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SHARP EDWARD J
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16 patentsUS5561541AOct 1, 1996
Frustrated total internal reflection optical power limiter
US ARMY67 citations95
US4819239AApr 4, 1989
Laser Q-switch
US ARMY56 citations95
US4712881ADec 15, 1987
Birefringent artificial dielectric structures
US ARMY56 citations95
US4913934AApr 3, 1990
Process for making laser Q-switch
US ARMY39 citations92
US5986828ANov 16, 1999
Optical power limiter utilizing nonlinear refraction
US ARMY25 citations91
US5317442AMay 31, 1994
Mutually pumped phase conjugator for remote identification
US ARMY23 citations90
US5793505AAug 11, 1998
Fabry-Perot multiwavelength infrared filter with artificial dielectric
US ARMY8 citations73
US5348688ASep 20, 1994
Optical power limiters and materials therein
US ARMY10 citations73
US5317454AMay 31, 1994
Broadband self-activated optical power limiter system and device
US ARMY12 citations73
US5301069AApr 5, 1994
Nonlinear rugate optical limiter
US ARMY9 citations73
US5063418ANov 5, 1991
Optical non-linear artificial dielectrics
US ARMY15 citations73
US5073705ADec 17, 1991
Broadband, multi-line, optical power limiting scheme
US ARMY7 citations71
US5449904ASep 12, 1995
Broadband passive optical limiter using a photorefractive crystal, cylindrical lens and filter to protect against substantially all pulsewidths and continuous wave lasers
US ARMY11 citations69
US5844734ADec 1, 1998
Dispersive fabry-perot infrared multiwavelength optical filter
US ARMY3 citations62
US5844735ADec 1, 1998
Fabry-Perot infrared multiwavelength optical filter
US ARMY3 citations62
US5495101AFeb 27, 1996
Enhancement for broadband optical limiter with holographic grating
US ARMY3 citations57