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Richard A. Soref
Also filed as: SOREF RICHARD · SOREF RICHARD A
49 granted patents·1 pending application·3,494 citations·filing 1976–2017
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50 records- 0199US7603016B1Semiconductor photonic nano communication link apparatusUS AIR FORCE·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 13, 2009·162 cites·38 claims
- 0297US5163118ALattice mismatched hetrostructure optical waveguideUS AIR FORCE·Filed 1988·Granted Nov 10, 1992·138 cites·12 claims
- 0397US4516837AElectro-optical switch for unpolarized optical signalsSPERRY CORP·Filed 1983·Granted May 14, 1985·180 cites·20 claims
- 0497US4278327ALiquid crystal matricesSPERRY CORP·Filed 1979·Granted Jul 14, 1981·108 cites·39 claims
- 0596US6195187B1Wavelength-division multiplexed M×N×M cross-connect switch using active microring resonatorsUS AIR FORCE·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 27, 2001·164 cites·47 claims
- 0696US4201442ALiquid crystal switching coupler matrixSPERRY CORP·Filed 1978·Granted May 6, 1980·96 cites·12 claims
- 0795US6154475ASilicon-based strain-symmetrized GE-SI quantum lasersUS AIR FORCE·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 28, 2000·208 cites·26 claims
- 0895US4787691AElectro-optical silicon devicesUS AIR FORCE·Filed 1987·Granted Nov 29, 1988·136 cites·19 claims
- 0994US5838870ANanometer-scale silicon-on-insulator photonic componetsUS AIR FORCE·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 17, 1998·128 cites·40 claims
- 1093US5354709AMethod of making a lattice mismatched heterostructure optical waveguideUS ARMY·Filed 1991·Granted Oct 11, 1994·109 cites·21 claims
- 1193US5140651ASemiconductive guided-wave programmable optical delay lines using electrooptic fabry-perot elementsUS AIR FORCE·Filed 1991·Granted Aug 18, 1992·81 cites·31 claims
- 1293US4958898ASilicon double-injection electro-optic modulator with insulated-gate and method of using sameUS AIR FORCE·Filed 1989·Granted Sep 25, 1990·116 cites·39 claims
- 1393US4948229AOptical switches using ferroelectric liquid crystalsUS AIR FORCE·Filed 1989·Granted Aug 14, 1990·105 cites·11 claims
- 1493US4437761ARefractive index temperature sensorSPERRY CORP·Filed 1981·Granted Mar 20, 1984·63 cites·20 claims
- 1592US6897471B1Strain-engineered direct-gap Ge/SnxGe1-x heterodiode and multi-quantum-well photodetectors, laser, emitters and modulators grown on SnySizGe1-y-z-buffered siliconUS AIR FORCE·Filed 2003·Granted May 24, 2005·69 cites·12 claims
- 1692US5548128ADirect-gap germanium-tin multiple-quantum-well electro-optical devices on silicon or germanium substratesUS ARMY·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 20, 1996·118 cites·25 claims
- 1792US5013113ALossless non-interferometric electro-optic III-V index-guided-wave switches and switching arraysUS AIR FORCE·Filed 1989·Granted May 7, 1991·54 cites·32 claims
- 1892US4857973ASilicon waveguide with monolithically integrated Schottky barrier photodetectorUS AIR FORCE·Filed 1987·Granted Aug 15, 1989·86 cites·3 claims
- 1992US4739334AElectro-optical beamforming network for phased array antennasUS AIR FORCE·Filed 1986·Granted Apr 19, 1988·87 cites·17 claims
- 2092US4693547AOptically controlled integrated optical switchUS AIR FORCE·Filed 1986·Granted Sep 15, 1987·93 cites·19 claims
- 2191US5880491ASiC/111-V-nitride heterostructures on SiC/SiO2 /Si for optoelectronic devicesUS AIR FORCE·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 9, 1999·168 cites·4 claims
- 2291US4728167AElectrically controlled integrated optical switchUS AIR FORCE·Filed 1986·Granted Mar 1, 1988·81 cites·8 claims
- 2390US7907848B1Semiconductor photonoic nano communication link methodUS AIR FORCE·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 15, 2011·17 cites·22 claims
