Steven P Denbaars

Title: Steven P. Denbaars: Semiconductor and Laser Inventions.

Introduction

Steven P. Denbaars is an inventor associated with Palo Alto, California. His patent work includes solid-state photodiode technology and ultraviolet laser systems, with applications in sensing, communications, and navigation. The supplied information lists 2 patents and identifies Palomino Laboratories, Inc. as his company.

Latest Patents

“Solar Blind Solid State Gallium Containing Photodiode Device and Related Method” describes a photodiode designed to detect near-ultraviolet UV-C emissions while resisting interference from sunlight and other background radiation. The invention uses solid-state materials containing aluminum, gallium, scandium, and nitrogen. Its potential applications include detection, measurement, communication, and navigation.

“Compact Ultra-Violet Laser Diode Configured for Lidar System for Air Turbulence Detection” concerns a distributed-feedback laser diode for correcting atmospheric turbulence and controlling laser beams. The described applications include lidar and navigation systems used with satellites, aircraft, spacecraft, and naval vessels.

Career Highlights

Denbaars’s listed patents address distinct but complementary areas of photonics: ultraviolet sensing and laser-based atmospheric turbulence correction. Both inventions describe technologies intended for use in demanding detection, measurement, or navigation settings.

Collaborations

The supplied information names Palomino Laboratories, Inc. as Denbaars’s company and Dalton Eng-Denbaars as a coworker.

Conclusion

Steven P. Denbaars’s listed patent work focuses on ultraviolet photodiodes and laser systems, with potential uses spanning sensing, communications, lidar, and navigation.