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Donald R. Scifres
Also filed as: BURNHAM ROBERT D · RAWSON ERIC G · SCIFRES DONALD R
144 granted patents·1 pending application·8,838 citations·filing 1974–2000
99Inventor score
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145 records- 0199US6212310B1High power fiber gain media system achieved through power scaling via multiplexingSDL INC·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 3, 2001·341 cites·135 claims
- 0299US5566196AMultiple core fiber laser and optical amplifierSDL INC·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 15, 1996·423 cites·57 claims
- 0399US5530709ADouble-clad upconversion fiber laserSDL INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 25, 1996·133 cites·36 claims
- 0499US5392308ASemiconductor laser with integral spatial mode filterSDL INC·Filed 1993·Granted Feb 21, 1995·139 cites·77 claims
- 0599US4815084ASemiconductor laser with integrated optical elementsSPECTRA DIODE LAB·Filed 1987·Granted Mar 21, 1989·146 cites·45 claims
- 0698US5321718AFrequency converted laser diode and lens system thereforSDL INC·Filed 1993·Granted Jun 14, 1994·208 cites·119 claims
- 0798US4826269ADiode laser arrangement forming bright imageSPECTRA DIODE LAB·Filed 1987·Granted May 2, 1989·165 cites·28 claims
- 0898US4763975AOptical system with bright light outputSPECTRA DIODE LAB·Filed 1987·Granted Aug 16, 1988·184 cites·23 claims
- 0998US4328469AHigh output power injection lasersXEROX CORP·Filed 1980·Granted May 4, 1982·75 cites·26 claims
- 1098US4317085AChanneled mesa laserXEROX CORP·Filed 1979·Granted Feb 23, 1982·91 cites·41 claims
- 1198US4293826AHybrid semiconductor laser/detectorsXEROX CORP·Filed 1979·Granted Oct 6, 1981·80 cites·8 claims
- 1297US5539571ADifferentially pumped optical amplifer and mopa deviceSDL INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jul 23, 1996·149 cites·142 claims
- 1397US5048036AHeterostructure laser with lattice mismatchSPECTRA DIODE LAB·Filed 1991·Granted Sep 10, 1991·111 cites·37 claims
- 1497US4972427ATalbot cavity diode laser with uniform single-mode outputSPECTRA DIODE LAB·Filed 1989·Granted Nov 20, 1990·79 cites·27 claims
- 1597US4716568AStacked diode laser array assemblySPECTRA DIODE LAB·Filed 1986·Granted Dec 29, 1987·142 cites·20 claims
- 1697US4358851AFiber optic laser device and light emitter utilizing the deviceXEROX CORP·Filed 1980·Granted Nov 9, 1982·137 cites·10 claims
- 1797US3954534AMethod of forming light emitting diode array with dome geometryXEROX CORP·Filed 1974·Granted May 4, 1976·76 cites·5 claims
- 1896US6275632B1High power fiber gain media system achieved through power scaling via multiplexingSDL INC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 14, 2001·49 cites·21 claims
- 1996US5651018AWavelength-stabilized, high power semiconductor laserSDL INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 22, 1997·133 cites·65 claims
- 2096US5337328ASemiconductor laser with broad-area intra-cavity angled gratingSDL INC·Filed 1993·Granted Aug 9, 1994·127 cites·85 claims
- 2196US5231642ASemiconductor ring and folded cavity lasersSPECTRA DIODE LAB·Filed 1992·Granted Jul 27, 1993·147 cites·104 claims
- 2296US4794615AEnd and side pumped laserSPECTRA DIODE LAB·Filed 1987·Granted Dec 27, 1988·83 cites·43 claims
- 2396US4409479AOptical cursor control deviceXEROX CORP·Filed 1981·Granted Oct 11, 1983·155 cites·6 claims
- 2496US4255717AMonolithic multi-emitting laser deviceXEROX CORP·Filed 1978·Granted Mar 10, 1981·54 cites·53 claims
- 2596US4251780AStripe offset geometry in injection lasers to achieve transverse mode controlXEROX CORP·Filed 1978·Granted Feb 17, 1981·46 cites·22 claims
