Ivan P. Kaminow
29Patents
16h-index
23Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 28, 1973 → Sep 21, 1999
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5625478A | Optically restorable WDM ring network using simple add/drop circuitry | Electricity | 77 | Expired |
| US4179189A | Single polarization optical fibers and methods of fabrication | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 52 | Expired |
| US4111525A | Silica based optical fiber waveguide using phosphorus pentoxide and germanium dioxide | Physics | 51 | Expired |
| US4111523A | Thin film optical waveguide | Physics | 48 | Expired |
| US5623356A | Combined wavelength router and switch apparatus for use in a wavelength division multiplexed optical communication system | Electricity | 42 | Expired |
| US4039249A | Integrated optical devices including tunable fixed grating | Physics | 36 | Expired |
| US4284663A | Fabrication of optical waveguides by indiffusion of metals | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 33 | Expired |
| US5923449A | Optically restorable WDM ring network using simple add/drop circuitry | Electricity | 32 | Expired |
| US4376946A | Superluminescent LED with efficient coupling to optical waveguide | Electricity | 28 | Expired |
| US5396507A | Reflective digitally tunable laser | Electricity | 27 | Expired |
| US5027435A | Optical communication systems using Fabry-Perot cavities | Physics | 23 | Expired |
| US5373517A | Rapidly tunable integrated laser | Electricity | 23 | Expired |
| US6549313B1 | Broadbrand electronic N×N cross-connect switch using tunable lasers | Electricity | 22 | Expired |
| US5509023A | Laser control arrangement for tuning a laser | Electricity | 20 | Expired |
| US4025156A | Graded-index fiber for multimode optical communication | Physics | 18 | Expired |
| US5077728A | Frequency division multiple access network | Electricity | 18 | Expired |
| US5425116A | Tunable optical waveguide grating arrangement | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| US4376138A | Optical waveguides in InGaAsP and InP | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 16 | Expired |
| US4573163A | Longitudinal mode stabilized laser | Electricity | 15 | Expired |
| US4198115A | Fabry-Perot resonator using a birefringent crystal | Physics | 12 | Expired |
| US4000937A | Planar waveguide electrooptic prism deflector | Physics | 12 | Expired |
| US5524014A | Optical frequency translator | Electricity | 11 | Expired |
| US5483369A | Communication systems using passive RF routing | Electricity | 11 | Expired |
| US3990775A | Thin-film optical waveguide | Physics | 10 | Expired |
| US4400813A | Crenelated-ridge waveguide laser | Electricity | 10 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.