H01S 5/10
Construction or shape of the optical resonator
Official title: Construction or shape of the optical resonator {, e.g. extended or external cavity, coupled cavities, bent-guide, varying width, thickness or composition of the active region (H01S5/20 takes precedence)}
H01S5/10 (Construction or shape of the optical resonator) appears on 10,585 US grants and 10,466 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01S- Granted patents
- 10,585
- Published applications
- 10,466
- Assignees
- 2,113
- Inventors
- 13,205
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | 15 | 0 |
| 1982 | 16 | 0 |
| 1983 | 11 | 0 |
| 1984 | 17 | 0 |
| 1985 | 20 | 0 |
| 1986 | 34 | 0 |
| 1987 | 49 | 0 |
| 1988 | 97 | 0 |
| 1989 | 121 | 0 |
| 1990 | 94 | 0 |
| 1991 | 112 | 0 |
| 1992 | 93 | 0 |
| 1993 | 119 | 0 |
| 1994 | 155 | 0 |
| 1995 | 138 | 0 |
| 1996 | 142 | 0 |
| 1997 | 143 | 0 |
| 1998 | 209 | 0 |
| 1999 | 187 | 0 |
| 2000 | 185 | 0 |
| 2001 | 199 | 88 |
| 2002 | 233 | 405 |
| 2003 | 366 | 493 |
| 2004 | 403 | 431 |
| 2005 | 336 | 490 |
| 2006 | 350 | 412 |
| 2007 | 258 | 384 |
| 2008 | 258 | 367 |
| 2009 | 322 | 383 |
| 2010 | 400 | 363 |
| 2011 | 296 | 353 |
| 2012 | 267 | 290 |
| 2013 | 302 | 299 |
| 2014 | 332 | 303 |
| 2015 | 350 | 388 |
| 2016 | 334 | 366 |
| 2017 | 372 | 390 |
| 2018 | 349 | 408 |
| 2019 | 450 | 469 |
| 2020 | 388 | 533 |
| 2021 | 375 | 558 |
| 2022 | 329 | 520 |
| 2023 | 346 | 508 |
| 2024 | 367 | 509 |
| 2025 | 345 | 434 |
| 2026 | 251 | 322 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H01S 5/18Surface-emitting [se] lasers4,569
- H01S 5/14External cavity lasers2,580
- H01S 5/12The resonator having a periodic structure2,489
- H01S 5/1003Waveguide having a modified shape along the axis933
- H01S 5/1028Coupling to elements in the cavity826
- H01S 5/1053Comprising an active region having a varying composition or cross-section in a564
- H01S 5/11Comprising a photonic bandgap structure547
- H01S 5/16Window-type lasers, i.e. with a region of non-absorbing material between the active524
All 18 subgroupsShow fewer
- H01S 5/1082With a special facet structure504
- H01S 5/1039Details on the cavity length413
- H01S 5/1071Ring-lasers360
- H01S 5/1092Multi-wavelength lasing286
- H01S 5/1021Coupled cavities236
- H01S 5/1042Optical microcavities169
- H01S 5/1025Extended cavities102
- H01S 5/1046Comprising interactions between photons and plasmons79
- H01S 5/1078With means to control the spontaneous emission51
- H01S 5/1089Unstable resonators20
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