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William K. Burns
Also filed as: BURNS WILLIAM K
51 granted patents·1 pending application·1,273 citations·filing 1976–2006
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52 records- 0197US6535320B1Traveling wave, linearized reflection modulatorUS NAVY·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 18, 2003·126 cites·7 claims
- 0293US7400787B2Optical modulator with coupled coplanar strip electrode and domain inversionPHOTONIC SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 15, 2008·18 cites·27 claims
- 0392US5136598AModulated high-power optical sourceUS NAVY·Filed 1990·Granted Aug 4, 1992·79 cites·7 claims
- 0489US6304685B1Low drive voltage LiNbO3 intensity modulator with reduced electrode lossUS NAVY·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 16, 2001·38 cites·22 claims
- 0588US4420258ADual input gyroscopeUS NAVY·Filed 1981·Granted Dec 13, 1983·44 cites·15 claims
- 0687US4070092AActive waveguide branch with variable synchronismUS NAVY·Filed 1976·Granted Jan 24, 1978·42 cites·4 claims
- 0785US5331404ALow noise fiber gyroscope system which includes excess noise subtractionUS ARMY·Filed 1992·Granted Jul 19, 1994·66 cites·18 claims
- 0884US4653917AFiber optic gyroscope operating with unpolarized light sourceUS NAVY·Filed 1983·Granted Mar 31, 1987·36 cites·1 claims
- 0983US7561803B2Bi-directional signal interface using photonic couplerPHOTONIC SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 14, 2009·11 cites·40 claims
- 1083US6356673B1Low loss coplanar waveguide horn for low drive LiNbO3 modulatorsUS NAVY·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 12, 2002·25 cites·23 claims
- 1182US4678267AParabolic optical waveguide horns and design thereofUS NAVY·Filed 1981·Granted Jul 7, 1987·41 cites·2 claims
- 1280US4633170ABragg cell spectrum analyzerUS NAVY·Filed 1984·Granted Dec 30, 1986·31 cites·7 claims
- 1378US5644664AFiber optic digital transmission systemUS ARMY·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 1, 1997·59 cites·19 claims
- 1477US6381379B1Optical modulator having coplanar electrodes for controlling chirpCODEON CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 30, 2002·16 cites·12 claims
- 1577US4262993AElectrooptically balanced alternating Δβ switchUS NAVY·Filed 1980·Granted Apr 21, 1981·37 cites·3 claims
- 1676US5319652ASuper luminescent light sourceUS ARMY·Filed 1993·Granted Jun 7, 1994·41 cites·14 claims
- 1775US4445780AFiber optic rotation-sensing gyroscope with (3×2) couplerUS NAVY·Filed 1982·Granted May 1, 1984·23 cites·23 claims
- 1874US7262902B2High gain resonant modulator system and methodPHOTONIC SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 28, 2007·16 cites·40 claims
- 1974US5422966AMicrowave electro-optic mixerFiled 1994·Granted Jun 6, 1995·42 cites·28 claims
- 2073US6526186B2Optical modulator having coplanar electrodes for controlling chirpCODEON CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 25, 2003·12 cites·25 claims
- 2171US6393166B1Variable chirp modulator having three arm interferometerCODEON CORP·Filed 2000·Granted May 21, 2002·13 cites·16 claims
- 2267US4556293ABroadband unpolarized light sourceUS NAVY·Filed 1983·Granted Dec 3, 1985·20 cites·6 claims
- 2366US4348074AApplication of ion implantation to LiNbO3 integrated, optical spectrum analyzersUS NAVY·Filed 1980·Granted Sep 7, 1982·18 cites·15 claims
- 2464US5956171AElectro-optic modulator and methodUS NAVY·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 21, 1999·31 cites·16 claims
- 2563US4266850AIntegrated bias for waveguide amplitude modulatorUS NAVY·Filed 1980·Granted May 12, 1981·21 cites·3 claims
