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Olav Solgaard
Also filed as: SOLGAARD OLAV
84 granted patents·10 pending applications·3,959 citations·filing 1991–2024
99Inventor score
Files withUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR50UNIV CALIFORNIA11KILIC ONUR7SILICON LIGHT MACHINES CORP6BOEING CO2
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94 records- 0198US6289145B1Multi-wavelength cross-connect optical switchUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 11, 2001·126 cites·15 claims
- 0298US6097859AMulti-wavelength cross-connect optical switchUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 1, 2000·474 cites·20 claims
- 0398US5808797AMethod and apparatus for modulating a light beamSILICON LIGHT MACHINES INC·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 15, 1998·663 cites·22 claims
- 0498US5459610ADeformable grating apparatus for modulating a light beam and including means for obviating stiction between grating elements and underlying substrateUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 1993·Granted Oct 17, 1995·388 cites·16 claims
- 0598US5311360AMethod and apparatus for modulating a light beamUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 1992·Granted May 10, 1994·872 cites·42 claims
- 0697US8537368B2Method of detecting an accelerationUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 17, 2013·19 cites·20 claims
- 0797US7881565B2Device and method using asymmetric optical resonancesUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 1, 2011·52 cites·18 claims
- 0897US7526148B2High-sensitivity fiber-compatible optical acoustic sensorUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 28, 2009·35 cites·39 claims
- 0997US6327398B1Multi-wavelength cross-connect optical switchUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 4, 2001·81 cites·32 claims
- 1096US7809219B2High-sensitivity fiber-compatible optical acoustic sensorUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 5, 2010·27 cites·20 claims
- 1196US7630589B2Photonic crystal structure sensorUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 8, 2009·54 cites·26 claims
- 1296US7404314B2Atomic force microscope using a torsional harmonic cantileverUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 29, 2008·20 cites·21 claims
- 1396US6389190B2Multi-wavelength cross-connect optical switchUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2001·Granted May 14, 2002·68 cites·18 claims
- 1496US6374008B2Multi-wavelength cross-connect optical switchUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 16, 2002·63 cites·34 claims
- 1595US8139227B2Method using asymmetric optical resonancesKILIC ONUR·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 20, 2012·14 cites·20 claims
- 1695US7089787B2Torsional harmonic cantilevers for detection of high frequency force components in atomic force microscopyUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 15, 2006·57 cites·18 claims
- 1795US5677783AMethod of making a deformable grating apparatus for modulating a light beam and including means for obviating stiction between grating elements and underlying substrateUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 14, 1997·144 cites·12 claims
- 1894US8331741B2Acoustic sensor with at least one photonic crystal structureKILIC ONUR·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 11, 2012·12 cites·37 claims
- 1994US8160406B2Acoustic sensor with at least one photonic crystal slabKILIC ONUR·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 17, 2012·13 cites·21 claims
- 2093US6935167B1Harmonic cantilevers and imaging methods for atomic force microscopyUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 30, 2005·84 cites·32 claims
- 2193US5867297AApparatus and method for optical scanning with an oscillatory microelectromechanical systemUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 2, 1999·131 cites·17 claims
- 2292US7327914B1Adaptive optical signal processing with multimode waveguidesUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 5, 2008·42 cites·5 claims
- 2391US7451638B1Harmonic cantilevers and imaging methods for atomic force microscopyUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 18, 2008·20 cites·14 claims
- 2491US7302833B2Torsional harmonic cantilevers for detection of high frequency force components in atomic force microscopyUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 4, 2007·15 cites·19 claims
- 2590US8885170B2Gyroscope utilizing torsional springs and optical sensingUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 11, 2014·12 cites·29 claims
- 2690US8548283B2Optical system having a photonic crystal structure and method of fabricationKILIC ONUR·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 1, 2013·12 cites·16 claims
- 2789US8542956B2Optical-fiber-compatible acoustic sensorAKKAYA ONUR CAN·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 24, 2013·15 cites·21 claims
- 2889US8249400B2Optical structure on an optical fiber and method of fabricationKILIC ONUR·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 21, 2012·16 cites·25 claims
- 2989US7155087B2Photonic crystal reflectors/filters and displacement sensing applicationsUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 26, 2006·40 cites·5 claims
- 3089US6922239B2Multi-wavelength cross-connect optical switchUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 26, 2005·21 cites·80 claims
- 3189US6711320B2Multi-wavelength cross-connect optical switchUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 23, 2004·20 cites·46 claims
- 3287US7844144B2Adaptive optical signal processing with multimode waveguidesUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 30, 2010·12 cites·26 claims
- 3386US8373865B2Method of detecting a topology of a reflective surfaceUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 12, 2013·5 cites·15 claims
- 3486US8067169B2Detection of macromolecular complexes on ultraflat surfaces with harmonic cantileversSAHIN OZGUR·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 29, 2011·5 cites·4 claims
- 3586US6834136B2Multi-wavelength cross-connect optical switchUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 21, 2004·19 cites·86 claims
- 3686US6713367B2Self-aligned vertical combdrive actuator and method of fabricationUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 30, 2004·44 cites·7 claims
- 3782US9864190B2Confocal microscope, system and method thereforMANDELLA MICHAEL·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 9, 2018·8 cites·23 claims
- 3882US8897610B2Method of fabricating an optical-fiber-compatible sensorUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 25, 2014·4 cites·10 claims
- 3982US8494312B2Magnetically actuated photonic crystal sensorCARRALERO MICHAEL A·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 23, 2013·5 cites·9 claims
- 4081US8693813B1Magnetically actuated photonic crystal sensorBOEING CO·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 8, 2014·4 cites·20 claims
- 4181US6804429B2Reconfigurable wavelength multiplexers and filters employing micromirror array in a gires-tournois interferometerUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 12, 2004·24 cites·77 claims
- 4280US9214782B2Dielectric laser electron acceleratorsUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 15, 2015·6 cites·13 claims
- 4379US10310246B2Converter, illuminator, and light sheet fluorescence microscopeSCREEN HOLDINGS CO LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 4, 2019·6 cites·11 claims
- 4479US7412127B2Photonic crystal reflectors/filters and displacement sensing applicationsUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 12, 2008·8 cites·26 claims
- 4579US6643053B2Piecewise linear spatial phase modulator using dual-mode micromirror arrays for temporal and diffractive fourier opticsUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 4, 2003·26 cites·33 claims
- 4678US10946579B2Device fabrication using 3D printingUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 16, 2021·2 cites·20 claims
- 4778US8269976B2Gyroscope utilizing MEMS and optical sensingKILIC ONUR·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 18, 2012·4 cites·37 claims
- 4877US6819823B2Multi-wavelength cross-connect optical switchUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 16, 2004·9 cites·14 claims
- 4977US2025026633A1Dual-Layer Micro-ribbon MEMS Light ModulatorSILICON LIGHT MACHINES CORP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 5076US8082593B2Atomic force microscopy devices, arrangements and systemsSARIOGLU ALI FATIH·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 20, 2011·8 cites·22 claims
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