Inventor · Hiratsuka, JP

Masao Majima

59Patents
19h-index
28Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 2, 1989 → Dec 1, 2015

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5396360A Wavelength-multiplexed optical communication system and optical amplifier used therefor Electricity 72 Expired
US5586131A Oscillation polarization mode selective semiconductor laser, light source apparatus and optical communication system using the laser Electricity 69 Expired
US5949562A Transmission wavelength control method permitting efficient wavelength multiplexing, optical communication method, optical transmitter, optical transmitter-receiver apparatus, and optical communication system Electricity 60 Expired
US6188499A Wavelength locking method for tunable filter, wavelength locking apparatus and wavelength division multiplexing communication network using the same Electricity 58 Expired
US5659560A Apparatus and method for driving oscillation polarization selective light source, and optical communication system using the same Electricity 56 Expired
US6104516A Wavelength-changeable light source capable of changing wavelength of output light, optical communication network using the same and wavelength control method for controlling wavelength Electricity 53 Expired
US5594577A Optical receiver and optical transmission system using the receiver Electricity 38 Expired
US5369515A Node for loop-type optical LAN and a loop-type optical LAN using the same Electricity 37 Expired
US5502589A Optical communication systems and optical nodes for use therein Electricity 33 Expired
US5309275A Semiconductor optical amplifying apparatus Electricity 31 Expired
US5343314A Optical fiber communication method and multimedia optical fiber network using the same Electricity 28 Expired
US5801861A Communication system for performing wavelength division multiplexing communications, and wavelength control method used in the system Electricity 28 Expired
US5552919A Tunable-filter control method, tunable-filter control apparatus and optical communication system using the same Electricity 27 Expired
US5144466A Optical fiber communication method and multimedia optical fiber network using the same Electricity 27 Expired
US6937372B2 Light beam deflecting apparatus, image forming apparatus utilizing the same and drive method therefor Physics 27 Expired
US5654814A Optical semiconductor apparatus and optical communication system using the apparatus Electricity 24 Expired
US7148591B2 Oscillating device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US5850408A Method of driving semiconductor laser with wide modulation band, optical communication method, semiconductor laser device, node, and optical communication system Electricity 20 Expired
US6055251A Method and apparatus for frequency modulating a semiconductor laser, and an optical communication system using the same Electricity 19 Expired
US6101014A Wavelength controlling method enabling use of wider wavelength range and network system using the method Electricity 19 Expired
US5886802A Wavelength control method and optical communication apparatus for performing wavelength division multiplex communication Electricity 17 Expired
US7794222B2 Mold, pattern forming method, and pattern forming apparatus Physics 14 Active
US6800844B2 Two-dimensional optical scanner and method of driving the same Physics 13 Expired
US5223972A Optical amplifiers, optical communication systems networks using the amplifier and integrated optical nodes including the amplifier Electricity 12 Expired
US5774243A Control method of selecting wavelength of optical filter, wavelength control method of output light from light outputting apparatus, wavelength division multiplexing method in optical communication system and method for correcting relation between control Electricity 12 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.