Inventor · Fremont, CA, US

Ming Cai

13Patents
5h-index
14Co-inventors
59Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 12, 1999 → May 10, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6580851B1 Resonator fiber bidirectional coupler Physics 49 Expired
US6583399B1 Optical resonator microsphere sensor with altering Q-factor Physics 47 Expired
US6741628B2 Micro-cavity laser Electricity 20 Expired
US7184623B2 Apparatus, system and method for an adiabatic coupler for multi-mode fiber-optic transmission systems Physics 19 Expired
US6859582B2 Dual-wavelength hybrid waveguide coupler Physics 9 Expired
US7603006B2 Optical switch having angle tuning elements and multiple-fiber collimators Physics 5 Active
US8294981B2 Optical amplifiers using switched filter devices Electricity 2 Active
US10178948B2 Self operatable ophthalmic device Human Necessities 2 Active
US7221818B2 Optical switch Physics 2 Expired
US7286730B2 Optical switch having angle tuning elements and multiple-fiber collimators Physics 2 Expired
US8358466B2 Optical delay line interferometers with silicon dual mirror for DPSK Physics 1 Active
US8503058B2 Etalon with temperature-compensation and fine-tuning adjustment Physics 1 Active
US8577192B2 Tunable optical filters with multiple ports Physics 0 Active

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