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Paul Colbourne
Also filed as: COLBOURNE PAUL · COLBOURNE PAUL D · COLBOURNE PAUL DWIGHT
64 granted patents·10 pending applications·1,600 citations·filing 1988–2024
99Inventor score
Files withLUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC29JDS UNIPHASE INC13JDS UNIPHASE CORP8COLBOURNE PAUL7JDS FITEL INC7
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74 records- 0199US9250391B2Multicast optical switchLUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 2, 2016·63 cites·14 claims
- 0297US6654564B1Tunable dispersion compensatorJDS UNIPHASE INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 25, 2003·118 cites·19 claims
- 0397US5798859AMethod and device for wavelength lockingJDS FITEL INC·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 25, 1998·236 cites·8 claims
- 0496US6519065B1Chromatic dispersion compensation deviceJDS FITEL INC·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 11, 2003·224 cites·18 claims
- 0595US6498872B2Optical configuration for a dynamic gain equalizer and a configurable add/drop multiplexerJDS UNIPHASE INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 24, 2002·90 cites·41 claims
- 0694US8300995B2M X N WSS with reduced optics sizeCOLBOURNE PAUL·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 30, 2012·23 cites·21 claims
- 0792US8045854B2M×N wavelength selective optical switchJDS UNIPHASE CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 25, 2011·18 cites·20 claims
- 0891US10050405B2Wavelength locker using multiple feedback curves to wavelength lock a beamLUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 14, 2018·5 cites·26 claims
- 0991US9632225B2Zoned optical waveplateLUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 25, 2017·4 cites·22 claims
- 1091US8391709B2MxN wavelength selective switchCOLBOURNE PAUL·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 5, 2013·12 cites·7 claims
- 1190US6487334B2Optical switchJDS UNIPHASE INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 26, 2002·57 cites·30 claims
- 1289US6560252B1Method and device for wavelength lockingJDS UNIPHASE INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 6, 2003·42 cites·15 claims
- 1388US9913008B1Multicast wavelength selective switchLUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 6, 2018·6 cites·20 claims
- 1487US9575260B2Wavelength selective switch using orthogonally polarized optical beamsLUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 21, 2017·5 cites·20 claims
- 1587US8233794B2Hitless MxN wavelength selective switchCOLBOURNE PAUL·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 31, 2012·12 cites·1 claims
- 1687US5915063AVariable optical attenuatorFiled 1997·Granted Jun 22, 1999·89 cites·8 claims
- 1786US7668216B2Coherence reduction of diode lasersJDS UNIPHASE CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 23, 2010·9 cites·18 claims
- 1886US6125220AInterferometric optical device including a resonant optical cavityFiled 1999·Granted Sep 26, 2000·73 cites·23 claims
- 1986US4942306AFibre optic sensor for the continuous measurement liquids level and other parametersFOCAL TECHN INC·Filed 1988·Granted Jul 17, 1990·46 cites·17 claims
- 2085US9304257B2Wavelength selective switch using orthogonally polarized optical beamsLUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 5, 2016·6 cites·20 claims
- 2185US8699024B2Tunable optical filter and spectrometerCOLBOURNE PAUL·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 15, 2014·7 cites·25 claims
- 2285US7725027B2Multi-unit wavelength dispersive deviceJDS UNIPHASE CORP·Filed 2007·Granted May 25, 2010·13 cites·15 claims
- 2384US9069139B2Multicast optical switchMCLAUGHLIN SHELDON·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 30, 2015·6 cites·18 claims
- 2484US8705960B2M×N wavelength selective switch (WSS)COLBOURNE PAUL·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 22, 2014·6 cites·18 claims
- 2584US7903318B2MEMS micromirror devices with anti-reflective structuresJDS UNIPHASE CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 8, 2011·7 cites·20 claims
- 2683US6859573B2Double pass arrangement for a liquid crystal deviceJDS UNIPHASE INC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 22, 2005·21 cites·30 claims
- 2782US11079551B2Liquid crystal on silicon element for dual-functionality beam steering in wavelength selective switchesLUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 3, 2021·3 cites·20 claims
- 2882US10436947B2Zoned optical waveplateLUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 8, 2019·2 cites·20 claims
- 2980US9964668B2Zoned optical waveplateLUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2017·Granted May 8, 2018·2 cites·20 claims
- 3080US6462858B1Fast attenuatorJDS UNIPHASE INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 8, 2002·27 cites·15 claims
- 3180US6262822B1Circuit for monitoring optical signalsJDS FITEL INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 17, 2001·70 cites·16 claims
- 3279US8081875B2Wavelength switchKEYWORTH BARRIE·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 20, 2011·10 cites·25 claims
- 3378US9883263B2Free-space multicast switch with elliptical beamsLUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 30, 2018·3 cites·20 claims
- 3477US9488787B2Cross-connect switch using 1D arrays of beam steering elementsLUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 8, 2016·3 cites·20 claims
- 3577US7813040B2Multi-stage optical isolatorJDS UNIPHASE CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 12, 2010·8 cites·4 claims
- 3676US10028040B1Colorless, directionless, contentionless optical network using MxN wavelength selective switchesLUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 17, 2018·2 cites·20 claims
- 3776US6353692B1Optical switchJDS UNIPHASE INC·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 5, 2002·17 cites·16 claims
- 3875US10461493B2Wavelength locker using multiple feedback curves to wavelength lock a beamLUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 29, 2019·1 cites·20 claims
- 3974US9998253B2Use of wavelength selective switch for a few-mode fiberLUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 12, 2018·2 cites·20 claims
- 4072US9002160B2Optical switch having a multirow waveguide arrayCOLBOURNE PAUL·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 7, 2015·2 cites·21 claims
- 4172US6552782B2Apparatus and method for generation of optical signalsJDS UNIPHASE CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 22, 2003·11 cites·27 claims
- 4272US5666225AMulti-pass etalon filterJDS FITEL INC·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 9, 1997·38 cites·11 claims
- 4369US6940588B2Measuring response characteristics of an optical componentJDS UNIPHASE INC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 6, 2005·13 cites·24 claims
- 4468US10135559B1M×N wavelength selective switch for high degree countLUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 20, 2018·1 cites·20 claims
- 4568US7162118B1Dual optical switchJDS UNIPHASE INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 9, 2007·3 cites·18 claims
- 4668US6768874B1Chromatic dispersion compensation deviceJDS FITEL INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 27, 2004·9 cites·11 claims
- 4767US6040932AMethod and circuit for demultiplexing an optical signalFiled 1997·Granted Mar 21, 2000·31 cites·18 claims
- 4866US6118530AOptical scanning spectrometerFiled 1999·Granted Sep 12, 2000·33 cites·28 claims
- 4965US2025231064A1Flex-spectrum optical detectorLUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 5065US2025231065A1Flex-spectrum optical detectorLUMENTUM OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
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