U. S. Patents (41 total to date)
(listed chronologically — most recently granted first):
Jun-Fei Zheng, Kazumi Wada, Jurgen Michel, Donghwan Ahn and Lionel C. Kimerling, "Optical grating coupler," 7,146,074 (2006).
Daniel K. Sparacin, Lionel C. Kimerling, Kazumi Wada, "Multiple oxidation smoothing method for reducing silicon waveguide roughness," 7,123,805 (2006).
Anuradha M. Agarwal, Lionel C. Kimerling, Hermann A. Haus, Kazumi Wada, Steven G. Johnson, Christina Manolatou, Jurgen Michel, Victor Trinh Nguyen, "Vertically and laterally confined 3D optical coupler," 7,120,335 (2006).
Desmond R. Lim and Lionel C. Kimerling, "Methods of altering the resonance of waveguide micro-resonators," 7,092,590 (2006).
Desmond R. Lim and Lionel C. Kimerling, "Methods of altering the resonance of waveguide micro-resonators," 7,068,862 (2006).
Jun-Fei Zheng, Kazumi Wada, Jurgen Michel, Donghwan Ahn and Lionel C. Kimerling, "Optical grating coupler," 7,065,271 (2006).
Kazumi Wada, Hermann A. Haus and Lionel C. Kimerling, "Array waveguide grating," 7,043,120 (2006).
Desmond R. Lim and Lionel C. Kimerling, "Monolithic integration of micro-optics circuits and RF circuits," 7,031,561 (2006) .
Kazumi Wada, Lionel C. Kimerling, Yasuhiko Ishikawa, Douglas D. Cannon and Jifeng Liu, "Method of forming Ge photodetectors," 6,946,318 (2005).
Lionel C. Kimerling, Kazumi Wada and Shoji Akiyama, "Waveguide-to-semiconductor device coupler," 6,944,368 (2005).
Desmond R. Lim and Lionel C. Kimerling, "Methods of altering the resonance of waveguide micro-resonators," 6,925,226 (2005).
Lionel C. Kimerling, "Hybrid integration of electrical and optical chips," 6,859,571 (2005).
Lionel C. Kimerling, Kazumi Wada and Yasha Yi, "Low voltage tunable photonic crystal with large defects as wavelength routing," 6,859,321 (2005).
Kevin K. Lee, Desmond R. Lim, Kazumi Wada and Lionel C. Kimerling, "Low-loss waveguide and method of making same," 6,850,683 (2005).
Kevin M. Chen and Lionel C. Kimerling, "Room temperature luminescent erbium oxide thin films for photonics," 6,846,509 (2005).
Kazumi Wada, Lionel C. Kimerling and Hermann A. Haus, "Interleavers for AWGs," 6,832,027 (2004).
Kazumi Wada, Lionel C. Kimerling, Yasuhiko Ishikawa, Douglas D. Cannon and Jifeng Liu, "Ge photodetectors," 6,812,495 (2004).
Desmond R. Lim, Kevin K. Lee and Lionel C. Kimerling, "Methods of altering the resonance of waveguide micro-resonators," 6,751,368 (2004).
Kazumi Wada, Lionel C. Kimerling and Noriaki Toyoda, "Back reflector of solar cells," 6,750,393 (2004).
Kazumi Wada and Lionel C. Kimerling, "Silicon solar cell with germanium backside solar cell," 6,743,974 (2004).
Kevin K. Lee, Kazumi Wada, Desmond Lim and Lionel C. Kimerling, "Mode transformer between low index difference waveguide and high index difference waveguide," 6,697,551 (2004).
Kevin K. Lee, Desmond R. Lim, Kazumi Wada and Lionel C. Kimerling, "Graded index waveguide," 6,690,871 2004
Michal Lipson and Lionel C. Kimerling, "All optical switch for optical integrated circuits," 6,684,003 (2004).
Desmond R. Lim, Anuradha Agarwal and Lionel C. Kimerling, "Optical micro-cavity sensors," 6,661,938 (2003).
Hsin-Chiao Luan and Lionel C. Kimerling, "Cyclic thermal anneal for dislocation reduction," 6,635,110 (2003).
Kevin K. Lee, Kazumi Wada, Desmond Lim and Lionel C. Kimerling, "Mode coupler between low index difference waveguide and high index difference waveguide," 6,631,225 (2003).
Michal Lipson and Lionel C. Kimerling, "Resonant microcavities," 6,627,923 (2003).
Shanhui Fan, John D. Joannopoulos, George B. Kenney, Michal Lipson, Kevin M. Chen and Lionel C. Kimerling, "Thin film filters using omnidirectional reflectors," 6,624,945 (2003).
Lionel C. Kimerling, Kazumi Wada, Hermann A. Haus, Milov Popovic and Shoji Akiyama, "Optical waveguides with trench structures," 6,621,972 (2003).
Michal Lipson and Lionel C. Kimerling, "Microcavity amplifiers," 6,567,209 (2003).
Hsin-Chiao Luan and Lionel C. Kimerling, "Oxidation of silicon on germanium," 6,352,942 (2002).
James S. Foresi, Anu M. Agarwal, Marcie R. Black, Debra M. Koker and Lionel C. Kimerling, "Optoelectronic integrated circuits formed of polycrystalline semiconductor waveguide," 6,108,464 (2000).
Gregg Sumio Higashi, Mon-Fen Hong, Lionel C. Kimerling and Yi Ma, "Method of integrated circuit fabrication," 6,013,556 (2000).
James S. Foresi, Anu M. Agarwal, Marcie R. Black, Debra M. Koker and Lionel C. Kimerling, "Methods of forming polycrystalline semiconductor waveguides for optoelectronic integrated circuits, and devices formed thereby," 5,841,931 (1998).
Janet L. Benton, Dale C. Jacobson, Lionel C. Kimerling, Jurgen Michel and John M. Poate, "Optical waveguide system comprising a rare-earth Si-based optical device," 5,107,538 (1992).
Ho S. Chen, George S. Indig and Lionel C. Kimerling, "Method of making a superconducting oxide comprising contacting a melt with an oxygen-containing atmosphere," 5,100,870 (1992).
Kenneth A. Jackson and Lionel C. Kimerling, "Solidification of molten materials," 4,394,183 (1983).
Janet L., Benton, Charles J. Doherty, Lionel C. Kimerling and Harry J. Leamy, "Passivation of defects in laser annealed semiconductors," 4,266,986 (1981).
Kenneth A. Jackson, Lionel C. Kimerling and Harry J. Leamy, "Photo-induced temperature gradient zone melting," 4,257,824 (1981).
Lionel C. Kimerling, Harry J. Leamy and George E. Smith, "Healing radiation defects in semiconductors," 4,238,694 (1980).
George K. Celler, Lionel C. Kimerling, Harry J. Leamy, John M. Poate and George A. Rozgonyi, "Patterned epitaxial regrowth using overlapping pulsed irradiation," 4,234,358 (1980).
