Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Ye Chen

29Patents
10h-index
32Co-inventors
71Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 15, 2000 → Aug 17, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6526076B2 Integrated parallel channel optical monitoring for parallel optics transmitter Electricity 46 Expired
US8469610B2 Optical connection system with plug having optical turn Physics 22 Active
US9429725B2 Bidirectional parallel optical transceiver module and a method for bidirectionally communicating optical signals over an optical link Electricity 20 Active
US8620122B2 Low-profile optical communications module having two generally flat optical connector modules that slidingly engage one another Physics 19 Active
US8315492B2 Fiber connector module including integrated optical lens turn block and method for coupling optical signals between a transceiver module and an optical fiber Physics 16 Active
US6856460B2 Diffractive optical element for providing favorable multi-mode fiber launch and reflection management Physics 15 Expired
US8260097B2 Opto-electronic alignment system and method Electricity 14 Active
US6822794B2 Diffractive optical element for providing favorable multi-mode fiber launch and reflection management Physics 14 Expired
US9325445B2 Demultiplexing device for opto-electronic transceiver Electricity 13 Active
US9323013B2 Bidirectional optical communications module having an optics system that reduces optical losses and increases tolerance to optical misalignment Electricity 11 Active
US8503838B2 Two-part optical coupling system having an air gap therein for reflecting light to provide optical feedback for monitoring optical output power levels in an optical transmitter (TX) Physics 10 Active
US8403568B2 Connector system having electrical and optical links with optical link cleaner Physics 10 Active
US9995880B1 Wavelength division multiplexing and demultiplexing in optical communications modules, and methods Physics 7 Active
US6892007B2 Monitoring optical transmitter signals Electricity 6 Expired
US8705975B2 Single wavelength bidirectional fiber optical link with beam-splitting element Physics 5 Active
US9106338B2 Dual-wavelength bidirectional optical communication system and method for communicating optical signals Physics 4 Active
US7213982B2 Optoelectronic module with high coupling efficiency Physics 3 Expired
US9869833B2 Optical receiver using a photodetector with a self-aligned lens Electricity 3 Active
US9323065B2 Optical multiplexer and demultiplexer and a method for fabricating and assembling the multiplexer/demultiplexer Physics 3 Active
US8019233B2 Method and apparatus for using a hologram to control the optical field distribution of light generated by a light source and launched into an end of an optical waveguide Physics 3 Active
US7488117B2 Large tolerance fiber optic transmitter and receiver Electricity 3 Expired
US8591123B2 Connector system having electrical and optical links with optical link cleaner Physics 2 Active
US8280203B2 Parallel optical communications device having weldable inserts Physics 1 Active
US8547642B2 Multi-beam, high efficiency diffractive optics system formed in a single substrate Physics 1 Active
US10451889B2 Optical communications module having an optics system that improves link performance, and methods Electricity 0 Active

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