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CPC H01S
Ranked by the PatentIndex Score — a 1–99 percentile within H01S · public-visibility date · generated 2026
top 25 per window · public-visibility date
Rising· last 2 yrs
Inventors whose newest H01S patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier
- 199Shuji Nakamura104 patents · 3,666 citations
- 296James W. Raring247 patents · 5,539 citations
- 392Mohammed N. Islam106 patents · 3,188 citations
- 488Joseph G. Lachapelle18 patents · 943 citations
- 583Melvin Mclaurin100 patents · 1,774 citations
- 679John D. Joannopoulos15 patents · 1,168 citations
- 775Seok-Hyun Yun23 patents · 876 citations
- 871Po Shan Hsu53 patents · 1,295 citations
- 967Alexander Sztein48 patents · 1,266 citations
- 1063Radhakrishnan L. Nagarajan102 patents · 1,565 citations
- 1158Jean-Luc Archambault21 patents · 1,036 citations
- 1254Paul Rudy96 patents · 1,290 citations
- 1350Christopher Doerr48 patents · 1,103 citations
- 1446D. Philip Worland8 patents · 861 citations
- 1542Mark S. Zediker37 patents · 1,188 citations
- 1638Stephen B. Krasulick43 patents · 909 citations
- 1733John Zyskind19 patents · 932 citations
- 1829Petar Atanackovic41 patents · 720 citations
- 1925Dan Botez53 patents · 1,253 citations
- 2021Mark Alan Arbore28 patents · 759 citations
- 2117Daryoosh Vakhshoori39 patents · 1,043 citations
- 2213Marin Soljacic12 patents · 501 citations
- 238Luke J. Mawst28 patents · 834 citations
- 244Geoff W. Taylor30 patents · 541 citations
- 251Alfred Lell93 patents · 530 citations
Active· last 5 yrs
Sustained H01S output across the last 5 years
- 199Eric Swanson21 patents · 10,828 citations
- 296Shuji Nakamura104 patents · 3,666 citations
- 392Martin E. Fermann136 patents · 6,414 citations
- 488James W. Raring247 patents · 5,539 citations
- 583Jack L. Jewell54 patents · 4,244 citations
- 679Mohammed N. Islam106 patents · 3,188 citations
- 775Jason M. Eichenholz27 patents · 1,650 citations
- 871Joseph G. Lachapelle18 patents · 943 citations
- 967Christiane Poblenz17 patents · 1,224 citations
- 1063Palash P. Das61 patents · 5,230 citations
- 1158Matthew Meitl16 patents · 1,342 citations
- 1254Etienne Menard12 patents · 1,293 citations
- 1350John A. Rogers18 patents · 1,596 citations
- 1446Richard C. Ujazdowski41 patents · 2,029 citations
- 1542Shinichi Nagahama27 patents · 1,427 citations
- 1638Melvin Mclaurin100 patents · 1,774 citations
- 1733Mathew C. Schmidt47 patents · 1,010 citations
- 1829Liang Dong43 patents · 1,331 citations
- 1925Christopher L. Chua50 patents · 1,660 citations
- 2021Kevin L. Lear17 patents · 1,461 citations
- 2117Susumu Kinoshita75 patents · 2,384 citations
- 2213John D. Joannopoulos15 patents · 1,168 citations
- 238Fabio Di Teodoro31 patents · 731 citations
- 244Naoto Jikutani67 patents · 1,638 citations
- 251Frank Peters44 patents · 1,208 citations
All-time canon
Career PatentIndex Score in H01S
- 199James G. Fujimoto16 patents · 10,270 citations
- 296Eric Swanson21 patents · 10,828 citations
- 392Brett Eugene Bouma23 patents · 6,576 citations
- 488Guillermo J. Tearney22 patents · 4,871 citations
- 583Shuji Nakamura104 patents · 3,666 citations
- 679John C. C. Fan18 patents · 3,328 citations
- 775Robert W. Mcclelland17 patents · 3,308 citations
- 871Brenda Dingle24 patents · 4,589 citations
- 967Naruhito Iwasa19 patents · 2,343 citations
- 1063Jeffrey J. Jacobsen17 patents · 3,488 citations
- 1158Mark B. Spitzer19 patents · 3,813 citations
- 1254Paul M. Zavracky10 patents · 2,418 citations
- 1350Xiaoxun Zhu44 patents · 1,544 citations
- 1446C. Harry Knowles48 patents · 1,754 citations
- 1542John Stephen Smith8 patents · 2,312 citations
- 1638Jeffrey N. Miller19 patents · 1,410 citations
- 1733Jason Heine9 patents · 1,288 citations
- 1829Klavs F. Jensen9 patents · 1,288 citations
- 1925Ronald L. Moon9 patents · 1,288 citations
- 2021Constantine J. Tsikos55 patents · 1,848 citations
- 2117Donald J. Harter104 patents · 7,135 citations
- 2213Martin E. Fermann136 patents · 6,414 citations
- 238James W. Raring247 patents · 5,539 citations
- 244Almantas Galvanauskas32 patents · 4,084 citations
