H01S 3/106
By controlling devices placed within the cavity
Official title: by controlling devices placed within the cavity ({H01S3/10076,} H01S3/13 take precedence)
H01S3/106 (By controlling devices placed within the cavity) appears on 2,518 US grants and 2,052 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01S- Granted patents
- 2,518
- Published applications
- 2,052
- Assignees
- 1,024
- Inventors
- 4,503
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 28 | 0 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | 13 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 12 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 30 | 0 |
| 1988 | 26 | 0 |
| 1989 | 36 | 0 |
| 1990 | 36 | 0 |
| 1991 | 43 | 0 |
| 1992 | 51 | 0 |
| 1993 | 63 | 0 |
| 1994 | 48 | 0 |
| 1995 | 59 | 0 |
| 1996 | 56 | 0 |
| 1997 | 47 | 0 |
| 1998 | 53 | 0 |
| 1999 | 57 | 0 |
| 2000 | 46 | 0 |
| 2001 | 39 | 15 |
| 2002 | 41 | 79 |
| 2003 | 67 | 65 |
| 2004 | 75 | 76 |
| 2005 | 57 | 99 |
| 2006 | 68 | 117 |
| 2007 | 57 | 99 |
| 2008 | 66 | 84 |
| 2009 | 80 | 85 |
| 2010 | 87 | 83 |
| 2011 | 71 | 81 |
| 2012 | 59 | 85 |
| 2013 | 68 | 87 |
| 2014 | 74 | 87 |
| 2015 | 93 | 99 |
| 2016 | 97 | 90 |
| 2017 | 101 | 88 |
| 2018 | 65 | 70 |
| 2019 | 91 | 84 |
| 2020 | 64 | 77 |
| 2021 | 60 | 74 |
| 2022 | 67 | 72 |
| 2023 | 54 | 78 |
| 2024 | 49 | 72 |
| 2025 | 65 | 60 |
| 2026 | 33 | 46 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H01S 3/108Using non-linear optical devices1,341
- H01S 3/107Using electro-optic devices333
- H01S 3/1062Using a controlled passive interferometer327
- H01S 3/1068Using an acousto-optical device202
- H01S 3/1061Using a variable absorption device90
- H01S 3/1067Using pressure or deformation60
- H01S 3/1066Using a magneto-optical device42
- H01S 3/1065Using liquid crystals29
All 9 subgroupsShow fewer
Recent patents
- Differential frequency generation29 Sep 2026US 12,749,866 B2The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
- Apparatus and methods for high-speed and long depth range imaging using optical coherence tomography15 Sep 2026US 12,736,751 B2The General Hospital Corporation
- Intracavity frequency conversion in solid-state laser resonator with end-pumping1 Sep 2026US 12,725,996 B2Coherent LaserSystems GmbH & Co. KG
- Ultraviolet laser light generation device25 Aug 2026US 12,719,227 B2Josho Gakuen Educational Foundation
- Multiple frequency laser system for treating skin conditions25 Aug 2026US 12,719,229 B2Candela Corporation
- Light source device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0280231 A1Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.
- Displacement sensing10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266594 A1UNM Rainforest Innovations
- Blue laser operating at the h-beta fraunhofer line3 Sep 2026US 2026/0259471 A1Aqwest LLC
- Cat's-eye swept source laser for OCT and spectroscopy27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251565 A1
- Channel scalable, coherent beam combined laser27 Aug 2026US 2026/0254187 A1Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Most cited
By later US patents
- Modular, high energy, widely-tunable ultrafast fiber source230US 6,885,683 B1Imra America, Inc. · 2005
- Method and apparatus for performing optical imaging using frequency-domain interferometry229US 7,733,497 B2The General Hospital Corporation · 2010
- Mode locking methods and apparatus228US 7,414,779 B2Massachusetts Institute of Technology · 2008
- Molecular gas analysis by Raman scattering in intracavity laser configuration180US 4,648,714 AUniversity of Utah · 1987
- Laser flashlight175US 6,142,650 A2000