Patents by Inventor Thiago Alegre

Thiago Alegre 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).

  • Systems and methods for tuning a cavity
    Patent number: 8849075
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes an integrated opto-mechanical and electro-mechanical system. The opto-mechanical and electro-mechanical system can be made of photonic crystals configured to move based on electrical voltages and/or back action effects from electromagnetic waves, thus changing the resonance of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Oskar Painter, Martin Winger, Qiang Lin, Amir Safavi-Naeini, Thiago Alegre, Timothy Dobson Blasius, Alexander Grey Krause