Inventor · Gilroy, CA, US

Karl Kissa

42Patents
15h-index
46Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 6, 1992 → Mar 31, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5835212A Variable chirp optical modulator using single modulation source Physics 41 Expired
US6192167A Differential drive optical modulator Physics 39 Expired
US6226424A Integrated wavelength-select transmitter Physics 32 Expired
US6198855A Velocity-matched, traveling-wave electro-optical devices using non-conductive and conductive polymer buffer layers Physics 31 Expired
US7212326B2 Optical external modulator Physics 30 Expired
US6449080B1 Electro-optic modulator with enhanced bias stability Physics 28 Expired
US6483953B1 External optical modulation using non-co-linear compensation networks Physics 24 Expired
US6370290B1 Integrated wavelength-select transmitter Physics 20 Expired
US7408693B2 Electro-optic device Physics 20 Active
US6181456A Method and apparatus for stable control of electrooptic devices Physics 18 Expired
US8849071B2 Optical waveguide modulator Physics 17 Active
US5321779A Optical substrate with light absorbing segments Physics 17 Expired
US6341031B1 Optical pulse generation using a high order function waveguide interferometer Physics 16 Expired
US6961166B2 Optical digital external modulator Physics 16 Expired
US6580840B1 High efficiency electro-optic modulator with equalized frequency response Physics 16 Expired
US6646776B1 Suppression of high frequency resonance in an electro-optical modulator Physics 15 Expired
US6845183B2 Slotted electrode electro-optic modulator Physics 11 Expired
US8774569B2 High confinement waveguide on an electro-optic substrate Physics 10 Active
US7171063B2 Controllable electro-optic device having substrate trenches between electrodes Physics 9 Expired
US9618821B2 Optical modulator Physics 8 Active
US8218914B2 Electro-optic device Physics 6 Active
US7701630B2 External optical modulator with domain inversion for providing constant chip versus frequency Physics 5 Active
US7324257B2 Low bias drift modulator with buffer layer Physics 5 Expired
US8463081B1 Optical phase modulator Physics 5 Active
US7529433B2 Humidity tolerant electro-optic device Physics 4 Active

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