Patents by Inventor Orson L. Bourne

Orson L. Bourne 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).

  • Low-loss optical connector
    Publication number: 20040258359
    Abstract: A method of making connections between arrays of optical components such as waveguides, fibers and diode lasers, by linking them with optical waveguides written directly in three-dimensional blocks or wafers of a transparent dielectric material such as glass. If arrays are to be connected, any element can be connected to any other element, providing the flexibility to make cross-connects. In a particular embodiment, femtosecond laser dielectric modification is employed to manufacture the optical connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Paul B. Corkum, David M. Rayner, V. Ravi Bhardwaj, Orson L. Bourne, Rod Taylor, Cyril Hnatovsky
  • Short radiation pulse generation
    Patent number: 4609876
    Abstract: Laser pulse generation techniques are disclosed in which two competing non-linear processes, e.g. stimulated Brillouin scattering and laser-induced breakdown are employed in combination to generate a short laser pulse. Narrow linewidth UV radiation amplified to the millijoule level in a XeCl discharge module has been used to generate pulses of less than 200 picoseconds in duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1986
    Assignee: Canadian Patents and Development Limited
    Inventors: Orson L. Bourne, A. John Alcock