method of making a vertical cavity laser
UNIV CALIFORNIA85 citations96
US4874459AOct 17, 1989
Low damage-producing, anisotropic, chemically enhanced etching method and apparatus
UNIV CALIFORNIA78 citations96
US6714573B2Mar 30, 2004
Contact scheme for intracavity-contacted vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser
UNIV CALIFORNIA14 citations93
US6687281B2Feb 3, 2004
Double intracavity contacted long-wavelength VCSELs
UNIV CALIFORNIA23 citations93
US6472695B1Oct 29, 2002
Increased lateral oxidation rate of aluminum indium arsenide
UNIV CALIFORNIA25 citations93
US6574398B2Jun 3, 2003
Direct-coupled multimode WDM optical data links with monolithically-integrated multiple-channel VCSEL and photodetector arrays
UNIV CALIFORNIA25 citations92
US6899849B2May 31, 2005
Integrated sensor
UNIV CALIFORNIA21 citations91
US4873696AOct 10, 1989
Surface-emitting lasers with periodic gain and a parallel driven nipi structure
UNIV CALIFORNIA63 citations91
US6653158B2Nov 25, 2003
Double intracavity contacted long-wavelength VCSELs and method of fabricating same
UNIV CALIFORNIA19 citations89
US7916768B2Mar 29, 2011
Small dimension high-efficiency high-speed vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers
UNIV CALIFORNIA10 citations84
US6810064B1Oct 26, 2004
Heat spreading layers for vertical cavity surface emitting lasers
UNIV CALIFORNIA18 citations84
US7342950B1Mar 11, 2008
Tunable laser source with integrated optical modulator
UNIV CALIFORNIA10 citations83
US6841407B2Jan 11, 2005
Method for aperturing vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs)
UNIV CALIFORNIA7 citations73
US6798817B2Sep 28, 2004
Distributed bragg reflectors incorporating SB material for long-wavelength vertical cavity surface emitting lasers
UNIV CALIFORNIA8 citations73
US6714572B2Mar 30, 2004
Tapered air apertures for thermally robust vertical cavity laser structures
UNIV CALIFORNIA12 citations67
US6767515B2Jul 27, 2004
Tunable laser cavity sensor chip
UNIV CALIFORNIA4 citations63
US6631154B2Oct 7, 2003
Method of fabricating a distributed Bragg reflector having enhanced thermal and electrical properties
UNIV CALIFORNIA5 citations61
US7622315B2Nov 24, 2009
Tunable laser source with integrated optical modulator
UNIV CALIFORNIA3 citations60
BELL TELEPHONE LABOR INC
9 patentsUS4445218AApr 24, 1984
Semiconductor laser with conductive current mask
BELL TELEPHONE LABOR INC44 citations93
US4354898AOct 19, 1982
Method of preferentially etching optically flat mirror facets in InGaAsP/InP heterostructures
BELL TELEPHONE LABOR INC50 citations91
US4309267AJan 5, 1982
Reactive sputter etching apparatus
BELL TELEPHONE LABOR INC48 citations89
US4285763AAug 25, 1981
Reactive ion etching of III-V semiconductor compounds
BELL TELEPHONE LABOR INC27 citations82
US4327340AApr 27, 1982
Surface wave resonator cascade
BELL TELEPHONE LABOR INC16 citations74
US4325038AApr 13, 1982
SAW Resonator filters with improved temperature stability
BELL TELEPHONE LABOR INC7 citations74
US4166987ASep 4, 1979
Surface acoustic wave multistrip coupler
BELL TELEPHONE LABOR INC10 citations74
US4439268AMar 27, 1984
Orientation of INP substrate wafers
BELL TELEPHONE LABOR INC4 citations62
US4128616ADec 5, 1978
Micropositioners using a crystal having moveable domain walls
BELL TELEPHONE LABOR INC4 citations62
AGILITY COMMUNICATIONS INC
9 patentsUS6868100B2Mar 15, 2005
Methods for robust channel switching of widely-tunable sampled-grating distributed bragg reflector lasers
AGILITY COMMUNICATIONS INC38 citations92
US7133576B2Nov 7, 2006
Traveling-wave optoelectronic wavelength converter
AGILITY COMMUNICATIONS INC23 citations90
US7061943B2Jun 13, 2006
Controller calibration for small form factor sampled grating distributed Bragg reflector laser
AGILITY COMMUNICATIONS INC12 citations84
US6937638B2Aug 30, 2005
Manufacturable sampled grating mirrors
AGILITY COMMUNICATIONS INC14 citations83
US6590924B2Jul 8, 2003
Mirror and cavity designs for sampled grating distributed bragg reflector lasers
AGILITY COMMUNICATIONS INC17 citations83
US7174058B2Feb 6, 2007
Traveling-wave optoelectronic wavelength converter
AGILITY COMMUNICATIONS INC12 citations82
US6909734B2Jun 21, 2005
High-power, manufacturable sampled grating distributed Bragg reflector lasers
AGILITY COMMUNICATIONS INC7 citations73
US7043097B2May 9, 2006
Traveling-wave optoelectronic wavelength converter
AGILITY COMMUNICATIONS INC7 citations71
US6954476B2Oct 11, 2005
Sampled grating distributed Bragg reflector laser controller
AGILITY COMMUNICATIONS INC8 citations71