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Steven J. Spector

Also filed as: SPECTOR STEVEN · SPECTOR STEVEN J · SPECTOR STEVEN JAY

36 granted patents·5 pending applications·102 citations·filing 2006–2024

96Inventor score

Technology areasG02B G01S G02F H01S H01Q

Files withCHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC36 BESSETTE CHRISTOPHER1 GREIN MATTHEW E1 MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY1 MONTOYA JUAN C1

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41 records

0196US10466423B2Partitioned optical switchCHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 5, 2019·17 cites·22 claims
0295US10823913B1Optical switch controllable by vertical motion MEMS structureCHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 3, 2020·17 cites·5 claims
0394US10473862B2Integrated MEMS switches for selectively coupling light in and out of a waveguideCHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 12, 2019·11 cites·1 claims
0490US10684420B2Integrated MEMS switches for selectively coupling light in and out of a waveguideCHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 16, 2020·5 cites·19 claims
0588US11550037B2Monostatic LiDAR transceiver systemCHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 10, 2023·2 cites·26 claims
0687US10908372B2Systems and methods for isolating excitation and signal paths for chip-scale LIDARCHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 2, 2021·5 cites·12 claims
0787US10303037B2Wide angle steering with phase array with wide-element spacing and lens arrayCHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC·Filed 2017·Granted May 28, 2019·7 cites·13 claims
0886US10599098B2Method and apparatus for light field generationCHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 24, 2020·4 cites·21 claims
0983US10419113B2Optical communications system phase-controlled transmitter and phase-conjugate mirror receiverCHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 17, 2019·4 cites·17 claims
1083US2025180744A1Adaptive lidar scanning techniques for improved frame rate and safetyBESSETTE CHRISTOPHER·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
1182US11699862B2Two-dimensional planar and crossover-free beamforming network architectureCHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 11, 2023·1 cites·33 claims
1281US11579253B2Dual-polarization LiDAR systems and methodsCHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 14, 2023·3 cites·24 claims
1381US10739520B2All-solid state optical transmit/receive terminalCHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 11, 2020·2 cites·25 claims
1481US2024230851A1Monostatic lidar transceiver systemCHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
1580US8472766B2Waveguide coupler having continuous three-dimensional taperingSPECTOR STEVEN JAY·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 25, 2013·8 cites·16 claims
1678US11947040B2Monostatic LiDAR transceiver systemCHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC·Filed 2022·Granted Apr 2, 2024·0 cites·26 claims
1778US8749871B2On-chip miniature optical isolatorMONTOYA JUAN C·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 10, 2014·4 cites·18 claims
1877US10838150B2Coupling lens aberration correction through grating design in a switched focal plane arrayCHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 17, 2020·2 cites·32 claims
1974US10636918B2Single electron transistor triggered by photovoltaic diodeCHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 28, 2020·1 cites·9 claims
2072US10473766B2Light detection and ranging (LiDAR) system and methodCHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 12, 2019·2 cites·23 claims
2170US9946026B2Reduced pupil integrated optical system using precisely matched optical pathlengthsCHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 17, 2018·1 cites·20 claims
2269US12027779B1Two-dimensional planar and crossover-free beamforming network architectureCHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 2, 2024·0 cites·3 claims
2366US12235362B2Beam scanning methods for improved eye safety in LiDAR systemsCHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 25, 2025·0 cites·21 claims
2466US11688995B2Grating emitter systems with controlled polarizationCHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 27, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
2566US10731964B2Photonic imaging arrayCHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 4, 2020·1 cites·5 claims
2665US12055631B2Adaptive LiDAR scanning techniques for improved frame rate and safetyCHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 6, 2024·0 cites·5 claims
2765US7880204B2System and method for providing a high frequency response silicon photodetectorMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 1, 2011·2 cites·11 claims
2864US11641531B2Multi-mode interference coupler-based flat compressive and transform imagerCHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC·Filed 2020·Granted May 2, 2023·0 cites·9 claims
2964US10274575B2Zero optical path difference phased arrayCHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 30, 2019·1 cites·23 claims
3061US10534063B2Zero optical path difference phased array for determining a direction of an incoherent optical sourceCHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 14, 2020·0 cites·3 claims
3159US11953625B2Beamsplitter architecture for monostatic LiDARCHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 9, 2024·0 cites·17 claims
3257US11762062B2Multi-mode signal LiDAR collection methods and systemsCHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 19, 2023·0 cites·10 claims
3357US11218655B2Multi-mode interference coupler-based flat compressive and transform imagerCHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 4, 2022·0 cites·19 claims
3457US10955529B2Nonlinear circulator for pulsed lightCHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 23, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
3557US10837755B2Photonic imaging arrayCHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 17, 2020·0 cites·3 claims
3657US8818150B2Method and apparatus for modulation using a conductive waveguideGREIN MATTHEW E·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 26, 2014·2 cites·18 claims
3757US2025123443A1Large-aperture Flat Light CollectorCHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
3855US11048053B2Movable flexure and MEMS elements for improved optical coupling to photonic integrated circuitsCHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 29, 2021·0 cites·9 claims
3949US11237335B1Optical switch controllable by vertical motion MEMS structureCHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 1, 2022·0 cites·14 claims
4046US2018321569A1Chip scale optical systemsCHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
4142US2021119334A1Antenna for optical and rf signal transmission and receptionCHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites

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