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Alan C. Nilsson
Also filed as: NILSSON ALAN · NILSSON ALAN C
48 granted patents·1,240 citations·filing 1989–2012
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48 records- 0199US7103239B2Optical transmitterINFINERA CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 5, 2006·55 cites·35 claims
- 0298US7885492B2Transmitter photonic integrated circuit (TxPIC) chipsINFINERA CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 8, 2011·89 cites·114 claims
- 0398US7751658B2Monolithic transmitter photonic integrated circuit (TxPIC) having tunable modulated sources with feedback system for source power level or wavelength tuningINFINERA CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 6, 2010·66 cites·15 claims
- 0498US7519246B2Photonic integrated circuit (PIC) chipsINFINERA CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 14, 2009·39 cites·19 claims
- 0598US7200296B2Monolithic photonic integrated circuit (PIC) CHIPINFINERA CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 3, 2007·40 cites·41 claims
- 0698US7079715B2Transmitter photonic integrated circuit (TxPIC) chip architectures and drive systems and wavelength stabilization for TxPICsINFINERA CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 18, 2006·80 cites·39 claims
- 0797US8831436B2Method and apparatus for local optimization of an optical transmitterEVANS PETER W·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 9, 2014·26 cites·24 claims
- 0897US8300994B2Transmitter photonic integrated circuit (TxPIC) chipWELCH DAVID F·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 30, 2012·49 cites·8 claims
- 0996US8184929B2Method of tuning optical components integrated in a monolithic photonic integrated circuit (PIC)KISH JR FRED A·Filed 2008·Granted May 22, 2012·25 cites·16 claims
- 1096US7680364B2Wavelength locking and power control systems for multi-channel photonic integrated circuits (PICS)INFINERA CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 16, 2010·50 cites·16 claims
- 1196US7680368B2Monolithic transmitter photonic integrated circuit (TxPIC) with a traversely disposed outputINFINERA CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 16, 2010·26 cites·26 claims
- 1296US7489838B2Optical transmitterINFINERA CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 10, 2009·20 cites·21 claims
- 1396US7283694B2Transmitter photonic integrated circuits (TxPIC) and optical transport networks employing TxPICsINFINERA CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 16, 2007·59 cites·58 claims
- 1496US7162113B2Deployment of electro-optic amplitude varying elements (AVEs) and electro-optic multi-functional elements (MFEs) in photonic integrated circuits (PICs)INFINERA CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 9, 2007·21 cites·13 claims
- 1596US7136546B2Method and apparatus of monitoring and controlling the emission wavelengths of a plurality of laser sources integrated on the same chip or in the same photonic integrated circuit (PIC)INFINERA CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 14, 2006·21 cites·53 claims
- 1695US8971362B2Monitoring of a laser source with front and rear output photodetectors to determine frontal laser power and power changes over laser lifetimeSMITH ROBERT W·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 3, 2015·25 cites·7 claims
- 1795US7773837B2Monolithic transmitter photonic integrated circuit (TXPIC) with a transversely disposed outputINFINERA CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 10, 2010·18 cites·24 claims
- 1895US7512295B2Transmitter photonic integrated circuits (TXPICS) with directly modulated lasers and wavelength selective combinersINFINERA CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 31, 2009·16 cites·21 claims
- 1995US7340122B2Monolithic transmitter photonic integrated circuit (TxPIC) with integrated optical components in circuit signal channelsINFINERA CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 4, 2008·16 cites·21 claims
- 2094US7570845B2Deployment of electro-optic amplitude varying elements (AVEs) and electro-optic multi-functional elements (MFEs) in photonic integrated circuits (PICs)INFINERA CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 4, 2009·15 cites·16 claims
- 2194US7477807B2Monolithic transmitter photonic integrated circuit (TxPIC) semiconductor chipINFINERA CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 13, 2009·12 cites·44 claims
- 2293US7092589B2Method of tuning integrated laser sources with integrated wavelength tuning elements on the same substrate or in a monolithic photonic integrated circuit (PIC)INFINERA CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 15, 2006·22 cites·31 claims
- 2393US7079721B2Method and apparatus of monitoring and controlling the emission wavelengths of a plurality of laser sources integrated on the same chip or in the same photonic integrated circuit (PIC)INFINERA CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 18, 2006·24 cites·49 claims
