G02F 1/33
Acousto-optical deflection devices
Official title: Acousto-optical deflection devices {(circuit or control arrangements therefor G02F1/113)}
G02F1/33 (Acousto-optical deflection devices) appears on 556 US grants and 410 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02F- Granted patents
- 556
- Published applications
- 410
- Assignees
- 298
- Inventors
- 1,092
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 13 | 0 |
| 1977 | 10 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 12 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 15 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 17 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 15 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 | 16 |
| 2003 | 9 | 5 |
| 2004 | 9 | 10 |
| 2005 | 6 | 14 |
| 2006 | 14 | 6 |
| 2007 | 4 | 6 |
| 2008 | 8 | 7 |
| 2009 | 7 | 8 |
| 2010 | 5 | 6 |
| 2011 | 4 | 2 |
| 2012 | 4 | 11 |
| 2013 | 6 | 12 |
| 2014 | 13 | 22 |
| 2015 | 8 | 16 |
| 2016 | 13 | 17 |
| 2017 | 9 | 22 |
| 2018 | 21 | 26 |
| 2019 | 30 | 32 |
| 2020 | 21 | 31 |
| 2021 | 24 | 28 |
| 2022 | 26 | 22 |
| 2023 | 27 | 22 |
| 2024 | 25 | 32 |
| 2025 | 21 | 21 |
| 2026 | 7 | 14 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Multi-qubit control with acousto-optic modulators15 Sep 2026US 12,737,657 B2IonQ, Inc.
- Multi head scanning lithographic laser writer and a method for operating7 Jul 2026US 12,675,049 B2Mycronic AB
- Programmable multiple-point illuminator, confocal filter, confocal microscope and method to operate said confocal microscope12 May 2026US 12,625,356 B2Universitat De Barcelona
- Ultrafast detector of rydberg atoms5 May 2026US 12,618,884 B2Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Optical modulator and image projector based on leaky-mode waveguide with spatial multiplexing28 Apr 2026US 12,613,446 B2Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
- An integrated device and a method for diffracting a light signal, and a method for manufacturing an integrated device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310042 A1Imec Vzw
- Directional illuminator and display apparatus with switchable diffuser17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276984 A1Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
- Electrical crosstalk cancellation in acoustooptical modulators17 Sep 2026US 2026/0277038 A1Mycronic AB
- Coupling device for coupling at least one laser beam into at least one fiber array10 Sep 2026US 2026/0267088 A1Fiberbridge Photonics GmbH
- Parallel local control of optically addressed qubits20 Aug 2026US 2026/0244073 A1The Trustees of Princeton University
Most cited
By later US patents
- Frequency selective interwaveguide coupler260US 4,026,632 ACanadian Patents and Development Limited · 1977
- Optical modulation apparatus and measurement method198US 5,091,983 A1992
- Three dimensional micro machining with a modulated ultra-short laser pulse140US 6,285,002 B12001
- Optical device87US 5,915,050 AUniversity of Southampton · 1999
- Optical interconnecting device and method80US 5,165,104 AOptivideo Corporation · 1992