Inventor · Kamloops, BC, CA

Francois Bilodeau

13Patents
10h-index
9Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 9, 1985 → Aug 13, 2008

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5367588A Method of fabricating Bragg gratings using a silica glass phase grating mask and mask used by same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 192 Expired
US4900119A Wavelength selective optical devices using optical directional coupler Physics 115 Expired
US5104209A Method of creating an index grating in an optical fiber and a mode converter using the index grating Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 101 Expired
US5495548A Photosensitization of optical fiber and silica waveguides Physics 41 Expired
US4895423A Fabrication technique for low-loss fused taper directional couplers and pressure sensor produced thereby Physics 36 Expired
US5216739A Method of creating an index grating in an optical fiber and a mode converter using the index grating Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Expired
US4586784A Modal-insensitive biconical taper couplers Physics 32 Expired
US6374016B1 Polarization insensitive grating in a planar channel optical waveguide and method to achieve the same Physics 14 Expired
US7606452B2 Optical fiber fundamental mode field expander Physics 14 Active
US6256435A Polarization insensitive grating in a planar channel optical waveguide and method to achieve the same Physics 10 Expired
US4963177A Method for making a grating assisted optical waveguide device Physics 9 Expired
USRE39865E1 Method of fabricating Bragg gratings using a silica glass phase grating mask and mask used by same General 6 Expired
US5150439A Simplified WDM fused fiber coupler design Physics 5 Expired

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