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James D. Kafka
Also filed as: KAFKA JAMES · KAFKA JAMES D · KAFKA JAMES DAVID
46 granted patents·15 pending applications·1,730 citations·filing 1985–2020
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61 records- 0199US4829529ALaser diode pumped fiber lasers with pump cavitySPECTRA PHYSICS·Filed 1987·Granted May 9, 1989·146 cites·18 claims
- 0298US4646308ASynchronously pumped dye laser using ultrashort pump pulsesSPECTRA PHYSICS·Filed 1985·Granted Feb 24, 1987·138 cites·7 claims
- 0396US4913520AOptical fiber for pulse compressionSPECTRA PHYSICS·Filed 1988·Granted Apr 3, 1990·72 cites·4 claims
- 0495US4750809APulse compressionSPECTRA PHYSICS·Filed 1985·Granted Jun 14, 1988·74 cites·11 claims
- 0595US4685107ADispersion compensated fiber Raman oscillatorSPECTRA PHYSICS·Filed 1986·Granted Aug 4, 1987·68 cites·19 claims
- 0694US4835778ASubpicosecond fiber laserSPECTRA PHYSICS·Filed 1987·Granted May 30, 1989·62 cites·20 claims
- 0793US5008887AMode-locked fiber laserKAFKA JAMES D·Filed 1989·Granted Apr 16, 1991·61 cites·41 claims
- 0892US7027477B2Expansion matched thin disk laser and method for coolingSPECTRA PHYSICS·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 11, 2006·46 cites·24 claims
- 0992US6822978B2Remote UV laser system and methods of useSPECTRA PHYSICS·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 23, 2004·38 cites·58 claims
- 1092US6373565B1Method and apparatus to detect a flaw in a surface of an articleSPECTRA PHYSICS LASERS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 16, 2002·102 cites·60 claims
- 1191US6389198B2Photonic crystal fiber system for sub-picosecond pulsesSPECTRA PHYSICS LASERS INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 14, 2002·63 cites·23 claims
- 1289US6504858B2Lasers with low doped gain mediumSPECTRA PHYSICS LASERS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 7, 2003·33 cites·1 claims
- 1389US4847850AContinuum generation with miniaturized Q-switched diode pumped solid state laserSPECTRA PHYSICS·Filed 1987·Granted Jul 11, 1989·46 cites·20 claims
- 1488US6421573B1Quasi-continuous wave lithography apparatus and methodSPECTRA PHYSICS LASERS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 16, 2002·75 cites·20 claims
- 1587US7292387B2Methods and systems to enhance multiple wave mixing processSPECTRA PHYSICS·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 6, 2007·12 cites·72 claims
- 1687US4942582ASingle frequency solid state laserSPECTRA PHYSICS·Filed 1989·Granted Jul 17, 1990·38 cites·26 claims
- 1786US8902939B2Broadly tunable optical parametric oscillatorKAFKA JAMES D·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 2, 2014·8 cites·18 claims
- 1883US6185235B1Lasers with low doped gain mediumSPECTRA PHYSICS LASERS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 6, 2001·57 cites·37 claims
- 1983US5365366ASynchronously pumped sub-picosecond optical parametric oscillatorSPECTRA PHYSICS LASERS INC·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 15, 1994·63 cites·13 claims
- 2082US6236779B1Photonic crystal fiber system for sub-picosecond pulsesSPECTRA PHYSICS LASERS INC·Filed 1999·Granted May 22, 2001·82 cites·34 claims
- 2182US4896326APeak power fluctuations in optical pulse compressionSPECTRA PHYSICS·Filed 1988·Granted Jan 23, 1990·28 cites·14 claims
- 2281US10014652B2Broadly tunable optical parametric oscillatorNEWPORT CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 3, 2018·4 cites·45 claims
- 2381US5212698ADispersion compensation for ultrashort pulse generation in tuneable lasersSPECTRA PHYSICS LASERS INC·Filed 1991·Granted May 18, 1993·46 cites·12 claims
- 2480US6891876B2Method and apparatus for polarization and wavelength insensitive pumping of solid state lasersSPECTRA PHYSICS·Filed 2002·Granted May 10, 2005·16 cites·23 claims
- 2579US6246706B1Laser writing method and apparatusSPECTRA PHYSICS LASERS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 12, 2001·43 cites·63 claims
- 2679US5175736ATunable dye laser with thin birefringent filter for improved tuningSPECTRA PHYSICS·Filed 1989·Granted Dec 29, 1992·31 cites·45 claims
