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Shanhui Fan
Also filed as: FAN SHANHUI
94 granted patents·22 pending applications·3,404 citations·filing 1994–2025
99Inventor score
Files withUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR64MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY23DIGONNET MICHEL J F4TERREL MATTHEW A4TOYOTA ENG & MFG NORTH AMERICA4
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116 records- 0199US6917431B2Mach-Zehnder interferometer using photonic band gap crystalsMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 12, 2005·262 cites·29 claims
- 0298US6058127ATunable microcavity and method of using nonlinear materials in a photonic crystalMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1997·Granted May 2, 2000·271 cites·46 claims
- 0397US9709349B2Structures for radiative coolingUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 18, 2017·28 cites·22 claims
- 0497US6101300AHigh efficiency channel drop filter with absorption induced on/off switching and modulationMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 8, 2000·246 cites·50 claims
- 0596US11359841B2Radiative cooling systemsSKYCOOL SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 14, 2022·8 cites·21 claims
- 0696US10941990B2Structures for radiative coolingUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 9, 2021·10 cites·18 claims
- 0796US10088251B2Radiative cooling with solar spectrum reflectionUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 2, 2018·21 cites·20 claims
- 0896US6574383B1Input light coupler using a pattern of dielectric contrast distributed in at least two dimensionsMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 3, 2003·154 cites·24 claims
- 0996US6130780AHigh omnidirectional reflectorMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 10, 2000·169 cites·44 claims
- 1095US6512866B1High efficiency channel drop filter with absorption induced on/off switching and modulationMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 28, 2003·69 cites·73 claims
- 1195US5955749ALight emitting device utilizing a periodic dielectric structureMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 21, 1999·371 cites·28 claims
- 1294US9923111B2Illumination and radiative coolingUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 20, 2018·21 cites·27 claims
- 1394US6903873B1High omnidirectional reflectorMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 7, 2005·78 cites·31 claims
- 1493US9025157B2System and method for measuring perturbations using a slow-light fiber Bragg grating sensorUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2013·Granted May 5, 2015·12 cites·20 claims
- 1593US7417219B2Effect of the plasmonic dispersion relation on the transmission properties of subwavelength holesUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 26, 2008·36 cites·27 claims
- 1693US6603911B2Omnidirectional multilayer device for enhanced optical waveguidingMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 5, 2003·75 cites·53 claims
- 1793US6134043AComposite photonic crystalsMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 17, 2000·120 cites·32 claims
- 1892US9142998B2Wireless energy transferUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 22, 2015·273 cites·23 claims
- 1992US7327914B1Adaptive optical signal processing with multimode waveguidesUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 5, 2008·42 cites·5 claims
- 2092US5600483AThree-dimensional periodic dielectric structures having photonic bandgapsMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1995·Granted Feb 4, 1997·219 cites·30 claims
- 2190US12372718B2Dual ring resonator systems with thermal isolation, optical performance, and reduced transmission loss and methods thereofTOYOTA ENG & MFG NORTH AMERICA·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 29, 2025·1 cites·18 claims
- 2290US6198860B1Optical waveguide crossingsMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 6, 2001·95 cites·44 claims
- 2390US5440421AThree-dimensional periodic dielectric structures having photonic bandgapsMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 8, 1995·108 cites·20 claims
- 2489US7228041B2Photonic-bandgap fiber with a core ringUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 5, 2007·17 cites·30 claims
- 2589US7155087B2Photonic crystal reflectors/filters and displacement sensing applicationsUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 26, 2006·40 cites·5 claims
- 2689US6130969AHigh efficiency channel drop filterMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 10, 2000·98 cites·52 claims
- 2788US5682401AResonant microcavities employing one-dimensionally periodic dielectric waveguidesMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 28, 1997·89 cites·32 claims
- 2887US12320596B2Structures for radiative coolingUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2023·Granted Jun 3, 2025·0 cites·22 claims
- 2987US7911622B2System and method for using slow light in optical sensorsUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 22, 2011·14 cites·13 claims
- 3087US7844144B2Adaptive optical signal processing with multimode waveguidesUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 30, 2010·12 cites·26 claims
- 3186US11067836B2Multi-stack graphene structure and device including the sameSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 20, 2021·2 cites·18 claims
- 3286US8797540B2Slow-light fiber Bragg grating sensorDIGONNET MICHEL J F·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 5, 2014·7 cites·28 claims
- 3386US6624945B2Thin film filters using omnidirectional reflectorsMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 23, 2003·35 cites·20 claims
- 3486US6512242B1Resonant-tunneling electronic transportorsMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 28, 2003·62 cites·34 claims
- 3586US5990850AMetallodielectric photonic crystalMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 23, 1999·84 cites·31 claims
- 3686US2025271222A1Structures for radiative coolingUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3785US12366386B2Radiative cooling systemsSKYCOOL SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 22, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3885US8068232B2Unidirectional crow gyroscopeTERREL MATTHEW A·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 29, 2011·16 cites·26 claims
- 3985US6463200B2Omnidirectional multilayer device for enhanced optical waveguidingMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 8, 2002·66 cites·23 claims
- 4084US11215407B2Radiative cooling with solar spectrum reflectionUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 4, 2022·2 cites·22 claims
- 4184US8223340B2Laser-driven optical gyroscope having a non-negligible source coherence lengthDIGONNET MICHEL J F·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 17, 2012·9 cites·30 claims
- 4283US8705044B2Method of using a unidirectional crow gyroscopeTERREL MATTHEW A·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 22, 2014·8 cites·26 claims
- 4383US8437005B2Optical sensor having a non-negligible source coherence lengthDIGONNET MICHEL J F·Filed 2012·Granted May 7, 2013·7 cites·30 claims
- 4483US8300231B2System and method for using slow light in optical sensorsTERREL MATTHEW A·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 30, 2012·7 cites·31 claims
- 4582US9347826B2System and method for measuring perturbations utilizing an optical filter and a narrowband optical sourceUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2015·Granted May 24, 2016·2 cites·18 claims
- 4681US9019482B2Optical device with fiber Bragg grating and narrowband optical sourceDIGONNET MICHEL J F·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 28, 2015·5 cites·30 claims
- 4780US11885576B2Structures for radiative coolingUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 30, 2024·0 cites·19 claims
- 4880US6909729B2Dielectric waveguide with transverse index variation that support a zero group velocity mode at a non-zero longitudinal wavevectorMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 21, 2005·15 cites·44 claims
- 4979US11841171B2Radiative cooling systemsSKYCOOL SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 12, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 5079US7412127B2Photonic crystal reflectors/filters and displacement sensing applicationsUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 12, 2008·8 cites·26 claims
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