Patents by Inventor Steven C. Fawcett

Steven C. Fawcett 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).

  • System and method for automated fiber polishing
    Patent number: 6488567
    Abstract: An improved system and method for automated fiber polishing overcomes the limitations of conventional systems and methods. In particular, the present invention provides for continuous determination of the quality of the polish during a polishing procedure. An optical signal is transmitted to a fiber tip, and any back-reflected signal is detected and monitored to determine polish quality. In this manner, automated polishing quality assurance is provided in real time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Axsun Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale C. Flanders, Jonathan R. Coppeta, Steven C. Fawcett, Jeffrey A. Korn
  • Reflector for directing front facet light to monitor diode
    Patent number: 6459710
    Abstract: A semiconductor laser system includes a reflector on the lid that directs light emitted from the front facet to the monitoring diode. Thus, even when the diode is installed behind the semiconductor laser chip, and as a result receives back facet light, the ratio of front facet to back facet light received by the monitoring diode is increased due to the operation of the reflector. This configuration improves power tracking in Bragg grating stabilized semiconductor laser systems, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: Axsun Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter S. Whitney, Mark E. Kuznetsov, Steven C. Fawcett, Mark R. Malonson