- 251Tokuya Kozaki23 patents · 1,832 citations
Rising· last 2 yrs
The top-scoring H01S patents made public in the last 2 years
- 199US12066426B1✦ AIPulsed micro-chip laser for malaria detection66 cites · 202492% earned
- 296US11923658B1✦ AILaser diode firing system9 cites · 202470% earned
- 392US11881678B1✦ AIPhotonics assembly with a photonics die stack9 cites · 202487% earned
- 488US11965966B1Method, system, and apparatus for a lidar sensor with a large grating4 cites · 202462% earned
- 583US12266905B2Pulsed resonant laser diode array driver2 cites · 202461% earned
- 679US12191626B1Vertically emitting laser devices and chip-scale-package laser devices and laser-based, wh5 cites · 202584% earned
- 775US12505753B2Laser beam based flight path clearing system2 cites · 202576% earned
- 871US12199407B1Frequency stabilization method and system for tunable light sources based on characteristi2 cites · 202576% earned
- 967US12288965B1Vertical cavity surface emitting laser structure and manufacturing method thereof1 cites · 202567% earned
- 1063US12095223B1Laser device with an edge emitting source surface-mounted for emission and electronic devi2 cites · 202476% earned
- 1158US12278461B1System and methods for stable, fast, wide-tuning range hybrid lasers3 cites · 202580% earned
- 1254US11906874B1Acousto-optic deflector and methods of fabrication2 cites · 202449% earned
- 1350US12301289B1Systems and methods for free space optical injection locking2 cites · 202567% earned
- 1446US12100929B2Semiconductor optical device and method for manufacturing the same2 cites · 202467% earned
- 1542US12123800B2Method and device for detecting absolute or relative temperature and/or absolute or relati2 cites · 202467% earned
- 1638US12160083B2Laser diode drive circuit and LiDAR2 cites · 202476% earned
- 1733US12268475B2Wearable device for differential measurement on pulse rate and blood flow1 cites · 202546% earned
- 1829US12176200B2Laser-driven light source with electrodeless ignition1 cites · 202446% earned
- 1925US12308606B2Light emitting device1 cites · 202446% earned
- 2021US12244341B1Radio frequency signal transmission using free space optical communications1 cites · 202550% earned
- 2117US12379641B2Light source1 cites · 202456% earned
- 2213US12250021B1Active feedback noise reduction for free space optical communications1 cites · 202556% earned
- 238US12187875B1Polystyrene-based chalcone, method of preparation, and uses thereof1 cites · 202556% earned
- 244US12184033B1High optical gain laser media-based on chalcone compound derivatives1 cites · 202456% earned
- 251US11940715B2Nonlinear wave mixing system with grating-assisted phase matching2 cites · 202467% earned
Active· last 5 yrs
The top-scoring H01S patents of the last 5 years
- 199US12066426B1✦ AIPulsed micro-chip laser for malaria detection66 cites · 202492% earned
- 296US11119219B1✦ AILidar system with input optical element59 cites · 202186% earned
- 392US11502223B1✦ AIEpitaxial oxide materials, structures, and devices43 cites · 202280% earned
- 488US11160455B2Multi-wavelength wearable device for non-invasive blood measurements in tissue50 cites · 202180% earned
- 583US11564577B2Wearable device coupled to time-of-flight imaging system38 cites · 202275% earned
- 679US11360396B2Mode control of photonic crystal fiber based broadband radiation sources45 cites · 202183% earned
- 775US11522103B1Epitaxial oxide materials, structures, and devices25 cites · 202269% earned
- 871US11029395B1Systems and methods for pulsed-wave LIDAR25 cites · 202182% earned
- 967US11632175B2External laser enabled co-packaged optics architectures20 cites · 202279% earned
- 1063US11658461B1Tuning the output of a laser12 cites · 202388% earned
- 1158US11557875B2Network device with optical communication interface22 cites · 202290% earned
- 1254US11675126B1Heterogeneous integration of an electro-optical platform17 cites · 202389% earned
- 1350US11243068B1Configuration and operation of array of self-mixing interferometry sensors19 cites · 202285% earned
- 1446US11529260B2Systems and methods for performing an intraocular procedure for treating an eye condition15 cites · 202276% earned