- 2778US6734387B2Method and apparatus for micro-machining of articles that include polymeric materialsSPECTRA PHYSICS LASERS INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 11, 2004·22 cites·40 claims
- 2872US5847861ASynchronously pumped sub-picosecond optical parametric oscillatorSPECTRA PHYSICS LASERS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 8, 1998·36 cites·36 claims
- 2970US6016323ABroadly tunable single longitudinal mode output produced from multi-longitudinal mode seed sourceSPECTRA PHYSICS LASERS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 18, 2000·43 cites·13 claims
- 3068US7016107B2Low-gain regenerative amplifier systemSPECTRA PHYSICS·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 21, 2006·8 cites·29 claims
- 3166US5577058ABroadly tunable single longitudinal mode output produced from multi longitudinal mode seed sourceSPECTRA PHYSICS LASERS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Nov 19, 1996·19 cites·26 claims
- 3265US7003011B2Thin disk laser with large numerical aperture pumpingSPECTRA PHYSICS·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 21, 2006·7 cites·53 claims
- 3365US6417955B1Stack pumped vanadate amplifierSPECTRA PHYSICS LASERS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 9, 2002·26 cites·34 claims
- 3463US5812308AMode locked laser and amplifierSPECTRA PHYSICS LASERS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 22, 1998·26 cites·33 claims
- 3562US11705688B2Laser system having a multi-stage amplifier and methods of useNEWPORT CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 18, 2023·0 cites·19 claims
- 3661US4913533AKTP crystal nonlinear optical device with reduced drift and damageSPECTRA PHYSICS·Filed 1987·Granted Apr 3, 1990·19 cites·18 claims
- 3760US5185750ADispersion compensation for ultrashort pulse generation in tuneable lasersSPECTRA PHYSICS LASERS INC·Filed 1991·Granted Feb 9, 1993·18 cites·6 claims
- 3855US6021140APolarization based mode-locking of a laserSPECTRA PHYSICS LASERS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 1, 2000·20 cites·33 claims
- 3955US2020119512A1High-Power Mode-Locked Laser System and Methods of UseNEWPORT CORP·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 4053US5696780AFrequency conversion systemSPECTRA PHYSICS LASERS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 9, 1997·19 cites·25 claims
- 4153US2017184942A1Homogeneous Laser Light Source Having Temporally Variable Seed Source for Area Processing ApplicationsNEWPORT CORP·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 4253US2017179675A1Homogeneous Laser Light Source for Area Processing ApplicationsNEWPORT CORP·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 4352US10541505B2High-power ytterbium doped calcium fluoride mode-locked laser and methods of useNEWPORT CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 21, 2020·0 cites·22 claims
- 4452US10267985B2Fiber device and method for amplifying pulses of laser lightNEWPORT CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 23, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 4551US11165218B2Low repetition rate infrared tunable femtosecond laser sourceNEWPORT CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 2, 2021·0 cites·37 claims
- 4651US10784646B2Laser system having a multi-stage amplifier and methods of useNEWPORT CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 22, 2020·0 cites·47 claims
- 4751US6697390B2Extended lifetime harmonic generatorSPECTRA PHYSICS LASERS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 24, 2004·4 cites·30 claims
- 4846US5889800ABroadly tunable single longitudinal mode output produced from multi-longitudinal mode seed sourceSPECTRA PHYSICS LASERS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 30, 1999·11 cites·6 claims
- 4945US2011103413A1Quasi-continuous wave ultraviolet light source with optimized output characteristicsNEWPORT CORP·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 5044US2005094679A1Remote UV laser system and methods of useFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
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