G02B 6/3544
2d constellations, i.e. with switching elements and switched beams located in a
Official title: {2D constellations, i.e. with switching elements and switched beams located in a plane}
G02B6/3544 (2d constellations, i.e. with switching elements and switched beams located in a) appears on 1,517 US grants and 1,195 published applications in this corpus.
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- Optical circuit switch (ocs) with multiplexed structure17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276897 A1II-Vi Delaware, Inc.
- Integrated optical circuit having switch devices electrically connected by through-substrate via17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276898 A1nEYE Systems, Inc.
- Optically disaggregated high bandwidth memory system27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251867 A1Marvell Asia Pte Ltd
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- Optical circuit switch20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243968 A1Lumentum Operations LLC
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- Laser endoscope for spectroscopic imaging418US 5,318,024 AMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 1994
- Thin film shape memory alloy and method for producing411US 4,864,824 AAmerican Telephone and Telegraph Company, AT&T Bell Laboratories · 1989
- Spectral diagonostic and treatment system393US 5,304,173 AMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 1994
- Catheter for laser angiosurgery389US 5,693,043 AMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 1997
- Digital micromirror shutter device386US 5,226,099 ATexas Instruments Incorporated · 1993