G02B 2006/12133
Functions
Official title: {Functions}
G02B2006/12133 (Functions) appears on 3,117 US grants and 3,367 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 3,117
- Published applications
- 3,367
- Assignees
- 1,026
- Inventors
- 5,508
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 20 | 0 |
| 1997 | 21 | 0 |
| 1998 | 53 | 0 |
| 1999 | 35 | 0 |
| 2000 | 26 | 0 |
| 2001 | 65 | 23 |
| 2002 | 60 | 112 |
| 2003 | 101 | 188 |
| 2004 | 112 | 129 |
| 2005 | 109 | 86 |
| 2006 | 112 | 84 |
| 2007 | 75 | 52 |
| 2008 | 59 | 41 |
| 2009 | 43 | 46 |
| 2010 | 44 | 57 |
| 2011 | 26 | 32 |
| 2012 | 34 | 49 |
| 2013 | 33 | 55 |
| 2014 | 44 | 61 |
| 2015 | 71 | 119 |
| 2016 | 143 | 159 |
| 2017 | 161 | 169 |
| 2018 | 162 | 175 |
| 2019 | 209 | 212 |
| 2020 | 184 | 211 |
| 2021 | 181 | 214 |
| 2022 | 191 | 230 |
| 2023 | 196 | 264 |
| 2024 | 198 | 245 |
| 2025 | 204 | 196 |
| 2026 | 99 | 158 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G02B 2006/12147CouplerIndexing code931
- G02B 2006/12142ModulatorIndexing code652
- G02B 2006/1215SplitterIndexing code479
- G02B 2006/12164MultiplexingIndexing code396
- G02B 2006/12159InterferometerIndexing code388
- G02B 2006/12145SwitchIndexing code383
- G02B 2006/12138SensorIndexing code367
- G02B 2006/12135Temperature controlIndexing code168
Recent patents
- Technologies for optical demultiplexing with backwards compatibility6 Oct 2026US 12,754,364 B2Intel Corporation
- Technologies for signal amplification for a photonic integrated circuit6 Oct 2026US 12,754,367 B2Intel Corporation
- Optical device, optical transmitting apparatus, and optical receiving apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,754,372 B2Fujitsu Optical Components Limited
- Edge coupler and method of forming the same6 Oct 2026US 12,754,374 B2Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.Ltd
- Wafer level optical routing29 Sep 2026US 12,748,260 B1Volantis Semiconductor, Inc.
- Integrated photodetector with embedded semiconductor region8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310014 A1Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.Ltd
- Lithography-free programmable integrated photonics1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299192 A1The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
- Optical chip, method of preparing optical chip, and optical module1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299194 A1Hisense Broadband Multimedia Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Integrated photonic 2x3 coupler1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299208 A1Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Embedded radio frequency shield between integrated optical modulator and silicon substrate1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299333 A1Cisco Technology, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Photonic mems and structures872US 6,650,455 B2Iridigm Display Corporation · 2003
- Photonic MEMS and structures616US 7,123,216 B1Idc, LLC · 2006
- Nanocomposite materials with engineered properties395US 6,710,366 B1UltraDots, Inc. · 2004
- Switchable optical components377US 6,567,573 B1DigiLens Inc. · 2003
- Method and apparatus for providing power to waveguide systems232US 10,371,889 B1AT&T Intellectual Property I, L. P. · 2019