Patents by Inventor David S. Funk

David S. Funk 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).

  • Optical waveguides on glass substrates and lasers formed therefrom
    Patent number: 7050470
    Abstract: The invention is directed to optical devices comprising a solid-state structured glass substrate having at least one waveguide incorporated therein, particularly waveguides and lasers incorporating such structure. The invention is also directed to methods for modifying such devices and their properties. The waveguides and lasers of the invention provide advantageous high power and increased slope efficiency and find use, for example, in telecommunications applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Commerce
    Inventors: Joseph S. Hayden, David L. Veasey, Norman A. Sanford, David S. Funk
  • Optical amplifier with distributed evanescently-coupled pump
    Patent number: 6721087
    Abstract: An optical amplifier comprises a device substrate, a first waveguide embedded in the device substrate, a plurality of pumping waveguides coupled along interspersed portions of the first waveguide, and a plurality of lasers. The lasers are positioned to provide pumping light beams into the pumping waveguides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew C. Alduino, Dmitri E. Nikonov, David S. Funk, Christopher J. Scholz
  • Optical amplifier with distributed evanescently-coupled pump
    Publication number: 20030112497
    Abstract: An optical amplifier comprises a device substrate, a first waveguide embedded in the device substrate, a plurality of pumping waveguides coupled along interspersed portions of the first waveguide, and a plurality of lasers. The lasers are positioned to provide pumping light beams into the pumping waveguides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Andrew C. Alduino, Dmitri E. Nikonov, David S. Funk, Christopher J. Scholz
  • High-power waveguide lasers
    Patent number: 6430349
    Abstract: The invention is directed to optical devices comprising a solid-state structured glass substrate having at least one waveguide incorporated therein, particularly waveguides and lasers incorporating such structure. The invention is also directed to methods for modifying such devices and their properties. The waveguides and lasers of the invention provide advantageous high power and increased slope efficiency and find use, for example, in telecommunications applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Commerce
    Inventors: Joseph S. Hayden, David L. Veasey, Norman A. Sanford, David S. Funk
  • Ion exchange technology for fabrication of waveguide source lasers
    Patent number: 6381392
    Abstract: The invention is directed to optical devices comprising a solid-state structured glass substrate having at least one waveguide incorporated therein, particularly waveguides and lasers incorporating such structure. The invention is also directed to methods for modifying such devices and their properties. The waveguides and lasers of the invention provide advantageous high power and increased slope efficiency and find use, for example, in telecommunications applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignees: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Commerce, The Regents of the University of Colorado
    Inventors: Joseph S. Hayden, David L. Veasey, David S. Funk, Norman A. Sanford, Sally Pucilowski