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David A. Rockwell
Also filed as: ROCKWELL DAVID · ROCKWELL DAVID A · ROCKWELL DAVID ALAN
42 granted patents·6 pending applications·725 citations·filing 1985–2025
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48 records- 0197US7983312B2Method and apparatus for generation and amplification of light in a semi-guiding high aspect ratio core fiberRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 19, 2011·39 cites·58 claims
- 0296US8565272B2Method and apparatus for generation and amplification of light in a semi-guiding high aspect ratio core fiberSHKUNOV VLADIMIR V·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 22, 2013·20 cites·59 claims
- 0396US4757268AEnergy scalable laser amplifierHUGHES AIRCRAFT CO·Filed 1985·Granted Jul 12, 1988·108 cites·40 claims
- 0493US9246303B1Method and apparatus for temporally concentrating pump power to support generation of high peak-power pulse bursts or other time-varying laser output waveformsRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 26, 2016·14 cites·23 claims
- 0592US7860360B2Monolithic signal coupler for high-aspect ratio solid-state gain mediaRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 28, 2010·16 cites·44 claims
- 0689US8515220B1Optical fiber coupler for coupling signal beams into a non-circularly shaped optical beamKHITROV VICTOR·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 20, 2013·21 cites·31 claims
- 0789US6327063B1Reconfigurable laser communications terminalHUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 4, 2001·110 cites·20 claims
- 0888US8606062B2Apparatus and method for mode control in a semi-guiding amplifier mediumSHKUNOV VLADIMIR V·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 10, 2013·7 cites·14 claims
- 0988US8594476B2Apparatus and method for mode control in a semi-guiding amplifier mediumSHKUNOV VLADIMIR V·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 26, 2013·10 cites·22 claims
- 1088US8467426B2Method and apparatus for cooling a fiber laser or amplifierICHKHAN JOSEPH·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 18, 2013·14 cites·24 claims
- 1186US8705918B2Multi-sectional fiber laser system with mode selectionSHKUNOV VLADIMIR V·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 22, 2014·5 cites·13 claims
- 1284US11658455B2Raman amplifier supporting high output power and high beam qualityRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2020·Granted May 23, 2023·1 cites·24 claims
- 1384US4812639ASelf-aligning phase conjugate laserHUGHES AIRCRAFT CO·Filed 1985·Granted Mar 14, 1989·41 cites·20 claims
- 1482US5208699ACompensated, SBS-free optical beam amplification and delivery apparatus and methodHUGHES AIRCRAFT CO·Filed 1991·Granted May 4, 1993·45 cites·20 claims
- 1581US9322988B2Barbell optical fiber and method of making the sameOFS FITEL LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 26, 2016·4 cites·67 claims
- 1679US10852621B1System and method for generating multiple simultaneous, co-propagating wavelengths via nonlinear wavelength conversionRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 1, 2020·1 cites·30 claims
- 1779US9438006B2Compact Raman generatorsROCKWELL DAVID A·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 6, 2016·4 cites·21 claims
- 1878US7978943B2Monolithic pump coupler for high-aspect ratio solid-state gain mediaRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 12, 2011·7 cites·28 claims
- 1978US5483342APolarization rotator with frequency shifting phase conjugate mirror and simplified interferometric output couplerHUGHES AIRCRAFT CO·Filed 1993·Granted Jan 9, 1996·48 cites·22 claims
- 2078US2025329991A1High-brightness spatial beam combining of laser modules yielding a common image planeRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2176US8014426B2Optical device and method of controlling a refractive index profile in the optical deviceRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 6, 2011·4 cites·75 claims
- 2275US5434662ASpeckle resistant method and apparatus with chirped laser beamHUGHES AIRCRAFT CO·Filed 1993·Granted Jul 18, 1995·56 cites·27 claims
- 2374US10177521B2Optical fiber for light amplification having a core with low bend loss and end features with high bend loss and related methodRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 8, 2019·1 cites·20 claims
- 2471US4853528ASelf-aligning phase conjugate laserHUGHES AIRCRAFT CO·Filed 1987·Granted Aug 1, 1989·26 cites·6 claims
- 2570US9293888B2Method and apparatus for high-power raman beam-combining in a multimode optical fiberRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 22, 2016·2 cites·20 claims
