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Larry A. Coldren
Also filed as: COLDREN LARRY · COLDREN LARRY A · COLDREN LARRY ALLEN
59 granted patents·9 pending applications·1,976 citations·filing 1974–2025
99Inventor score
Files withUNIV CALIFORNIA22AGILITY COMMUNICATIONS INC19BELL TELEPHONE LABOR INC11AT & T BELL LAB3LUCIDEAN INC3
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68 records- 0199US4896325AMulti-section tunable laser with differing multi-element mirrorsUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1988·Granted Jan 23, 1990·280 cites·27 claims
- 0298US6580739B1Integrated opto-electronic wavelength converter assemblyAGILITY COMMUNICATIONS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 17, 2003·90 cites·61 claims
- 0397US6714566B1Tunable laser source with an integrated wavelength monitor and method of operating sameUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 30, 2004·91 cites·32 claims
- 0497US4608697ASpectral control arrangement for coupled cavity laserAT & T BELL LAB·Filed 1983·Granted Aug 26, 1986·65 cites·36 claims
- 0596US6349106B1Method for converting an optical wavelength using a monolithic wavelength converter assemblyAGILITY COMMUNICATIONS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 19, 2002·69 cites·36 claims
- 0696US4622672ASelf-stabilized semiconductor lasersAT & T BELL LAB·Filed 1984·Granted Nov 11, 1986·62 cites·12 claims
- 0795US6687278B1Method of generating an optical signal with a tunable laser source with integrated optical amplifierAGILITY COMMUNICATIONS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 3, 2004·78 cites·26 claims
- 0894US6574259B1Method of making an opto-electronic laser with integrated modulatorAGILITY COMMUNICATIONS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 3, 2003·46 cites·35 claims
- 0993US7133576B2Traveling-wave optoelectronic wavelength converterAGILITY COMMUNICATIONS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 7, 2006·23 cites·7 claims
- 1093US6195485B1Direct-coupled multimode WDM optical data links with monolithically-integrated multiple-channel VCSEL and photodetectorUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 27, 2001·104 cites·11 claims
- 1193US5343487AElectrical pumping scheme for vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasersOPTICAL CONCEPTS INC·Filed 1992·Granted Aug 30, 1994·106 cites·23 claims
- 1293US4873696ASurface-emitting lasers with periodic gain and a parallel driven nipi structureUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1988·Granted Oct 10, 1989·63 cites·19 claims
- 1393US4445218ASemiconductor laser with conductive current maskBELL TELEPHONE LABOR INC·Filed 1981·Granted Apr 24, 1984·44 cites·12 claims
- 1492US6628690B1Opto-electronic laser with integrated modulatorAGILITY COMMUNICATIONS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 30, 2003·41 cites·38 claims
- 1591US6868100B2Methods for robust channel switching of widely-tunable sampled-grating distributed bragg reflector lasersAGILITY COMMUNICATIONS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 15, 2005·38 cites·78 claims
- 1691US6687281B2Double intracavity contacted long-wavelength VCSELsUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 3, 2004·23 cites·51 claims
- 1791US5877038AMethod of making a vertical cavity laserUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 2, 1999·85 cites·32 claims
- 1890US7174058B2Traveling-wave optoelectronic wavelength converterAGILITY COMMUNICATIONS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 6, 2007·12 cites·5 claims
- 1990US6614819B1Method of modulating an optical wavelength with an opto-electronic laser with integrated modulatorAGILITY COMMUNICATIONS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 2, 2003·37 cites·35 claims
- 2089US11811499B1Polarization-multiplexed self-homodyne analog coherent (PM-SH-ACD) architecture for optical communication linksLUCIDEAN INC·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 7, 2023·4 cites·16 claims
- 2189US4309267AReactive sputter etching apparatusBELL TELEPHONE LABOR INC·Filed 1980·Granted Jan 5, 1982·48 cites·5 claims
- 2288US7916768B2Small dimension high-efficiency high-speed vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasersUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 29, 2011·10 cites·16 claims
- 2388US6653158B2Double intracavity contacted long-wavelength VCSELs and method of fabricating sameUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 25, 2003·19 cites·55 claims
- 2487US4874459ALow damage-producing, anisotropic, chemically enhanced etching method and apparatusUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1988·Granted Oct 17, 1989·78 cites·40 claims
