Inventor
WALKER KENNETH L
US50 patents
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AT & T BELL LAB
15 patentsUS5298047AMar 29, 1994
Method of making a fiber having low polarization mode dispersion due to a permanent spin
AT & T BELL LAB128 citations98
US5287427AFeb 15, 1994
Method of making an article comprising an optical component, and article comprising the component
AT & T BELL LAB167 citations98
US5235659AAug 10, 1993
Method of making an article comprising an optical waveguide
AT & T BELL LAB140 citations97
US5327516AJul 5, 1994
Optical fiber for wavelength division multiplexing
AT & T BELL LAB65 citations96
US5058976AOct 22, 1991
System comprising Er-doped optical fiber
AT & T BELL LAB67 citations96
US5039199AAug 13, 1991
Lightwave transmission system having remotely pumped quasi-distributed amplifying fibers
AT & T BELL LAB93 citations96
US5074633ADec 24, 1991
Optical communication system comprising a fiber amplifier
AT & T BELL LAB73 citations95
US5000541AMar 19, 1991
Hermetically sealed optical fibers
AT & T BELL LAB85 citations95
US5044724ASep 3, 1991
Method of producing optical fiber, and fiber produced by the method
AT & T BELL LAB66 citations94
US5259046ANov 2, 1993
Article comprising an optical waveguide containing a fluorescent dopant
AT & T BELL LAB45 citations92
US4616901AOct 14, 1986
Doped optical fiber
AT & T BELL LAB43 citations92
US5274734ADec 28, 1993
Article comprising a rare earth or transition metal doped optical fiber
AT & T BELL LAB30 citations88
US5157747AOct 20, 1992
Photorefractive optical fiber
AT & T BELL LAB37 citations87
US5233200AAug 3, 1993
Method and apparatus for contactless monitoring of tension in a moving fiber
AT & T BELL LAB20 citations80
US5059230AOct 22, 1991
Fabrication of doped filament optical fibers
AT & T BELL LAB14 citations74
BRIGHTVIEW TECH INC
13 patentsUS11181776B2Nov 23, 2021
Back light unit for backlit displays
BRIGHTVIEW TECH INC8 citations83
US11668975B2Jun 6, 2023
Edge-lit back light unit with improved efficiency
BRIGHTVIEW TECH INC6 citations79
US12001097B2Jun 4, 2024
Edge-lit back light unit with improved efficiency
BRIGHTVIEW TECH INC4 citations73
US11822158B2Nov 21, 2023
Back light unit for backlit displays
BRIGHTVIEW TECH INC2 citations72
US11531232B2Dec 20, 2022
Optical film for back light unit and back light unit including same
BRIGHTVIEW TECH INC3 citations72
US11441756B2Sep 13, 2022
Vertically integrated transmissive microstructures for transforming light having Lambertian distribution
BRIGHTVIEW TECH INC3 citations72
US11520182B2Dec 6, 2022
Color conversion film back light unit for backlit displays
BRIGHTVIEW TECH INC3 citations67
US11906842B2Feb 20, 2024
Optical film for back light unit and back light unit including same
BRIGHTVIEW TECH INC0 citations62
US12228818B2Feb 18, 2025
Back light unit for backlit displays
BRIGHTVIEW TECH INC0 citations61
US12032242B1Jul 9, 2024
Back light unit for backlit displays
BRIGHTVIEW TECH INC1 citations61
US11630346B2Apr 18, 2023
Back light unit for backlit displays
BRIGHTVIEW TECH INC0 citations61
US12050381B2Jul 30, 2024
Color conversion film for backlight unit
BRIGHTVIEW TECH INC0 citations56
US12360418B2Jul 15, 2025
Edge-lit back light unit using prism microstructures
BRIGHTVIEW TECH INC0 citations51
AT & T CORP
6 patentsUS5448674ASep 5, 1995
Article comprising a dispersion-compensating optical waveguide
AT & T CORP144 citations99
US5541766AJul 30, 1996
Gain control for optically amplified systems
AT & T CORP88 citations96
US5500031AMar 19, 1996
Method for increasing the index of refraction of a glassy material
AT & T CORP62 citations96
US5418881AMay 23, 1995
Article comprising optical fiber having low polarization mode dispersion, due to permanent spin
AT & T CORP84 citations95
US5479551ADec 26, 1995
Optical fiber non-reciprocal phase shifters and optical isolators using them
AT & T CORP30 citations92
US5457568AOct 10, 1995
980 NM pumped erbium fiber amplifier
AT & T CORP38 citations91
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC
5 patentsUS5623508AApr 22, 1997
Article comprising a counter-pumped optical fiber raman amplifier
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC112 citations96
US5596668AJan 21, 1997
Single mode optical transmission fiber, and method of making the fiber
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC67 citations96
US5550671AAug 27, 1996
Intra-cavity optical four-wave mixer and optical communications system using the same
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC25 citations92
US5550940AAug 27, 1996
Optical tapping filters employing long period gratings
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC24 citations92
US5572618ANov 5, 1996
Optical attenuator
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC40 citations91
AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH
3 patentsUS4770494ASep 13, 1988
Low-loss silica optical waveguides
AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH32 citations88
US4733940AMar 29, 1988
Long wavelength optical fiber communication and sensing systems
AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH22 citations78
US4895813AJan 23, 1990
Method for fabricating devices including multicomponent metal halide glasses and the resulting devices
AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH1 citations48