MICHAEL ANTHONY SCOBEY
Pilots at Fox Hl Pl, Santa Rosa, CA

6798553, Sep 28, 2004

Mar 12, 2002

10/096292

Michael A. Scobey - Santa Rosa CA
Lucien P. Ghislain - San Rafael CA
Dennis J. Derickson - Windsor CA
Loren F. Stokes - Santa Rosa CA

Bookham Technology plc - Santa Rosa CA

G02F 103

359260, 385 14, 385 16, 385 24, 372 99, 356454, 356519

Optical filter elements and optical systems comprise optically mismatched etalons and optically mismatched stacked, optically coupled etalons that are directly optically coupled, at least one of the etalons or stacked, optically coupled etalons comprising first and second selectively transparent thin film mirror coatings on opposite surfaces of a bulk optic. The optically mismatched etalons can be configured to selectively pass single passbands. The disclosed optical systems optionally comprise other devices optically coupled to the optically mismatched etalons and optionally mismatched stacked, optically coupled etalons.

6353497, Mar 5, 2002

Mar 3, 2000

09/518708

Kevin J. Zhang - Santa Rosa CA
Michael A. Scobey - Santa Rosa CA
Yiqiang Li - Milpitas CA

Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc. - Santa Rosa CA

H01S 0300

3593411, 359349

An optical amplifier assembly integrating wavelength selective input and output filters. Integration of wavelength selective filters with a doped fiber optical amplifier stage provides a modular amplifier for use in wavelength division multiplexed optical communication systems. In one embodiment, a center tap provides access to the selected light signal after a first amplifier stage, allowing signal modification before returning the light signal to a second amplifier stage of the integrated amplifier. In a further embodiment, a pump interconnect is provided between the first and second amplifier stages to allow operation of both amplifier stages from a single pump light source.

6389188, May 14, 2002

Feb 23, 2000

09/511693

Michael A. Scobey - Santa Rosa CA
Robert W. Hallock - Santa Rosa CA

Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc. - Santa Rosa CA

G02B 635

385 18, 385 16, 385 24, 385 37

An optical assembly including a wavelength selective filter ( ) in combination with a collimator ( ). An input port is configured to provide an optical signal containing a plurality of optical channels to the collimator and then to the wavelength selective filter. The hybrid selective optical router allows a channel or segment of adjacent channels ( ) to be dropped from the optical signal with minimal signal degradation to the dropped or expressed channels. In a particular embodiment, a pair of wavelength selective routers ( ) are combined with a switched optical directing element ( ) and other components to provide an ADD/DROP switch. In a further embodiment, an ADD/DROP switch is provided with a single movable mirror, and no fixed mirrors.

5798027, Aug 25, 1998

Jul 7, 1994

8/272104

Paul M. Lefebvre - Santa Rosa CA
James W. Seeser - Santa Rosa CA
Richard Ian Seddon - Santa Rosa CA
Michael A. Scobey - Santa Rosa CA
Barry W. Manley - Boulder CO

Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc. - Santa Rosa CA

C23C 1434

20419226

A rotary cylindrical sputtering system incorporates separate, separately-controlled linear magnetron sputter deposition and reaction zones for sputter depositing materials such as refractory metals and forming oxides and other compounds and alloys of such materials. In one aspect, the associated process involves rotating or translating workpieces past the differentially pumped, atmospherically separated, sequentially or simultaneously operated deposition and reaction zones and is characterized by the ability to form a wide range of materials, by high throughput, and by the ability to form durable optical quality thin films of nominal refractive indices and controlled coating thickness, including both constant and selectively varied thickness profiles.

6885824, Apr 26, 2005

Mar 3, 2000

09/517648

Kevin J. Zhang - Santa Rosa CA, US
Michael A. Scobey - Santa Rosa CA, US
Robert W. Hallock - Santa Rosa CA, US

Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc. - Santa Rosa CA

H04B014/02

398 83, 398 85, 398180

An optical component array allowing expansion of the occupied bandwidth on an existing optical transmission network without disrupting signal traffic. Wavelength selective filters () and optical components, such as amplifiers () are arrayed for use with a wavelength division multiplexed optical transmission system to transmit a selected portion of a transmission spectrum to an amplifier path and reflect the remainder of the spectrum. Wavelength selective filters and associated amplifiers are arranged in a cascade configuration with a bypass path (). Additional wavelength selective filters and amplifiers can be added in the bypass path without disrupting existing signal traffic, and such additions can provide for a remaining bypass path, thus allowing further expansion. This configuration provides an expandable amplifier array with a low initial cost. In a further embodiment, a center segment of the input transmission spectrum is passed through an amplifier path () and a red/blue splitter () having a transition region within the band of the center segment further splits the input spectrum into two expandable amplifier arrays paths.