- 2670US8983259B2Multi-function beam delivery fibers and related system and methodROCKWELL DAVID A·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 17, 2015·2 cites·28 claims
- 2767US12444908B2High-brightness spatial beam combining of laser modules yielding a common image planeRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 14, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2867US12199400B2High-pulse-contrast fiber laser transmittersRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 14, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2967US6834146B2Differential phase shift keyed demodulator systemBOEING CO·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 21, 2004·14 cites·17 claims
- 3066US6317548B1Temperature and optical length control of optical fibers and optical waveguide devicesHUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 13, 2001·34 cites·32 claims
- 3164US9664869B2Method and apparatus for implementing a rectangular-core laser beam-delivery fiber that provides two orthogonal transverse bending degrees of freedomMCVEY RAY E·Filed 2011·Granted May 30, 2017·2 cites·25 claims
- 3264US8675694B2Multi-media raman resonators and related system and methodSHKUNOV VLADIMIR V·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 18, 2014·1 cites·20 claims
- 3363US11387620B2Compact Raman laser capable of efficient operation at low peak powers with good beam qualityRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 12, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 3463US9535211B2Method and apparatus for fiber delivery of high power laser beamsROCKWELL DAVID A·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 3, 2017·2 cites·54 claims
- 3563US2024063598A1High power raman fiber laserRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 3662US10944234B2Optical fiber for light amplification having a core with low bend loss and end features with high bend loss and related methodRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 9, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 3762US5568309ASystem and method for amplification and wavefront compensation of depolarized optical beamsHUGHES AIRCRAFT CO·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 22, 1996·19 cites·31 claims
- 3852US5726795ACompact phase-conjugate mirror utilizing four-wave mixing in a loop configurationHUGHES AIRCRAFT CO·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 10, 1998·17 cites·16 claims
- 3952US5353150AGain homogenization apparatus and method for use in stimulated scattering of beams with non-uniform spatial intensity distributionHUGHES AIRCRAFT CO·Filed 1992·Granted Oct 4, 1994·14 cites·25 claims
- 4051US11280973B2Compact package for high-aspect-ratio rectangular (HARR) optical fiber or other optical fiberRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 22, 2022·0 cites·23 claims
- 4151US2011069725A1Method and apparatus for generation and amplification of light in a semi-guiding high aspect ratio core fiberRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 4247US10739542B2Method and apparatus for implementing a rectangular-core laser beam-delivery fiber that provides two orthogonal transverse bending degrees of freedomRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 11, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 4347US8896910B2Compact raman generator with synchronized pulsesROCKWELL DAVID A·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 25, 2014·0 cites·21 claims
- 4443US5987160AMethod and apparatus for inspecting a photoresist material by inducing and detecting fluorescence of the photoresist materialDELCO ELECTRONICS CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 16, 1999·11 cites·23 claims
- 4540US4880295AOptical device enhancement method and apparatus by control of stimulated brillouin scattering gainHUGHES AIRCRAFT CO·Filed 1987·Granted Nov 14, 1989·5 cites·30 claims
- 4638US2005185907A1Stimulated brillouin scattering phase conjugate mirror utilizing photonic bandgap guide and methodFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 4736US2003118073A1Compact optical amplifier, a system incorporating the same, and an optical amplification methodFSONA COMM CORP·Filed 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 4836US2004042798A1Optical transceiver with a dual-axis tilt mirror for pointing and tracking free space communication signalsFSONA COMM CORP·Filed 2002·Application pending·0 cites
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