George D Pontis

US Patent:

6631146, Oct 7, 2003

Filed:

Jul 6, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/900108

Inventors:

George D. Pontis - Redwood City CA
Douglas A. Sprock - San Jose CA
Robert Carney - Belmont CA

Assignee:

Intel Corporation - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

H01S 310

US Classification:

372 20, 372 32

Abstract:

A laser system including a controller for monitoring and controlling various functions of a laser assembly. The laser controller may include a wavelength tuning circuit for adjusting and locking the wavelength of the external cavity. To perform various monitoring and control functions, the controller may include circuitry for monitoring various parameters associated with operation of the laser, such as temperature indicating signals and/or signals from light detectors such as photodiodes.

US Patent:

6829259, Dec 7, 2004

Filed:

Jan 30, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/355731

Inventors:

George D. Pontis - Redwood City CA
Douglas A. Sprock - San Jose CA
Robert Carney - Belmont CA

Assignee:

Intel Corporation - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

H01S 310

US Classification:

372 20, 372 381

Abstract:

A laser system including a controller for monitoring and controlling various functions of a laser assembly. The laser controller may include a wavelength tuning circuit for adjusting and locking the wavelength of the external cavity. To perform various monitoring and control functions, the controller may include circuitry for monitoring various parameters associated with operation of the laser, such as temperature indicating signals and/or signals from light detectors such as photodiodes.

US Patent:

6829268, Dec 7, 2004

Filed:

Dec 23, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/329104

Inventors:

George D. Pontis - Redwood City CA
Douglas A. Sprock - San Jose CA
Robert A. Carney - Belmont CA
Ken P. Koller - Half Moon Bay CA
Rajesh K. Batra - Palo Alto CA

Assignee:

Intel Corporation - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

H01S 313

US Classification:

372 3808, 372 2901, 372 29011, 372 2902, 372 3801, 372 3802, 372 3807, 372 29015

Abstract:

Tunable laser systems use servo control loops to control and monitor laser parameters such as channel, temperature, and power. The many control loops operate asynchronously, which means that noise generated by input sampling and/or output updating from one or more loops could interfere with the sampled inputs of one or more of the other loops. Embodiments of the present invention synchronize setting and sampling of tunable laser parameters to reduce noise. Noise that is related to synchronized setting and sampling of tunable laser parameters allows the noise to be reduced to constant offsets to be compensated for in the laser parameters of interest.

US Patent:

6870867, Mar 22, 2005

Filed:

Jan 30, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/356199

Inventors:

George D. Pontis - Redwood City CA, US
Douglas A. Sprock - San Jose CA, US
Robert Carney - Belmont CA, US

Assignee:

Intel Corporation - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

H01S003/04
H01S003/10

US Classification:

372 34, 372 20

Abstract:

A laser system including a controller for monitoring and controlling various functions of a laser assembly. The laser controller may include a wavelength tuning circuit for adjusting and locking the wavelength of the external cavity. To perform various monitoring and control functions, the controller may include circuitry for monitoring various parameters associated with operation of the laser, such as temperature indicating signals and/or signals from light detectors such as photodiodes.

US Patent:

6904070, Jun 7, 2005

Filed:

Jan 30, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/356190

Inventors:

George D. Pontis - Redwood City CA, US
Douglas A. Sprock - San Jose CA, US
Robert Carney - Belmont CA, US

Assignee:

Intel Corporation - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

H01S003/00
H01S003/10

US Classification:

372 3807, 372 20

Abstract:

A laser system including a controller for monitoring and controlling various functions of a laser assembly. The laser controller may include a wavelength tuning circuit for adjusting and locking the wavelength of the external cavity. To perform various monitoring and control functions, the controller may include circuitry for monitoring various parameters associated with operation of the laser, such as temperature indicating signals and/or signals from light detectors such as photodiodes.

US Patent:

6940881, Sep 6, 2005

Filed:

Jan 30, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/355978

Inventors:

George D. Pontis - Redwood City CA, US
Douglas A. Sprock - San Jose CA, US
Robert Carney - Belmont CA, US

Assignee:

Intel Corporation - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

H01S003/13

US Classification:

372 2902, 372 32

Abstract:

A laser system including a controller for monitoring and controlling various functions of a laser assembly. The laser controller may include a wavelength tuning circuit for adjusting and locking the wavelength of the external cavity. To perform various monitoring and control functions, the controller may include circuitry for monitoring various parameters associated with operation of the laser, such as temperature indicating signals and/or signals from light detectors such as photodiodes.

US Patent:

6962823, Nov 8, 2005

Filed:

Apr 1, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/405992

Inventors:

Stephen Empedocles - Mountain View CA, US
Larry Bock - Olivenhain CA, US
Calvin Chow - Portola Valley CA, US
Xianfeng Duan - Somerville MA, US
Chungming Niu - Lexington MA, US
George Pontis - Redwood City CA, US
Vijendra Sahi - Boston MA, US
Linda T. Romano - Sunnyvale CA, US
David Stumbo - Belmont CA, US

Assignee:

Nanosys, Inc. - Palo Alto CA

International Classification:

H01L021/00

US Classification:

438 3, 438105, 977DIG 1

Abstract:

Nanostructure manufacturing methods and methods for assembling nanostructures into functional elements such as junctions, arrays and devices are provided. Systems for practicing the methods are also provided.

US Patent:

7151209, Dec 19, 2006

Filed:

May 31, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/142563

Inventors:

Stephen Empedocles - Menlo Park CA, US
Larry Bock - Olivenhain CA, US
Calvin Y. H. Chow - Portola Valley CA, US
Xianfeng Duan - Mountain View CA, US
Chunming Niu - Palo Alto CA, US
George Pontis - Redwood City CA, US
Vijendra Sahi - Menlo Park CA, US
Linda T. Romano - Sunnyvale CA, US
David Stumbo - Belmont CA, US

Assignee:

Nanosys, Inc. - Palo Alto CA

International Classification:

H01L 21/302

US Classification:

977856, 438689

Abstract:

Nanostructure manufacturing methods and methods for assembling nanostructures into functional elements such as junctions, arrays and devices are provided. Systems for practicing the methods are also provided.