- 1542US11245247B2Pulsed laser diode driver15 cites · 202178% earned
- 1638US11585977B2Broadband back mirror for a photonic chip18 cites · 202181% earned
- 1733US11815720B1Waveguide heating in LIDAR systems12 cites · 202382% earned
- 1829US11429010B1Systems and methods for a tunable radio frequency synthesizer utilizing optical frequency 12 cites · 202288% earned
- 1925US11757532B1Acousto-optic deflector and telecommunication system7 cites · 202364% earned
- 2021US10897119B1Temperature sensor integrated with MOS capacitor for stabilizing lasers16 cites · 202189% earned
- 2117US11923658B1Laser diode firing system9 cites · 202470% earned
- 2213US11567390B1Coupling prisms for tunable optical metasurfaces9 cites · 202381% earned
- 238US11579456B2Transmissive metasurface lens integration11 cites · 202274% earned
- 244US11063407B1Addressable vertical cavity surface emitting laser array for generating structured light p14 cites · 202180% earned
- 251US11668555B2Laser interferometer10 cites · 202287% earned
All-time canon
The defining H01S patents of the whole record
- 199US6727522B1✦ AITransistor and semiconductor device4,353 cites · 200494% earned
- 296US7064346B2✦ AITransistor and semiconductor device4,229 cites · 200594% earned
- 392US7501293B2✦ AISemiconductor device in which zinc oxide is used as a semiconductor material and method fo4,120 cites · 200696% earned
- 488US5321501AMethod and apparatus for optical imaging with means for controlling the longitudinal range1,728 cites · 199493% earned
- 583US6485413B1Methods and apparatus for forward-directed optical scanning instruments1,705 cites · 200296% earned
- 679US7324572B2Laser driver circuit for burst mode transmission and fabrication method thereof1,473 cites · 200595% earned
- 775US6134003AMethod and apparatus for performing optical measurements using a fiber optic imaging guide1,437 cites · 200095% earned
- 871US5459570AMethod and apparatus for performing optical measurements1,303 cites · 199593% earned
- 967US7170910B2Evanescent-field optical amplifiers and lasers1,016 cites · 200693% earned
- 1063US6564087B1Fiber optic needle probes for optical coherence tomography imaging956 cites · 200395% earned
- 1158US6501551B1Fiber optic imaging endoscope interferometer with at least one faraday rotator913 cites · 200295% earned
- 1254US6153010AMethod of growing nitride semiconductors, nitride semiconductor substrate and nitride semi872 cites · 200087% earned
- 1350US8455290B2Method of fabricating epitaxial structures789 cites · 201292% earned
- 1446US5545291AMethod for fabricating self-assembling microstructures726 cites · 199692% earned
- 1542US6046464AIntegrated heterostructures of group III-V nitride semiconductor materials including epita722 cites · 200092% earned
- 1638US5325386AVertical-cavity surface emitting laser assay display system691 cites · 199495% earned
- 1733US6882051B2Nanowires, nanostructures and devices fabricated therefrom683 cites · 200287% earned
- 1829US6111645AGrating based phase control optical delay line682 cites · 200090% earned
- 1925US5317236ASingle crystal silicon arrayed devices for display panels680 cites · 199488% earned
- 2021US7969558B2High definition lidar system655 cites · 201095% earned
- 2117US5465147AMethod and apparatus for acquiring images using a ccd detector array and no transverse sca628 cites · 199595% earned
- 2213US5696389ALight-emitting semiconductor device623 cites · 199795% earned
- 238US5956355AMethod and apparatus for performing optical measurements using a rapidly frequency-tuned l616 cites · 199992% earned
- 244US7972875B2Optical systems fabricated by printing-based assembly596 cites · 201085% earned
- 251US6421164B2Interferometeric imaging with a grating based phase control optical delay line593 cites · 200190% earned
Rising· last 2 yrs
Assignees whose newest H01S patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier
- 199MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY214 patents · 19,321 citations
- 296NICHIA CORP416 patents · 3,740 citations
- 392LUMINAR TECH INC25 patents · 1,718 citations
- 488TOSHIBA KK414 patents · 11,784 citations