- 2493US5940196AOptical communications system with wavelength division multiplexingHARMONIC LIGHTWAVES INC·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 17, 1999·181 cites·23 claims
- 2592US8625997B2Method and apparatus for local optimization of an optical transmitterEVANS PETER W·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 7, 2014·11 cites·10 claims
- 2690US7324719B2Method tuning optical components integrated in a monolithic photonic integrated circuit (PIC)INFINERA CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 29, 2008·7 cites·14 claims
- 2789US7079720B2Method of operating an array of laser sources integrated in a monolithic chip or in a photonic integrated circuit (PIC)INFINERA CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 18, 2006·14 cites·30 claims
- 2887US7539365B2Deployment of electro-optic amplitude varying elements (AVEs) and electro-optic multi-functional elements (MFEs) in photonic integrated circuits (PICs)INFINERA CORP·Filed 2007·Granted May 26, 2009·8 cites·16 claims
- 2987US7079719B2Method of tuning optical components integrated on a monolithic chipINFINERA CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 18, 2006·13 cites·25 claims
- 3086US8155488B2Wavelength locking and power control systems for multi-channel photonic integrated circuits (PICs)NILSSON ALAN C·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 10, 2012·9 cites·14 claims
- 3185US7697580B2Monitoring of a laser source with front and rear output photodetectors to determine frontal laser power and power changes over laser lifetimeINFINERA CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 13, 2010·16 cites·8 claims
- 3285US7471857B2Method of tuning optical components integrated in a monolithic photonic integrated circuit (PIC)INFINERA CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 30, 2008·4 cites·14 claims
- 3377US5177764AUnidirectional, planar ring laser with birefringenceHARMONIC LIGHTWAVES INC·Filed 1990·Granted Jan 5, 1993·35 cites·30 claims
- 3476US5027367ASingle-frequency monolithic nonplanar ring laser and method for determining sameUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 1989·Granted Jun 25, 1991·23 cites·25 claims
- 3575US7881612B2Optical autodiscovery for automated logical and physical connectivity check between optical modulesINFINERA CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 1, 2011·4 cites·26 claims
- 3675US7149433B2Upgrade of optical amplifier site to a digital optical network site in an optical transmission networkINFINERIA CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 12, 2006·20 cites·24 claims
- 3775US5043996AMonlithic nonplanar ring oscillator and methodUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 1989·Granted Aug 27, 1991·21 cites·26 claims
- 3872US5828477AMulti-tone phase modulation for light wave communication systemHARMONIC LIGHTWAVES INC·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 27, 1998·50 cites·29 claims
- 3968US7526150B2Deployment of electro-optic amplitude varying elements (AVES) and electro-optic multi-functional elements (MFES) in photonic integrated circuits (PICS)INFINERA CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 28, 2009·2 cites·18 claims
- 4065US9614639B2Power control of optical signals having different polarizationsNILSSON ALAN C·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 4, 2017·3 cites·16 claims
- 4162US9261635B2Rotator external to photonic integrated circuitNAGARAJAN RADHAKRISHNAN L·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 16, 2016·1 cites·27 claims
- 4259US8064771B2Active control loop for power control of optical channel groupsMITCHELL MATTHEW L·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 22, 2011·2 cites·7 claims
- 4355US8565602B2Wavelength and power monitor for WDM systemsTAYLOR BRIAN DEAN·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 22, 2013·2 cites·23 claims
- 4449US8385742B2Electrical return-to-zero (ERZ) driver circuitINFINERA CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 26, 2013·0 cites·12 claims
- 4547US8873964B2Optical autodiscovery for automated logical and physical connectivity check between optical modulesMITCHELL MATTHEW L·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 28, 2014·0 cites·8 claims
- 4645US8811827B2System for generating optical RZ signals based on electrical RZ signalsRAHN JEFFREY T·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 19, 2014·0 cites·18 claims
- 4743US8705904B2Photonic integrated circuits having chirped elementsKISH JR FRED A·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 22, 2014·0 cites·10 claims
- 4837US9054808B2Controlled depolarization using chirp for mitigation of nonlinear polarization scatteringLYUBOMIRSKY ILYA·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 9, 2015·0 cites·38 claims
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