H01S 3/08
Construction or shape of optical resonators or components thereof
H01S3/08 (Construction or shape of optical resonators or components thereof) appears on 4,361 US grants and 3,353 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01S- Granted patents
- 4,361
- Published applications
- 3,353
- Assignees
- 1,500
- Inventors
- 7,145
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 33 | 0 |
| 1977 | 30 | 0 |
| 1978 | 29 | 0 |
| 1979 | 20 | 0 |
| 1980 | 34 | 0 |
| 1981 | 38 | 0 |
| 1982 | 19 | 0 |
| 1983 | 26 | 0 |
| 1984 | 36 | 0 |
| 1985 | 45 | 0 |
| 1986 | 42 | 0 |
| 1987 | 79 | 0 |
| 1988 | 73 | 0 |
| 1989 | 81 | 0 |
| 1990 | 78 | 0 |
| 1991 | 82 | 0 |
| 1992 | 89 | 0 |
| 1993 | 85 | 0 |
| 1994 | 100 | 0 |
| 1995 | 67 | 0 |
| 1996 | 62 | 0 |
| 1997 | 72 | 0 |
| 1998 | 85 | 0 |
| 1999 | 82 | 0 |
| 2000 | 80 | 0 |
| 2001 | 97 | 22 |
| 2002 | 82 | 144 |
| 2003 | 120 | 126 |
| 2004 | 127 | 115 |
| 2005 | 95 | 133 |
| 2006 | 85 | 145 |
| 2007 | 76 | 128 |
| 2008 | 97 | 124 |
| 2009 | 113 | 125 |
| 2010 | 117 | 134 |
| 2011 | 106 | 117 |
| 2012 | 105 | 132 |
| 2013 | 106 | 131 |
| 2014 | 135 | 139 |
| 2015 | 148 | 167 |
| 2016 | 160 | 142 |
| 2017 | 155 | 138 |
| 2018 | 127 | 145 |
| 2019 | 151 | 158 |
| 2020 | 125 | 158 |
| 2021 | 104 | 137 |
| 2022 | 116 | 147 |
| 2023 | 88 | 149 |
| 2024 | 95 | 114 |
| 2025 | 92 | 105 |
| 2026 | 72 | 78 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H01S 3/081Comprising three or more reflectors1,893
- H01S 3/08018Mode suppression1,031
- H01S 3/08059Constructional details of the reflector804
- H01S 3/08004Incorporating a dispersive element593
- H01S 3/08086Multiple-wavelength emission400
- H01S 3/08072Thermal lensing or thermally induced birefringence338
- H01S 3/08054Passive cavity elements acting on the polarization325
- H01S 3/08095Zig-zag travelling beam through the active medium209
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By later US patents
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