- 2662US5917970AWavelength multiplexed, electro-optically controllable, fiber optic multi-tap delay lineUS NAVY·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 29, 1999·29 cites·13 claims
- 2762US5644665AMulti-octave, high dynamic range operation of low-biased modulators by balanced detectionUS ARMY·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 1, 1997·32 cites·8 claims
- 2862US4976518AFiber optic transversal filter/variable delay lineUS NAVY·Filed 1989·Granted Dec 11, 1990·20 cites·14 claims
- 2962US4674829APolarization-independent switch with coupler spacing optimized for low voltage operationUS NAVY·Filed 1983·Granted Jun 23, 1987·20 cites·15 claims
- 3061US4172630AMultimode electrooptic waveguide switchUS NAVY·Filed 1978·Granted Oct 30, 1979·16 cites·9 claims
- 3158US5999292ASagnac interferometer amplitude modulator based demultiplexerUS NAVY·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 7, 1999·24 cites·16 claims
- 3258US4737005AMethod for eliminating birefringence in a fiber optic coupler and a coupler polarization correctorUS NAVY·Filed 1982·Granted Apr 12, 1988·16 cites·14 claims
- 3358US4612028APolarization-preserving single mode fiber couplerUS NAVY·Filed 1985·Granted Sep 16, 1986·22 cites·3 claims
- 3457US6661934B2Buffer layer structures for stabilization of a lithium niobate deviceCODEON CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 9, 2003·5 cites·5 claims
- 3556USH1965HCompact continuous wave tunable infrared lasers and method thereforFiled 1996·Granted Jun 5, 2001·28 cites·11 claims
- 3655US6016198AElectro-optic reflection device with traveling-wave structureUS NAVY·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 18, 2000·22 cites·14 claims
- 3754US5755947AAdhesion enhancement for underplating problemUS ARMY·Filed 1996·Granted May 26, 1998·13 cites·24 claims
- 3854US4607912AIn-line optical fiber polarizerUS NAVY·Filed 1983·Granted Aug 26, 1986·13 cites·15 claims
- 3952US4761049AOptical waveguide device for frequency shifting and mode conversionUS NAVY·Filed 1986·Granted Aug 2, 1988·15 cites·36 claims
- 4052US4573797AAnalog fiber gyro with extended linear rangeUS NAVY·Filed 1984·Granted Mar 4, 1986·10 cites·31 claims
- 4150US6744947B2High power, low noise, fluorescent device and methods related theretoUS NAVY NAVAL RES LAB·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 1, 2004·2 cites·37 claims
- 4250US5407787AProcess to fabricate thick coplanar microwave electrode structuresUS ARMY·Filed 1993·Granted Apr 18, 1995·11 cites·22 claims
- 4346US6925211B2Buffer layer structures for stabilization of a lithium niobate deviceFiled 2003·Granted Aug 2, 2005·2 cites·5 claims
- 4445US5291266ADepolarized light source for fiber optic sensorsUS ARMY·Filed 1991·Granted Mar 1, 1994·12 cites·20 claims
- 4543US5619364ADepolarized source for high power operation of an integrated optical modulatorUS ARMY·Filed 1995·Granted Apr 8, 1997·13 cites·14 claims
- 4642US5319440AFiber optic gyroscopes with depolarized lightUS ARMY·Filed 1992·Granted Jun 7, 1994·8 cites·10 claims
- 4741US4968110AApparatus and method for optimizing the modulation efficiency of a remotely-located, polarization-sensitive, integrated optic modulator which is addressed with a non-polarization-preserving fiberUS NAVY·Filed 1990·Granted Nov 6, 1990·10 cites·12 claims
- 4839US4128301AOptical waveguide power dividerUS NAVY·Filed 1977·Granted Dec 5, 1978·6 cites·3 claims
- 4938US5195163AFabrication and phase tuning of an optical waveguide deviceUS NAVY·Filed 1991·Granted Mar 16, 1993·8 cites·8 claims
- 5038US2003031401A1Apparatus and method to increase the extinction ratio in a Mach-Zehnder interferometerCODEON CORP·Filed 2001·Application pending·0 cites
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