Patents by Inventor Michael Lee Saenz

Michael Lee Saenz 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).

  • Tunable optical filters with multiple ports
    Patent number: 8755651
    Abstract: Described are tunable multiport optical filters that filter systems with many optical channels in a convenient and cost-effective manner. The tunable multiport optical filters of the invention are simple in design and have few optical components. The basic elements are a dispersion element and a rotating reflector. With properly arranged arrays of input and output optical fibers, individual wavelength components from a selected input beam are spatially separated and steered by the rotating reflector to selected output locations. The optical properties from the selected components may be measured by one or more photodetectors. The filters are also useful for selecting and routing optical signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Oclaro (North America Inc.)
    Inventors: Ming Wu, Deepak Devicharan, Scott R. Dahl, Xuefeng Yue, Michael Lee Saenz
  • Tunable optical filters with multiple ports
    Publication number: 20120020620
    Abstract: Described are tunable multiport optical filters that filter systems with many optical channels in a convenient and cost-effective manner. The tunable multiport optical filters of the invention are simple in design and have few optical components. The basic elements are a dispersion element and a rotating reflector. With properly arranged arrays of input and output optical fibers, individual wavelength components from a selected input beam are spatially separated and steered by the rotating reflector to selected output locations. The optical properties from the selected components may be measured by one or more photodetectors. The filters are also useful for selecting and routing optical signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventors: Ming Wu, Deepak Devicharan, Scott R. Dahl, Xuefeng Yue, Michael Lee Saenz