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Mountain View, CA, United States of America

Lightwave Electronics Corporation

USPTO Granted Patents = 46

% Expired Patents = 19.6

EPO Patents = 1

Trademarks = 2

Forward Citations = 747

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36 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Mark Alan Arbore (14 out of 76 patents)

Thomas James Kane (11 out of 29 patents)

Jeffrey Dellert Kmetec (11 out of 24 patents)

4. Richard W Wallace (8 out of 12 patents)

5. William M Grossman (7 out of 10 patents)

6. Leonard P Pearson (5 out of 6 patents)

7. Frank J Adams (4 out of 7 patents)

8. Gregory Lee Keaton (4 out of 21 patents)

9. Mark W Byer (3 out of 14 patents)

10. Derek J Richard (3 out of 4 patents)

11. Jason I Alexander (3 out of 4 patents)

12. Lawrence E Myers (3 out of 3 patents)

13. David C Shannon (3 out of 3 patents)

14. Joseph J Alonis (2 out of 4 patents)

15. Gerald Mitchell (2 out of 12 patents)

Core Competencies:

Fiber Amplifiers

Optical Resonators

Er-Doped Fiber

Laser Technology

Tunable Light Sources

Phase-Locked Loops

Nonlinear Frequency Mixing

S-Band Communication

Solid-State Lasers

Optical Filters

Pulse Control

Optical Detectors

46 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 6970631 - Suppression of cladding mode loss in fiber amplifiers with distributed suppression of amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) (2005-11-29),

2. 6909730 - Phase-locked loop control of passively Q-switched lasers (2005-06-21),

3. 6909538 - Fiber amplifiers with depressed cladding and their uses in Er-doped fiber amplifiers for the S-band (2005-06-21),

4. 6903865 - Communication system using S-band Er-doped fiber amplifiers with depressed cladding (2005-06-07),

5. 6891608 - Aligning a lens with respect to an axis of beam propagation (2005-05-10),

6. 6876490 - L-band optical amplifier based on thulium-doped silica fiber with cut-off (2005-04-05),

7. 6859283 - Apparatus and method for measuring phase response of optical detectors using multiple-beatnote optical heterodyne (2005-02-22),

8. 6844962 - S-band light sources using erbium-doped fiber with depressed cladding (2005-01-18),

9. 6826205 - Etalon enhanced saturable reflector for mode-locked lasers (2004-11-30),

10. 6807203 - Calibrating a frequency difference between two or more lasers over an extended frequency range (2004-10-19),

11. 6753931 - Pulse sequencing for generating a color image in laser-based display systems (2004-06-22),

12. 6731660 - Method for tuning nonlinear frequency mixing devices through degeneracy (2004-05-04),

13. 6710914 - Tunable light source employing optical parametric oscillation near degeneracy (2004-03-23),

14. 6701044 - Solid state laser generating UV radiation for writing fiber bragg gratings (2004-03-02),

15. 6697391 - Intracavity resonantly enhanced fourth-harmonic generation using uncoated brewster surfaces (2004-02-24),

Company Overview

Lightwave Electronics Corporation, based in Mountain View, CA, specializes in advanced optical technologies, focusing on the development and manufacturing of fiber amplifiers and Er-doped fiber solutions. The company is recognized for its expertise in phase-locked loops, optical parametric oscillation, and solid-state lasers, providing innovative tunable light sources and nonlinear frequency mixing capabilities. Their work in optical wavelength filtering further enhances their contributions to the field, supporting a range of applications in telecommunications and photonics.

Profile summary synthesized from public USPTO records and patent filings.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Oct 20 2026

46 Patents

#73 in Mountain View, CA

#1,791 in California

#7,600 in US

#15,122 in the World

Mountain View, CA, United States of America

Lightwave Electronics Corporation

Forward Citations = 747

36 inventors:

Mark Alan Arbore (14 out of 76 patents)

Thomas James Kane (11 out of 29 patents)

Jeffrey Dellert Kmetec (11 out of 24 patents)

4. Richard W Wallace (8 out of 12 patents)

5. William M Grossman (7 out of 10 patents)

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Company Patent Portfolio: Lightwave Electronics Corporation. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/company/lightwave-electronics

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