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Eric Swanson
Also filed as: SWANSON ERIC · SWANSON ERIC A · SWANSON ERIC ARTHUR
67 granted patents·10 pending applications·13,953 citations·filing 1989–2023
99Inventor score
Files withSWANSON ERIC28ACACIA COMMUNICATIONS INC13MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY12SYCAMORE NETWORKS INC7LIGHTLAB IMAGING LLC3
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77 records- 0199US6160826AMethod and apparatus for performing optical frequency domain reflectometryMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 12, 2000·574 cites·21 claims
- 0299US5956355AMethod and apparatus for performing optical measurements using a rapidly frequency-tuned laserMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 21, 1999·616 cites·13 claims
- 0399US5784352AApparatus and method for accessing data on multilayered optical mediaMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 21, 1998·378 cites·54 claims
- 0499US5465147AMethod and apparatus for acquiring images using a ccd detector array and no transverse scannerMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1994·Granted Nov 7, 1995·628 cites·33 claims
- 0598US11397075B2Photonic integrated receiverSWANSON ERIC·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 26, 2022·5 cites·25 claims
- 0698US10401883B2Optical probe using multimode optical waveguide and proximal processingSWANSON ERIC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 3, 2019·25 cites·50 claims
- 0798US10132610B2Integrated optical systemSWANSON ERIC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 20, 2018·20 cites·63 claims
- 0898US9683928B2Integrated optical system and components utilizing tunable optical sources and coherent detection and phased array for imaging, ranging, sensing, communications and other applicationsSWANSON ERIC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 20, 2017·58 cites·17 claims
- 0998US9464883B2Integrated optical coherence tomography systems and methodsACACIA COMMUNICATIONS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 11, 2016·36 cites·18 claims
- 1098US6891984B2Scanning miniature optical probes with optical distortion correction and rotational controlLIGHTLAB IMAGING LLC·Filed 2002·Granted May 10, 2005·320 cites·27 claims
- 1198US6501551B1Fiber optic imaging endoscope interferometer with at least one faraday rotatorMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 31, 2002·913 cites·23 claims
- 1298US6191862B1Methods and apparatus for high speed longitudinal scanning in imaging systemsLIGHTLAB IMAGING LLC·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 20, 2001·744 cites·23 claims
- 1398US5321501AMethod and apparatus for optical imaging with means for controlling the longitudinal range of the sampleMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1992·Granted Jun 14, 1994·1.7k cites·46 claims
- 1497US10627485B2Light detection and ranging system with photonic integrated circuitSWANSON ERIC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 21, 2020·10 cites·28 claims
- 1597US10416288B2Integrated optical system with photonic integrated circuit including coherent optical receiver and optical phased arraySWANSON ERIC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 17, 2019·20 cites·18 claims
- 1697US10191145B2Integrated optical system with optical phased array photonic integrated circuitSWANSON ERIC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 29, 2019·23 cites·15 claims
- 1797US9874688B2Co-packaging photonic integrated circuits and application specific integrated circuitsACACIA COMMUNICATIONS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 23, 2018·69 cites·16 claims
- 1897US6485413B1Methods and apparatus for forward-directed optical scanning instrumentsGEN HOSPITAL CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 26, 2002·1.7k cites·9 claims
- 1996US11243346B2Interferometric optical fiber measurement system with multicore optical fiberSWANSON ERIC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 8, 2022·3 cites·18 claims
- 2096US9557478B2Electronic and optical co-packaging of coherent transceiverACACIA COMMUNICATIONS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 31, 2017·52 cites·18 claims
- 2196US6134003AMethod and apparatus for performing optical measurements using a fiber optic imaging guidewire, catheter or endoscopeMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 17, 2000·1.4k cites·16 claims
- 2296US5459570AMethod and apparatus for performing optical measurementsMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1993·Granted Oct 17, 1995·1.3k cites·51 claims
- 2395US11163324B2Optical probeOFS FITEL LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 2, 2021·3 cites·20 claims
