ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,754, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to II-VI DELAWARE INC. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Wavelength reference having repeating spectral features and unique spectral features" was invented by Michael John Laurence Cahill (Melbourne, Australia) and Glenn D. Bartolini (Waltham, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wavelength reference device includes a broadband optical source, a repeating filter, and a wavelength-specific filter. The source, which can be a super-luminescent light-emitting diode (SLED), emits optical power. The repeating filter, which can be a Fabray-Perot etalon, filters the optical power into a repeating spectral response, ...