- 2489US7391801B1Electrically pumped Group IV semiconductor micro-ring laserUS AIR FORCE·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 24, 2008·26 cites·22 claims
- 2589US4877299AMetal-insulator-semiconductor control of guided optical waves in semiconductor waveguidesUS AIR FORCE·Filed 1989·Granted Oct 31, 1989·72 cites·37 claims
- 2689US4789642AMethod for fabricating low loss crystalline silicon waveguides by dielectric implantationUS AIR FORCE·Filed 1987·Granted Dec 6, 1988·65 cites·22 claims
- 2788US4385799ADual array fiber liquid crystal optical switchesSPERRY CORP·Filed 1980·Granted May 31, 1983·63 cites·15 claims
- 2888US4355864AMagnetooptic switching devicesSPERRY CORP·Filed 1980·Granted Oct 26, 1982·67 cites·22 claims
- 2987US4671605ALength dependent, optical time delay/filter device for electrical signalsUS AIR FORCE·Filed 1985·Granted Jun 9, 1987·41 cites·16 claims
- 3086US4547262AMethod for forming thin film passive light waveguide circuitSPERRY CORP·Filed 1984·Granted Oct 15, 1985·46 cites·13 claims
- 3183US4143941ALow loss optical data terminal device for multimode fiber guide optical communication systemsSPERRY RAND CORP·Filed 1977·Granted Mar 13, 1979·34 cites·20 claims
- 3282US4989941ANormal incidence optical switches using ferroelectric liquid crystalsUS AIR FORCE·Filed 1988·Granted Feb 5, 1991·45 cites·25 claims
- 3382US4904039AElectro-optic devices utilizing a sapphire substrateUS AIR FORCE·Filed 1988·Granted Feb 27, 1990·46 cites·20 claims
- 3482US4011543ALow crosstalk optical switchSPERRY RAND CORP·Filed 1976·Granted Mar 8, 1977·22 cites·15 claims
- 3580US4478494AOptical bypass switchSPERRY CORP·Filed 1981·Granted Oct 23, 1984·43 cites·8 claims
- 3680US4116544ALiquid crystal reflective display apparatusBECKMAN INSTRUMENTS INC·Filed 1977·Granted Sep 26, 1978·31 cites·4 claims
- 3777US5004447ALow loss semiconductor directional coupler switches including gain method of switching light using sameUS AIR FORCE·Filed 1989·Granted Apr 2, 1991·38 cites·19 claims
- 3877US4671604AWavelength dependent, tunable, optical time delay system for electrical signalsUS AIR FORCE·Filed 1985·Granted Jun 9, 1987·37 cites·16 claims
- 3976US6621841B1Phonon-pumped semiconductor lasersUS AIR FORCE·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 16, 2003·19 cites·1 claims
- 4076US5044712AWaveguided electrooptic switches using ferroelectric liquid crystalsUS AIR FORCE·Filed 1990·Granted Sep 3, 1991·44 cites·15 claims
- 4175US5115335AElectrooptic fabry-perot pixels for phase-dominant spatial light modulatorsUS AIR FORCE·Filed 1990·Granted May 19, 1992·42 cites·21 claims
- 4272US4884112ASilicon light-emitting diode with integral optical waveguideUS OF AMERICA AS REPRESSENTED·Filed 1988·Granted Nov 28, 1989·30 cites·25 claims
- 4367US4746183AElectrically controlled integrated optical switchUS AIR FORCE·Filed 1987·Granted May 24, 1988·25 cites·10 claims
- 4463US7428348B2Electro-optical switching using coupled photonic crystal waveguidesUNIV DELAWARE·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 23, 2008·8 cites·41 claims
- 4562US6114994APhotonic time-delay beamsteering system using fiber bragg prismUS AIR FORCE·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 5, 2000·31 cites·5 claims
- 4659US4714314AMode dependent, optical time delay system for electrical signalsUS AIR FORCE·Filed 1985·Granted Dec 22, 1987·23 cites·11 claims
- 4750US4693546AGuided-wave optical power dividerUS AIR FORCE·Filed 1986·Granted Sep 15, 1987·13 cites·16 claims
- 4848US5157538ASilicon spatial light modulatorUS AIR FORCE·Filed 1990·Granted Oct 20, 1992·13 cites·10 claims
- 4941US4636636AMicrowatt battery powered optical sensorSPERRY CORP·Filed 1984·Granted Jan 13, 1987·3 cites·6 claims
- 5041US2017336564A1ULTRALOW-ENERGY ELECTRO-OPTICAL LOGIC AND NxN SWITCHING BY RESONANT ON-CHIP NANOBEAM WAVEGUIDE NETWORKSUNIV MASSACHUSETTS·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
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