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nLight Photonics Corporation

47Patents
31Active
47Granted
49Portfolio score

Filing activity: Aug 13, 2001 → Nov 18, 2014 · 3 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8711471B2 High power fiber amplifier with stable output Electricity 52 Active
US6665471B1 System and method for optimizing the performance of multiple gain element laser Electricity 50 Expired
US6836487B1 Spectrally tailored raman pump laser Electricity 45 Expired
US6952510B1 Optically corrected intracavity fiber coupled multigain element laser Electricity 45 Expired
US7420996B2 Modular diode laser assembly Electricity 36 Expired
US7443895B2 Modular diode laser assembly Electricity 33 Expired
US9063289B1 Multimode fiber combiners Physics 32 Active
US8873134B2 Hybrid laser amplifier system including active taper Electricity 32 Active
US7436868B2 Modular diode laser assembly Electricity 31 Expired
US7586963B2 Modular diode laser assembly Electricity 28 Expired
US9217825B2 Spun non-circular and non-elliptical core optical fibers and apparatuses utilizing the same Electricity 26 Active
US8835804B2 Beam homogenizer Physics 26 Active
US8891579B1 Laser diode apparatus utilizing reflecting slow axis collimators Electricity 25 Active
US8537871B2 Fiber cladding light stripper Electricity 22 Active
US7444046B2 Diode laser array coupling optic and system Physics 22 Expired
US7848372B2 Modular diode laser assembly Electricity 17 Active
US8483533B1 Fiber-coupled laser diode illumination systems with stable beam propagation Physics 17 Active
US9214786B2 Diode laser packages with flared laser oscillator waveguides Electricity 16 Active
US6865316B1 System and method of operating low coupling efficiency optical source by dissipating cladding modes Physics 13 Expired
US9166369B2 Flared laser oscillator waveguide Electricity 11 Active
US6765733B1 System and method for mounting components using ball and socket structure Physics 9 Expired
US8995487B1 Laser driver subsystem Electricity 9 Active
US9044829B2 Fiber laser systems for cold ablation Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Active
US8831396B1 Homogenizing optical fiber apparatus and systems employing the same Electricity 7 Active
US9270085B1 Multi-wavelength laser device Electricity 6 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.