- 2495US9195079B2Three port transceiverACACIA COMMUNICATIONS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 24, 2015·23 cites·9 claims
- 2595US8947648B2Systems and methods for signal processing in optical imaging systemsSWANSON ERIC A·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 3, 2015·39 cites·35 claims
- 2695US6445939B1Ultra-small optical probes, imaging optics, and methods for using sameLIGHTLAB IMAGING LLC·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 3, 2002·932 cites·11 claims
- 2795US6433904B1Method and apparatus for improving transmission performance over wavelength division multiplexed optical communication links using forward error correction codingSYCAMORE NETWORKS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 13, 2002·176 cites·8 claims
- 2894US10895525B2Optical measurement system using multicore optical fiberSWANSON ERIC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 19, 2021·17 cites·24 claims
- 2994US10876827B2Multi-cavity wavelength tunable laser deviceSWANSON ERIC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 29, 2020·5 cites·34 claims
- 3094US10578799B2Co-packaging photonic integrated circuits and application specific integrated circuitsACACIA COMMUNICATIONS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 3, 2020·14 cites·20 claims
- 3194US6564087B1Fiber optic needle probes for optical coherence tomography imagingMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1999·Granted May 13, 2003·956 cites·22 claims
- 3294US5619368AOptical frequency shifterMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1995·Granted Apr 8, 1997·165 cites·27 claims
- 3393US11579356B2Integrated optical system with wavelength tuning and spatial switchingSWANSON ERIC·Filed 2022·Granted Feb 14, 2023·1 cites·12 claims
- 3493US6396051B1High resolution optical performance monitor for DWDM systemSYCAMORE NETWORKS INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 28, 2002·62 cites·28 claims
- 3592US11681093B2Multicore fiber with distal motorSWANSON ERIC·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 20, 2023·3 cites·18 claims
- 3692US11243347B2Optical fiber system with photonic integrated circuit coupled to multicore optical fiberSWANSON ERIC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 8, 2022·2 cites·27 claims
- 3792US10969571B2Few-mode fiber endoscopeSWANSON ERIC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 6, 2021·17 cites·13 claims
- 3890US10809750B2Optical probeSWANSON ERIC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 20, 2020·8 cites·20 claims
- 3990US10422623B2Wavelength tunable laser deviceSWANSON ERIC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 24, 2019·3 cites·8 claims
- 4090US9680567B2Fault localization and fiber security in optical transpondersSWANSON ERIC A·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 13, 2017·13 cites·20 claims
- 4190US6580531B1Method and apparatus for in circuit biasing and testing of a modulated laser and optical receiver in a wavelength division multiplexing optical transceiver boardSYCAMORE NETWORKS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 17, 2003·130 cites·11 claims
- 4289US9435959B2Coupling of fiber optics to planar grating couplersACACIA COMMUNICATIONS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 6, 2016·10 cites·20 claims
- 4389US8526823B2Reconfigurable DSP performance in optical transceiversSWANSON ERIC·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 3, 2013·17 cites·4 claims
- 4488US12147073B1Co-packaging photonic integrated circuits and application specific integrated circuitsACACIA COMMUNICATIONS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 19, 2024·2 cites·11 claims
- 4588US10816723B2Three port transceiverACACIA COMMUNICATIONS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 27, 2020·2 cites·18 claims
- 4688US6430201B1Method and apparatus for transporting gigabit ethernet and fiber channel signals in wavelength-division multiplexed systemsSYCAMORE NETWORKS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 6, 2002·130 cites·21 claims
- 4787US9020001B2Tunable laser using III-V gain materialsACACIA COMM INC·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 28, 2015·9 cites·7 claims
- 4886US5748598AApparatus and methods for reading multilayer storage media using short coherence length sourcesMASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY·Filed 1995·Granted May 5, 1998·373 cites·26 claims
- 4984US11774743B2Few-mode optical fiber measurement instrumentSWANSON ERIC·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 3, 2023·1 cites·20 claims
- 5084US11409035B1Three port transceiverACACIA COMMUNICATIONS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 9, 2022·1 cites·17 claims
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