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Optical Switch Corporation

26Patents
0Active
26Granted
34Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jul 7, 1997 → Jul 10, 2001

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6185019A Holographic patterning method and tool employing prism coupling Physics 87 Expired
US5875271A Apparatus for switching optical signals and method of operation Physics 49 Expired
US6556280B1 Period reconfiguration and closed loop calibration of an interference lithography patterning system and method of operation Physics 41 Expired
US6519382B1 Frustrated total internal reflection switch using waveguides and method of operation Physics 37 Expired
US5841916A Frustrated total internal reflection device Physics 35 Expired
US6236778A Frustrated total internal reflection bus and method of operation Electricity 26 Expired
US6253007A Method and apparatus for connecting optical fibers Physics 24 Expired
US6255038A Process for modulating interferometric lithography patterns to record selected discrete patterns in photoresist Physics 22 Expired
US5909301A Frustrated total internal reflection device having a first spacer and a second spacer Physics 22 Expired
US6236787A Method and apparatus for aligning optical fibers using an alignment spacer Physics 22 Expired
US5917641A Frustrated total internal reflection device having a spacer and an endplate Physics 21 Expired
US6393174B1 Integrated fiber array optical switch using double-pass propagation and method of operation Physics 20 Expired
US6438283B1 Frustrated total internal reflection switch using double pass reflection and method of operation Physics 18 Expired
US6137930A Method and apparatus for aligning optical fibers Physics 17 Expired
US6393175B1 Integrated fiber array optical switch and method of operation Physics 16 Expired
US6285817A Holographic patterning method and tool for production environments Electricity 11 Expired
US6522433B2 Interference lithography using holey fibers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US6542654B1 Reconfigurable optical switch and method Physics 10 Expired
US6445854B1 Optical fiber having first and second reflective surfaces and method of operation Physics 9 Expired
US6453084B1 System and method for beam-steering using a reference signal feedback Physics 9 Expired
US6243511A System and method for determining the condition of an optical signal Physics 7 Expired
US6529653B1 System and method for orienting and positioning optical fibers Physics 6 Expired
US6529655B1 Frustrated total internal reflection optical switch using waveguides and method of operation Physics 6 Expired
US6516107B1 2×2 integrated fiber array optical switch and method of operation Physics 3 Expired
US6516111B1 Cascaded integrated fiber array optical switch and method of operation Physics 3 Expired

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