- 2585US6714573B2Contact scheme for intracavity-contacted vertical-cavity surface-emitting laserUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 30, 2004·14 cites·61 claims
- 2685US6574398B2Direct-coupled multimode WDM optical data links with monolithically-integrated multiple-channel VCSEL and photodetector arraysUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 3, 2003·25 cites·8 claims
- 2782US6810064B1Heat spreading layers for vertical cavity surface emitting lasersUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 26, 2004·18 cites·31 claims
- 2881US6937638B2Manufacturable sampled grating mirrorsAGILITY COMMUNICATIONS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 30, 2005·14 cites·8 claims
- 2981US6899849B2Integrated sensorUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2001·Granted May 31, 2005·21 cites·23 claims
- 3081US6590924B2Mirror and cavity designs for sampled grating distributed bragg reflector lasersAGILITY COMMUNICATIONS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 8, 2003·17 cites·33 claims
- 3180US6472695B1Increased lateral oxidation rate of aluminum indium arsenideUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 29, 2002·25 cites·13 claims
- 3280US4354898AMethod of preferentially etching optically flat mirror facets in InGaAsP/InP heterostructuresBELL TELEPHONE LABOR INC·Filed 1981·Granted Oct 19, 1982·50 cites·17 claims
- 3378US2025343619A1Polarization-multiplexed self-homodyne analog coherent (pm-sh-acd) architecture for optical communication linksLUCIDEAN INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3477US6624000B1Method for making a monolithic wavelength converter assemblyAGILITY COMMUNICATIONS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 23, 2003·17 cites·82 claims
- 3577US4327340ASurface wave resonator cascadeBELL TELEPHONE LABOR INC·Filed 1979·Granted Apr 27, 1982·16 cites·22 claims
- 3676US6798817B2Distributed bragg reflectors incorporating SB material for long-wavelength vertical cavity surface emitting lasersUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 28, 2004·8 cites·43 claims
- 3775US3982113AAcoustoelectric wave semiconductor signal processing apparatus with storage of weighting factorBELL TELEPHONE LABOR INC·Filed 1974·Granted Sep 21, 1976·19 cites·11 claims
- 3874US7342950B1Tunable laser source with integrated optical modulatorUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 11, 2008·10 cites·8 claims
- 3974US7061943B2Controller calibration for small form factor sampled grating distributed Bragg reflector laserAGILITY COMMUNICATIONS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 13, 2006·12 cites·25 claims
- 4074US6714572B2Tapered air apertures for thermally robust vertical cavity laser structuresUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 30, 2004·12 cites·17 claims
- 4173US7643532B2Manufacturable sampled grating mirrorsJDS UNIPHASE CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 5, 2010·3 cites·18 claims
- 4273US6841407B2Method for aperturing vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs)UNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 11, 2005·7 cites·93 claims
- 4372US7622315B2Tunable laser source with integrated optical modulatorUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 24, 2009·3 cites·17 claims
- 4471US12413328B2Polarization-multiplexed self-homodyne analog coherent (PM-SH-ACD) architecture for optical communication linksLUCIDEAN INC·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 9, 2025·0 cites·16 claims
- 4571US4117424AAcoustic wave devicesBELL TELEPHONE LABOR INC·Filed 1977·Granted Sep 26, 1978·14 cites·18 claims
- 4670US4725112ABuried undercut mesa-like waveguideAMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH·Filed 1985·Granted Feb 16, 1988·19 cites·7 claims
- 4769US6658035B1Tunable laser source with integrated optical amplifierAGILITY COMMUNICATIONS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 2, 2003·10 cites·82 claims
- 4867US6654400B1Method of making a tunable laser source with integrated optical amplifierAGILITY COMMUNICATIONS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 25, 2003·9 cites·76 claims
- 4967US4285763AReactive ion etching of III-V semiconductor compoundsBELL TELEPHONE LABOR INC·Filed 1980·Granted Aug 25, 1981·27 cites·3 claims
- 5065US6954476B2Sampled grating distributed Bragg reflector laser controllerAGILITY COMMUNICATIONS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 11, 2005·8 cites·18 claims
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