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Photonetics

31Patents
0Active
31Granted
36Portfolio score

Filing activity: Apr 16, 1987 → Jul 11, 2002

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5594744A Singlemode laser source tunable in wavelength with a self-aligned external cavity Electricity 81 Expired
US6529327B1 Partly reflecting optical component and laser source incorporating such a component Electricity 48 Expired
US5802085A Singlemode laser source tunable in wavelength with a self-aligned external cavity Electricity 46 Expired
US5886785A Optical spectrum analyzer and process for analyzing the corresponding spectrum Physics 45 Expired
US6084695A Optical fiber wavelength multiplexer and demutiplexer Physics 43 Expired
US5028395A Active chemical sensor with optical fiber and its production process Physics 41 Expired
US5712704A Appliance for measuring polarization mode dispersion and corresponding measuring process Physics 41 Expired
US5181078A Fiber optic measuring device, rate gyro, navigation and stabilization system, and current sensor Physics 36 Expired
US4870269A Optical-fiber detection device which involves testing for good performance Physics 36 Expired
US5270791A Fibre optic measuring device, rate gyro, stabilization system and magnetic field or current sensor Physics 35 Expired
US4843233A Device for detecting vibrations including a multimode optical fiber as sensitive element Physics 35 Expired
US6249364A Optical wave-guide wavelength multiplexer and demultiplexer Physics 34 Expired
US5115677A Methods and devices for determining the contact angle of a drop of liquid placed on a substrate Physics 33 Expired
US5141316A Optical-fiber measuring device, gyrometer, central navigation and stabilizing system Physics 33 Expired
US4770047A Optical fiber sensor Physics 32 Expired
US5719674A Process for measuring rotation speeds about several axes, and a multiplexed multi-axial gyrofiber allowing this measurement Physics 30 Expired
US4994677A Method for positioning an object relative to a plane and measuring length and apparatus for implementing same Physics 27 Expired
US6252718A Optical reflector and laser with external cavity incorporating such a reflector Electricity 25 Expired
US4932782A Channelled light spectrum analysis measurement method and device, more especially for measuring a low amplitude movement of a mobile surface, which may be representative of a variation of a physical magnitude convertible into such a movement Physics 25 Expired
US5349439A Opto-electronic measuring device with optical air wedge spectral analysis arrangement Physics 24 Expired
US6339609B2 Tunable laser source with a self-aligned external cavity and a retro-reflecting-dispersing device Electricity 14 Expired
US6507597B1 Multiwavelength source Electricity 10 Expired
US6324193A Continuously wavelength-tunable monomode laser source Electricity 9 Expired
US6600767B1 Free space laser with self-aligned fiber output Electricity 7 Expired
US5894488A Light source with stabilized broadband and associated optical fiber gyroscope Electricity 6 Expired

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