John E. Bowers
59Patents
20h-index
91Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 14, 1994 → Aug 8, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5985687A | Method for making cleaved facets for lasers fabricated with gallium nitride and other noncubic materials | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 128 | Expired |
| US6668108B1 | Optical cross-connect switch with integrated optical signal tap | Electricity | 128 | Expired |
| US6396976B1 | 2D optical switch | Physics | 105 | Expired |
| US5955772A | Heterostructure thermionic coolers | Electricity | 61 | Expired |
| US8110823B2 | III-V photonic integration on silicon | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 57 | Active |
| US6563106B1 | Micro-electro-mechanical-system (MEMS) mirror device and methods for fabricating the same | Performing Operations; Transporting | 52 | Expired |
| US8106379B2 | Hybrid silicon evanescent photodetectors | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 49 | Active |
| US6456751B1 | Feedback stabilization of a loss optimized switch | Physics | 43 | Expired |
| US6819815B1 | Method and apparatus for indirect adjustment of optical switch reflectors | Physics | 38 | Expired |
| US6385376B1 | Fused vertical coupler for switches, filters and other electro-optic devices | Physics | 36 | Expired |
| US6060331A | Method for making heterostructure thermionic coolers | Electricity | 36 | Expired |
| US5802084A | Generation of high power optical pulses using flared mode-locked semiconductor lasers and optical amplifiers | Electricity | 33 | Expired |
| US6552256B2 | Two-stage three-terminal thermionic/thermoelectric coolers | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 31 | Expired |
| US6130441A | Semiconductor hetero-interface photodetector | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 27 | Expired |
| US6465803B1 | Semiconductor hetero-interface photodetector | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 27 | Expired |
| US6277696A | Surface emitting laser using two wafer bonded mirrors | Electricity | 27 | Expired |
| US6560384B1 | Optical switch having mirrors arranged to accommodate freedom of movement | Physics | 25 | Expired |
| US9612398B2 | Ultra-broadband photonic integrated circuit platform and ultra-broadband photonic integrated circuit | Physics | 22 | Active |
| US5799024A | Generation of high power optical pulses using flared mode-locked semiconductor lasers and optical amplifiers | Electricity | 20 | Expired |
| US8767792B2 | Method for electrically pumped semiconductor evanescent laser | Electricity | 20 | Active |
| US6403874B1 | High-efficiency heterostructure thermionic coolers | Electricity | 20 | Expired |
| US6643425B1 | Optical switch having switch mirror arrays controlled by scanning beams | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 19 | Expired |
| US6147391A | Semiconductor hetero-interface photodetector | Electricity | 17 | Expired |
| US6323414A | Heterostructure thermionic coolers | Electricity | 17 | Expired |
| US7142744B2 | Wavelength power equalization by attenuation in an optical switch | Electricity | 14 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.