- 583SORAA LASER DIODE INC134 patents · 2,231 citations
- 679CIENA CORP75 patents · 2,866 citations
- 775SONY CORP522 patents · 6,877 citations
- 871SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES536 patents · 5,016 citations
- 967CORNING INC240 patents · 5,440 citations
- 1063OMNI MEDSCI INC56 patents · 761 citations
- 1158NEC CORP570 patents · 10,546 citations
- 1254LOCKHEED CORP73 patents · 1,620 citations
- 1350IBM278 patents · 4,807 citations
- 1446NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE149 patents · 2,668 citations
- 1542MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT50 patents · 1,231 citations
- 1638CANON KK376 patents · 6,887 citations
- 1733US NAVY260 patents · 4,193 citations
- 1829FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO LTD405 patents · 3,598 citations
- 1925WISCONSIN ALUMNI RES FOUND48 patents · 1,222 citations
- 2021UNIV ROCHESTER31 patents · 904 citations
- 2117SEIKO EPSON CORP265 patents · 1,827 citations
- 2213ERICSSON TELEFON AB L M50 patents · 1,165 citations
- 238HRL LAB LLC51 patents · 877 citations
- 244SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD428 patents · 3,655 citations
- 251HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KK188 patents · 1,175 citations
Active· last 5 yrs
Sustained H01S output across the last 5 years
- 199MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY214 patents · 19,321 citations
- 296UNIV CALIFORNIA230 patents · 8,746 citations
- 392IMRA AMERICA INC143 patents · 7,844 citations
- 488NICHIA CORP416 patents · 3,740 citations
- 583XEROX CORP276 patents · 13,043 citations
- 679LUMINAR TECH INC25 patents · 1,718 citations
- 775TOSHIBA KK414 patents · 11,784 citations
- 871SORAA LASER DIODE INC134 patents · 2,231 citations
- 967CIENA CORP75 patents · 2,866 citations
- 1063CALIFORNIA INST OF TECHN96 patents · 3,962 citations
- 1158UNIV ILLINOIS83 patents · 2,828 citations
- 1254FUJITSU LTD675 patents · 13,247 citations
- 1350HITACHI LTD317 patents · 7,774 citations
- 1446SONY CORP522 patents · 6,877 citations
- 1542TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC79 patents · 2,191 citations
- 1638SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES536 patents · 5,016 citations
- 1733INFINERA CORP98 patents · 1,873 citations
- 1829CORNING INC240 patents · 5,440 citations
- 1925OMNI MEDSCI INC56 patents · 761 citations
- 2021NEC CORP570 patents · 10,546 citations
- 2117SHARP KK576 patents · 7,169 citations
- 2213ROHM CO LTD144 patents · 2,924 citations
- 238ELECTRO SCIENT IND INC58 patents · 1,901 citations
- 244US ENERGY189 patents · 3,906 citations
- 251LOCKHEED CORP73 patents · 1,620 citations
All-time canon
All-time PatentIndex Score in H01S
- 199MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY214 patents · 19,321 citations
- 296NICHIA KAGAKU KOGYO KK17 patents · 2,937 citations
- 392UNIV CALIFORNIA230 patents · 8,746 citations
- 488KOPIN CORP36 patents · 6,194 citations
- 583UNIV NORTH CAROLINA STATE15 patents · 2,832 citations
- 679METROLOGIC INSTR INC72 patents · 2,219 citations
- 775SDL INC129 patents · 10,600 citations
- 871IMRA AMERICA INC143 patents · 7,844 citations
- 967NICHIA CORP416 patents · 3,740 citations
- 1063XEROX CORP276 patents · 13,043 citations
- 1158GEN HOSPITAL CORP12 patents · 2,370 citations
- 1254LUMINAR TECH INC25 patents · 1,718 citations
- 1350LUMILEDS LIGHTING LLC26 patents · 2,811 citations
- 1446CYMER INC260 patents · 13,358 citations
- 1542TOSHIBA KK414 patents · 11,784 citations
- 1638LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC314 patents · 12,634 citations
- 1733SANDIA CORP42 patents · 2,803 citations
- 1829RARING JAMES W24 patents · 2,193 citations
- 1925SORAA LASER DIODE INC134 patents · 2,231 citations
- 2021CIENA CORP75 patents · 2,866 citations
- 2117CALIFORNIA INST OF TECHN96 patents · 3,962 citations
- 2213SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LAB88 patents · 2,795 citations
- 238UNIV ILLINOIS83 patents · 2,828 citations
- 244FUJITSU LTD675 patents · 13,247 citations
- 251PICOLIGHT INC27 patents · 1,567 citations
90–99 field-defining50–89 strong<50 emergingearned by citationsfrom family breadth