Patents by Inventor Ian Hincks

Ian Hincks has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Generating a lattice of optical spin-orbit beams
    Patent number: 10782464
    Abstract: In a general aspect, optical beams are manipulated. In some cases, an optical device includes an inlet to receive a first beam, and one or more prism pairs. Each prism pair includes one or more birefringent gradients configured to transform the first beam into a second beam. The second beam is associated with a lattice of cells, where each cell includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is associated with a first orbital angular momentum (OAM) mode and a first polarization, and the second portion is associated with a second OAM mode and a second polarization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Quantum Valley Investment Fund LP
    Inventors: Dusan Sarenac, David G. Cory, Dmitry A. Pushin, Joachim Nsofini, Ian Hincks