Inventor
WATTS MICHAEL R
US36 patents
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MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY
13 patentsUS10627517B2Apr 21, 2020
Optical phased arrays
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY38 citations97
US11372106B2Jun 28, 2022
Optical phased arrays
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY19 citations93
US7424181B2Sep 9, 2008
Hitless switch for high-density integrated optics
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY28 citations92
US7343067B2Mar 11, 2008
Precise and permanent modification of the resonant frequency of a dielectric microcavity and correction of frequency shifts in dielectric coupled-resonator filters
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY21 citations92
US7127131B2Oct 24, 2006
Wavelength insensitive integrated optic polarization splitter
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY19 citations92
US7072532B2Jul 4, 2006
Wavelength insensitive integrated optic polarization splitter
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY18 citations92
US10075245B2Sep 11, 2018
Apparatus and methods for reconfigurable optical receivers
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY11 citations83
US10359630B2Jul 23, 2019
Display apparatus comprising first and second optical phased arrays and method for augmented reality
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY11 citations79
US10133149B2Nov 20, 2018
Apparatus and methods for generating nonlinear effects in centrosymmetric materials
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY2 citations73
US7450800B2Nov 11, 2008
Precise and permanent modification of the resonant frequency of a dielectric microcavity and correction of frequency shifts in dielectric coupled-resonator filters
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY6 citations73
US10461489B2Oct 29, 2019
Photonic devices and methods of using and making photonic devices
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY1 citations70
US7224868B2May 29, 2007
Radiation-free optical cavity
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY1 citations52
US10305253B2May 28, 2019
Methods and apparatus for mode-locking on-chip lasers
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY0 citations35
SANDIA CORP
10 patentsUS8027587B1Sep 27, 2011
Integrated optic vector-matrix multiplier
SANDIA CORP126 citations98
US7941014B1May 10, 2011
Optical waveguide device with an adiabatically-varying width
SANDIA CORP77 citations98
US7616850B1Nov 10, 2009
Wavelength-tunable optical ring resonators
SANDIA CORP69 citations96
US7820970B1Oct 26, 2010
Fabrication of thermal microphotonic sensors and sensor arrays
SANDIA CORP47 citations94
US7667200B1Feb 23, 2010
Thermal microphotonic sensor and sensor array
SANDIA CORP49 citations94
US9128308B1Sep 8, 2015
Low-voltage differentially-signaled modulators
SANDIA CORP18 citations91
US7983517B1Jul 19, 2011
Wavelength-tunable optical ring resonators
SANDIA CORP26 citations91
US9329413B1May 3, 2016
Method and apparatus of highly linear optical modulation
SANDIA CORP7 citations84
US9081215B1Jul 14, 2015
Silicon photonic heater-modulator
SANDIA CORP8 citations83
US9052535B1Jun 9, 2015
Electro-refractive photonic device
SANDIA CORP2 citations62