5879519, Mar 9, 1999

Aug 16, 1996

8/699612

James W. Seeser - Santa Rosa CA
Thomas H. Allen - Santa Rosa CA
Eric R. Dickey - Northfield MN
Bryant P. Hichwa - Santa Rosa CA
Rolf F. Illsley - Santa Rosa CA
Robert F. Klinger - Rohnert Park CA
Paul M. Lefebvre - Santa Rosa CA
Michael A. Scobey - Santa Rosa CA
Richard I. Seddon - Santa Rosa CA
David L. Soberanis - Santa Rosa CA
Michael D. Temple - Santa Rosa CA
Craig C. Van Horn - Sebastopol CA
Patrick R. Wentworth - Santa Rosa CA

Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc. - Santa Rosa CA

C23C 1434

20419212

A thin film coating system incorporates separate, separately-controlled deposition and reaction zones for depositing materials such as refractory metals and forming oxides and other compounds and alloys of such materials. The associated process involves rotating or translating workpieces past the differentially pumped, atmospherically separated, sequentially or simultaneously operated deposition and reaction zones and is characterized by the ability to form a wide range of materials, by high throughput, and by controlled coating thickness, including both constant and selectively varied thickness profiles.

5618388, Apr 8, 1997

Oct 4, 1994

8/317781

James W. Seeser - Santa Rosa CA
Thomas H. Allen - Santa Rosa CA
Eric R. Dickey - Northfield MN
Bryant P. Hichwa - Santa Rosa CA
Rolf F. Illsley - Santa Rosa CA
Robert F. Klinger - Rohnert Park CA
Paul M. LeFebvre - Santa Rosa CA
Michael A. Scobey - Santa Rosa CA
Richard I. Seddon - Santa Rosa CA
David L. Soberanis - Santa Rosa CA
Michael D. Temple - Santa Rosa CA
Craig C. Van Horn - Sebastopol CA
Patrick R. Wentworth - Santa Rosa CA

Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc. - Santa Rosa CA

C23C 1434

20419212

A thin film coating system incorporates separate, separately-controlled deposition and reaction zones for depositing materials such as refractory metals and forming oxides and other compounds and alloys of such materials. The associated process involves rotating or translating workpieces past the differentially pumped, atmospherically separated, sequentially or simultaneously operated deposition and reaction zones and is characterized by the ability to form a wide range of materials, by high throughput, and by controlled coating thickness, including both constant and selectively varied thickness profiles.

4851095, Jul 25, 1989

Feb 8, 1988

7/154177

Michael A. Scobey - Santa Rosa CA
Richard I. Seddon - Santa Rosa CA
James W. Seeser - Santa Rosa CA
R. Russel Austin - Santa Rosa CA
Paul M. LeFebvre - Santa Rosa CA
Barry W. Manley - Boulder CO

Optical Coating Laboratory, Inc. - Santa Rosa CA

C23C 1434

20419212

A rotary cylindrical sputtering system incorporates separate, separately-controlled linear magnetron sputter cathode and reaction zones for sputter depositing materials such as refractory metals and forming oxides and other compounds and alloys of such materials. The associated process involves rotating or translating workpieces past the differentially pumped, atmospherically separated, sequentially or simultaneously operated cathode and reaction zones and is characterized by the ability to form a wide range of materials, by high throughput, and by controlled coating thickness, including both constant and selectively varied thickness profiles.

6896949, May 24, 2005

Mar 12, 2002

10/096031

Michael A. Scobey - Santa Rosa CA, US
Lucien P. Ghislain - San Rafael CA, US
Dennis J. Derickson - Windsor CA, US
Loren F. Stokes - Santa Rosa CA, US

Bookham (US) Inc. - Abington

G02B027/00, G02F001/03, G02F001/07

428173, 359578, 359577, 359260

Improved optical element wafers comprising stacked, optically coupled etalon wafers are disclosed. Each etalon wafer comprises a bulk optic wafer defining the optic cavity between selectively transparent thin film mirror coatings. The bulk optic wafer comprises an optically transparent body, such as a portion of a substrate wafer, along with a wedge correcting coating on at least one of the two surfaces of the optically transparent body and/or a thickness-adjustment layer on one or both surfaces. The bulk optic wafer is a solid, self-supporting body, optically transparent (at the wavelength or wavelengths of interest), whose thickness, i. e. , the dimension between the selectively transparent surfaces, defines the cavity spacing of the bulk optic etalon wafer. Methods of making and using the optical element wafers are also disclosed.

7076132, Jul 11, 2006

Apr 18, 2003

10/418427

Richard James Ryall - Santa Rosa CA, US
Michael A. Scobey - Santa Rosa CA, US
Loren F. Stokes - Santa Rosa CA, US

Bookham (US) Inc. - Abingdon

G02B 6/32, H04J 14/02

385 33, 385 31, 385 70, 385 72, 398 82, 398 85, 398 88

A fiber optic device comprises an optical lens element having a focal length greater than 2 mm, and an optical signal source or receiver mounted at the focal plane of the optical lens element and operative to communicate optical signals with a selectively transparent interference filter through the optical lens element. Methods for the production and use of the fiber optic devices are also disclosed.