- 2695US6298187B1High power fiber gain media system achieved through power scaling via multiplexingSDL INC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 2, 2001·38 cites·35 claims
- 2795US5870512AOptimized interferometrically modulated array sourceSDL INC·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 9, 1999·101 cites·20 claims
- 2895US5689123AIII-V aresenide-nitride semiconductor materials and devicesSDL INC·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 18, 1997·211 cites·60 claims
- 2995US5537432AWavelength-stabilized, high power semiconductor laserSDL INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 16, 1996·116 cites·105 claims
- 3095US5255332ANxN Optical crossbar switch matrixSDL INC·Filed 1992·Granted Oct 19, 1993·174 cites·13 claims
- 3195US5088105AOptical amplifier with folded light path and laser-amplifier combinationSPECTRA DIODE LAB·Filed 1991·Granted Feb 11, 1992·100 cites·105 claims
- 3295US4839899AWavelength tuning of multiple quantum well (MQW) heterostructure lasersXEROX CORP·Filed 1988·Granted Jun 13, 1989·68 cites·9 claims
- 3395US4428647AMulti-beam optical system using lens arrayXEROX CORP·Filed 1982·Granted Jan 31, 1984·93 cites·6 claims
- 3494US6152588AAddressable vehicular lighting systemSDL INC·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 28, 2000·113 cites·18 claims
- 3594US5677920AUpconversion fiber laserSDL INC·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 14, 1997·99 cites·8 claims
- 3694US5592503ASemiconductor laser with integral spatial mode filterSDL INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 7, 1997·51 cites·56 claims
- 3794US4984242AGaAs/AlGaAs heterostructure laser containing indiumSPECTRA DIODE LAB·Filed 1989·Granted Jan 8, 1991·58 cites·26 claims
- 3894US4820010ABright output optical system with tapered bundleSPECTRA DIODE LAB·Filed 1988·Granted Apr 11, 1989·224 cites·2 claims
- 3994US4656641ALaser cavity optical system for stabilizing the beam from a phase locked multi-emitter broad emitter laserXEROX CORP·Filed 1985·Granted Apr 7, 1987·105 cites·29 claims
- 4094US4287427ALiquid-level monitorSCIFRES DONALD R·Filed 1980·Granted Sep 1, 1981·87 cites·10 claims
- 4193US4882734AQuantum well heterostructure lasers with low current density threshold and higher TO valuesXEROX CORP·Filed 1988·Granted Nov 21, 1989·53 cites·16 claims
- 4293US4633476ASemiconductor laser with internal reflectors and vertical outputSPECTRA DIODE LAB·Filed 1984·Granted Dec 30, 1986·49 cites·20 claims
- 4393US4371966AHeterostructure lasers with combination active strip and passive waveguide stripXEROX CORP·Filed 1980·Granted Feb 1, 1983·46 cites·8 claims
- 4493US4317086APassivation and reflector structure for electroluminescent devicesXEROX CORP·Filed 1979·Granted Feb 23, 1982·72 cites·4 claims
- 4593US4063189ALeaky wave diode laserXEROX CORP·Filed 1976·Granted Dec 13, 1977·41 cites·9 claims
- 4693US4023993AMethod of making an electrically pumped solid-state distributed feedback laserXEROX CORP·Filed 1975·Granted May 17, 1977·56 cites·7 claims
- 4792US6407855B1Multiple wavelength optical sourcesSDL INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 18, 2002·87 cites·42 claims
- 4892US5914978ASemiconductor gain medium with multimode and single mode regionsSDL INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 22, 1999·54 cites·8 claims
- 4992US5894492ASemiconductor laser with integral spatial mode filterSDL INC·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 13, 1999·58 cites·56 claims
- 5092US5499261ALight emitting optical device with on-chip external cavity reflectorSDL INC·Filed 1994·Granted Mar 12, 1996·77 cites·4 claims
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