Patents by Inventor James Tristan Thompson

James Tristan Thompson 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).

  • Beam array pitch controller
    Patent number: 7023620
    Abstract: The present invention provides beam array controllers for changing the spatial and optical characteristics of a beam array. Beam array pitch controllers are provided which are capable of selectively adjusting the spacing between adjacent beams in a beam array. Beam array pitch controllers are provided which are capable of selectively adjusting the brightness and brightness spatial distribution of a beam array. The present invention also provides optical sources for generating a beam array having a selectively adjustable pitch, brightness and brightness spatial distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Research Electro-Optics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon C. Sandberg, James Tristan Thompson
  • Optical interference filter having parallel phase control elements
    Patent number: 6804063
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to optical interference filters and interferometers. Methods, devices and device components are presented for separating closely spaced optical channels with minimized cross talk. The invention provides optical interference filters having parallel phase control elements which efficiently transmit light of a selected optical channel or a plurality of selected channels with decreased light loss, particularly decreased insertion loss. An exemplary interference filter of the present invention provides minimized vertical and horizontal recombination error and improved optical path length matching. The invention further provides methods of fabricating optical interference filters with improved piece-to-piece reproducibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2004
    Assignee: Research Electro-Optics, Inc.
    Inventor: James Tristan Thompson
  • OPTICAL INTERFERENCE FILTER HAVING PARALLEL PHASE CONTROL ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20040080834
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to optical interference filters and interferometers. Methods, devices and device components are presented for separating closely spaced optical channels with minimized cross talk. The invention provides optical interference filters having parallel phase control elements which efficiently transmit light of a selected optical channel or a plurality of selected channels with decreased light loss, particularly decreased insertion loss. An exemplary interference filter of the present invention provides minimized vertical and horizontal recombination error and improved optical path length matching. The invention further provides methods of fabricating optical interference filters with improved piece-to-piece reproducibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventor: James Tristan Thompson