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THORNTON ROBERT L
US65 patents
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XEROX CORP
37 patentsUS6372356B1Apr 16, 2002
Compliant substrates for growing lattice mismatched films
XEROX CORP139 citations99
US5978408ANov 2, 1999
Highly compact vertical cavity surface emitting lasers
XEROX CORP159 citations99
US5944537AAug 31, 1999
Photolithographically patterned spring contact and apparatus and methods for electrically contacting devices
XEROX CORP194 citations99
US6208681B1Mar 27, 2001
Highly compact vertical cavity surface emitting lasers
XEROX CORP94 citations98
US5337074AAug 9, 1994
Opto-electronic line printer having a high density, independently addressable, surface emitting semiconductor laser/light emitting diode array
XEROX CORP114 citations98
US6297068B1Oct 2, 2001
Method for highly compact vertical cavity surface emitting lasers
XEROX CORP43 citations96
US6246708B1Jun 12, 2001
Semiconductor laser with associated electronic components integrally formed therewith
XEROX CORP82 citations96
US6121983ASep 19, 2000
Method and apparatus for a solid state laser scanning architecture
XEROX CORP58 citations96
US6002705ADec 14, 1999
Wavelength and polarization multiplexed vertical cavity surface emitting lasers
XEROX CORP88 citations96
US5708674AJan 13, 1998
Semiconductor laser or array formed by layer intermixing
XEROX CORP80 citations96
US5062115AOct 29, 1991
High density, independently addressable, surface emitting semiconductor laser/light emitting diode arrays
XEROX CORP92 citations96
US4875216AOct 17, 1989
Buried waveguide window regions for improved performance semiconductor lasers and other opto-electronic applications
XEROX CORP66 citations96
US4870652ASep 26, 1989
Monolithic high density arrays of independently addressable semiconductor laser sources
XEROX CORP60 citations96
US4831629AMay 16, 1989
Incoherent, optically coupled laser arrays with increased spectral width
XEROX CORP59 citations96
US4802182AJan 31, 1989
Monolithic two dimensional waveguide coupled cavity laser/modulator
XEROX CORP114 citations96
US5386428AJan 31, 1995
Stacked active region laser array for multicolor emissions
XEROX CORP62 citations95
US5509024AApr 16, 1996
Diode laser with tunnel barrier layer
XEROX CORP31 citations93
US5319655AJun 7, 1994
Multiwavelength laterally-injecting-type lasers
XEROX CORP51 citations93
US5210766AMay 11, 1993
Laser crystallized cladding layers for improved amorphous silicon light-emitting diodes and radiation sensors
XEROX CORP58 citations93
US5164797ANov 17, 1992
Lateral heterojunction bipolar transistor (LHBT) and suitability thereof as a hetero transverse junction (HTJ) laser
XEROX CORP26 citations93
US5038185AAug 6, 1991
Structurally consistent surface skimming hetero-transverse junction lasers and lateral heterojunction bipolar transistors
XEROX CORP23 citations93
US4987468AJan 22, 1991
Lateral heterojunction bipolar transistor (LHBT) and suitability thereof as a hetero transverse junction (HTJ) laser
XEROX CORP29 citations93
US4830983AMay 16, 1989
Method of enhanced introduction of impurity species into a semiconductor structure from a deposited source and application thereof
XEROX CORP40 citations93
US4824798AApr 25, 1989
Method of introducing impurity species into a semiconductor structure from a deposited source
XEROX CORP38 citations93
US4731789AMar 15, 1988
Clad superlattice semiconductor laser
XEROX CORP38 citations93
US4730331AMar 8, 1988
Superluminescent LED source
XEROX CORP30 citations93
US4727557AFeb 23, 1988
Phased array semiconductor lasers fabricated from impurity induced disordering
XEROX CORP27 citations93
US4727556AFeb 23, 1988
Semiconductor lasers fabricated from impurity induced disordering
XEROX CORP25 citations93
US6304588B1Oct 16, 2001
Method and structure for eliminating polarization instability in laterally-oxidized VCSELs
XEROX CORP39 citations92
US5843802ADec 1, 1998
Semiconductor laser formed by layer intermixing
XEROX CORP42 citations92
US5832019ANov 3, 1998
Index guided semiconductor laser biode with shallow selective IILD
XEROX CORP22 citations92
US5766981AJun 16, 1998
Thermally processed, phosphorus- or arsenic-containing semiconductor laser with selective IILD
XEROX CORP48 citations92
US5252513AOct 12, 1993
Method for forming a laser and light detector on a semiconductor substrate
XEROX CORP29 citations90
US4980893ADec 25, 1990
Monolithic high density arrays of independently addressable offset semiconductor laser sources
XEROX CORP36 citations90
US5162239ANov 10, 1992
Laser crystallized cladding layers for improved amorphous silicon light-emitting diodes and radiation sensors
XEROX CORP46 citations89
US4786918ANov 22, 1988
Incoherent, optically uncoupled laser arrays for electro-optic line modulators and line printers
XEROX CORP24 citations82
US4706255ANov 10, 1987
Phased array semiconductor laser with preferred emission in the fundamental supermode
XEROX CORP20 citations82
RES INVESTMENT NETWORK INC
5 patentsUS7095767B1Aug 22, 2006
Near field optical apparatus
RES INVESTMENT NETWORK INC25 citations93
US6963530B1Nov 8, 2005
Near-field optical head system with integrated slider and laser
RES INVESTMENT NETWORK INC21 citations91
US6807131B1Oct 19, 2004
Near-field hybrid magnetic-optical head system
RES INVESTMENT NETWORK INC24 citations89
US7483465B2Jan 27, 2009
Near field optical apparatus
RES INVESTMENT NETWORK INC9 citations84
US7158470B2Jan 2, 2007
Near-field optical head system with integrated slider and laser
RES INVESTMENT NETWORK INC10 citations82
THORNTON ROBERT L
3 patentsUS7283242B2Oct 16, 2007
Optical spectroscopy apparatus and method for measurement of analyte concentrations or other such species in a specimen employing a semiconductor laser-pumped, small-cavity fiber laser
THORNTON ROBERT L65 citations97
US7633621B2Dec 15, 2009
Method for measurement of analyte concentrations and semiconductor laser-pumped, small-cavity fiber lasers for such measurements and other applications
THORNTON ROBERT L35 citations92
US7039075B2May 2, 2006
Fiber extended, semiconductor laser
THORNTON ROBERT L11 citations83
SIROS TECHNOLOGIES INC
2 patentsSDL INC
1 patent(unassigned)
1 patentSPECTRA DIODE LAB
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