G02B 6/276
Removing selected polarisation component of light, i.e. polarizers
Official title: {Removing selected polarisation component of light, i.e. polarizers}
G02B6/276 (Removing selected polarisation component of light, i.e. polarizers) appears on 71 US grants and 64 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Twist feed radio frequency polarizer10 Sep 2024US 12,085,758 B1Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Integrated polarization rotation and splitting using mode hybridization between multiple core structures27 Aug 2024US 12,072,531 B2Analog Photonics LLC
- Image light guide with circular polarizer16 Jul 2024US 12,038,584 B2Vuzix Corporation
- Bragg gratings for an augmented reality display system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299210 A1Magic Leap, Inc.
- A system for directing incident light onto spatial light modulator planes30 Jul 2026US 2026/0219457 A1Huber+Suhner Polatis Limited
- Compact wavelength selective switch15 Jan 2026US 2026/0016636 A1Molex Incorporated
- Grating coupler with high efficiency8 Feb 2024US 2024/0045146 A1Apple Inc.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Spatial filter for improving polarization extinction ratio in a proton exchange wave guide device64US 5,475,772 AHoneywell Inc. · 1995
- Optical fiber polarizer39US 4,589,728 AAndrew Corporation · 1986
- Chiral in-fiber adjustable polarizer apparatus and method32US 6,721,469 B2Chiral Photonics, Inc. · 2004
- Optical fiber type polarizer30US 5,386,484 ASumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. · 1995
- Control of guided light in waveguide using external adjustable grating26US 6,628,861 B1General Photonics Corporation · 2003