H01S 3/08072
Thermal lensing or thermally induced birefringence
Official title: {Thermal lensing or thermally induced birefringence; Compensation thereof}
H01S3/08072 (Thermal lensing or thermally induced birefringence) appears on 338 US grants and 225 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01S- Granted patents
- 338
- Published applications
- 225
- Assignees
- 199
- Inventors
- 698
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 3 |
| 2002 | 7 | 9 |
| 2003 | 11 | 7 |
| 2004 | 11 | 14 |
| 2005 | 5 | 15 |
| 2006 | 11 | 20 |
| 2007 | 8 | 11 |
| 2008 | 13 | 11 |
| 2009 | 7 | 4 |
| 2010 | 13 | 11 |
| 2011 | 8 | 11 |
| 2012 | 7 | 11 |
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| 2014 | 6 | 10 |
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| 2016 | 12 | 8 |
| 2017 | 5 | 6 |
| 2018 | 8 | 12 |
| 2019 | 10 | 6 |
| 2020 | 9 | 8 |
| 2021 | 4 | 10 |
| 2022 | 5 | 7 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 | 8 |
| 2025 | 4 | 5 |
| 2026 | 4 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Intracavity frequency conversion in solid-state laser resonator with end-pumping1 Sep 2026US 12,725,996 B2Coherent LaserSystems GmbH & Co. KG
- All-solid-state single-frequency continuous wave laser9 Jun 2026US 12,651,881 B2Shanxi University
- Passive high energy Q-switched laser system with optically synchronized multi-stage/multi-pass amplification9 Jun 2026US 12,651,883 B2Candela Corporation
- Dual spectral variable-based optical frequency scanning laser light source and measurement device using the same and object angle-dependent distance measurement device using propagation angle switching for each optical frequency21 Apr 2026US 12,609,504 B2Pusan National University Industry-University Cooperation Foundation
- Directed gas purge to reduce dusting of excimer discharge chamber windows18 Nov 2025US 12,476,432 B2Cymer, Inc.
- Dual spectral variable-based optical frequency scanning laser light source and measurement device using the same and object angle-dependent distance measurement device using propagation angle switching for each optical frequency30 Jul 2026US 2026/0221710 A1Pusan National University Industry-University Cooperation Foundation
- Method and system for compensating thermally induced beam degradation in reflective chirped volume bragg grating23 Apr 2026US 2026/0112859 A1Ipg Photonics Corporation
- Improved Depolarization Mitigation Method and Apparatus30 Oct 2025US 2025/0337213 A1
- Laser resonator and optical pumping system for medical laser systems16 Oct 2025US 2025/0318872 A1Lumenis Ltd.
- Diode-pumped solid-state laser apparatus for laser annealing17 Jul 2025US 2025/0233381 A1Coherent, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Fiber laser with free-space components109US 10,003,168 B1Luminar Technologies, Inc. · 2018
- Q-switched microlaser apparatus and method for use95US 7,649,920 B2Topcon Corporation · 2010
- Thermally controlled lenses for lasers93US 5,386,427 AMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 1995
- Method for treatment of unwanted veins and device therefor84US 5,843,072 ACynosure, Inc. · 1998
- Alexandrite laser system for treatment of dermatological specimens82US 6,273,883 B1Cynosure, Inc. · 2001