Inventor
SWANSON ERIC A
US21 patents
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MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY
11 patentsUS6160826ADec 12, 2000
Method and apparatus for performing optical frequency domain reflectometry
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY574 citations99
US5956355ASep 21, 1999
Method and apparatus for performing optical measurements using a rapidly frequency-tuned laser
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY616 citations99
US5784352AJul 21, 1998
Apparatus and method for accessing data on multilayered optical media
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY378 citations99
US5748598AMay 5, 1998
Apparatus and methods for reading multilayer storage media using short coherence length sources
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY373 citations99
US5619368AApr 8, 1997
Optical frequency shifter
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY165 citations99
US5465147ANov 7, 1995
Method and apparatus for acquiring images using a ccd detector array and no transverse scanner
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY628 citations99
US6501551B1Dec 31, 2002
Fiber optic imaging endoscope interferometer with at least one faraday rotator
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY913 citations98
US6134003AOct 17, 2000
Method and apparatus for performing optical measurements using a fiber optic imaging guidewire, catheter or endoscope
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY1,437 citations98
US5321501AJun 14, 1994
Method and apparatus for optical imaging with means for controlling the longitudinal range of the sample
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY1,728 citations98
US5459570AOct 17, 1995
Method and apparatus for performing optical measurements
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY1,303 citations97
US5062150AOct 29, 1991
Fiber-based free-space optical system
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY87 citations91
SYCAMORE NETWORKS INC
4 patentsUS6433904B1Aug 13, 2002
Method and apparatus for improving transmission performance over wavelength division multiplexed optical communication links using forward error correction coding
SYCAMORE NETWORKS INC176 citations98
US6430201B1Aug 6, 2002
Method and apparatus for transporting gigabit ethernet and fiber channel signals in wavelength-division multiplexed systems
SYCAMORE NETWORKS INC130 citations96
US6580531B1Jun 17, 2003
Method and apparatus for in circuit biasing and testing of a modulated laser and optical receiver in a wavelength division multiplexing optical transceiver board
SYCAMORE NETWORKS INC130 citations95
US6456409B2Sep 24, 2002
Method and apparatus for extending fiber transmission distance with multiple pre-emphases in optically amplified DWDM system
SYCAMORE NETWORKS INC8 citations73