Patents by Inventor Denis Molin

Denis Molin 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).

  • Patent number: 7428361
    Abstract: A chromatic dispersion compensating and dispersion slope compensating optical fiber comprises a central core having an index difference ?n1 with an outer optical cladding, a first buried inner cladding having an index difference ?n2 with the outer cladding, a ring having an index difference ?n3 with the outer cladding and a second buried inner cladding having an index difference ?n4 with the outer cladding. The index difference between the first buried inner cladding and the outer cladding ?n2 is less than or equal to ?13.5.10?3 and the index difference between the second buried inner cladding and the outer cladding ?n4 is less than or equal to ?3.10?3. The fiber has, for a wavelength of 1550 nm, a chromatic dispersion less than or equal to ?50 ps/nm/km and a ratio of the chromatic dispersion over the chromatic dispersion slope DOS less than or equal to 70 nm. The second deeply buried inner cladding allows obtaining a low DOS value whilst maintaining acceptable optical characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Draka Comteq B.V.
    Inventors: Marianne Bigot-Astruc, Pierre Sillard, Louis-Anne De Montmorillon, Denis Molin
  • Publication number: 20080107426
    Abstract: Disclosed are an improved system and a related method for compensating the chromatic dispersion of a given length of a transmission fiber over a given spectral band by employing at least two chromatic dispersion compensating fibers that, with respect to the slope of the slope of the chromatic dispersion (SSi), have values of opposite signs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: DRAKA COMTEQ B.V.
    Inventors: Marianne Bigot-Astruc, Louis-Anne De Montmorillon, Denis Molin, Pierre Sillard
  • Patent number: 7369732
    Abstract: The invention relates to an chromatic dispersion-compensating optical fibre in the S-band, for use in compensating for the chromatic dispersion of either a standard SMF optical fibre or of an NZ-DSF optical fibre, carrying an optical signal in the spectral band in use, which is the S-band extending from 1460 nm to 1530 nm. The chromatic dispersion-compensating optical fibre in the S-band has a wavelength corresponding to the global chromatic dispersion minimum, which is situated outside the spectral band in use, that is to say outside the S-band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Draka Comteq B.V.
    Inventors: Maxime Gorlier, Denis Molin, Louis-Anne De Montmorillon, Pierre Sillard
  • Patent number: 7356234
    Abstract: Disclosed is a chromatic dispersion compensating optical fiber comprising a central core, an intermediate cladding having a width (r2?r1) of 2.0 microns or greater, and a depressed inner cladding having a refractive index difference Dn3 with the external optical cladding of ?3.0×10?3 or lower. At a wavelength of 1550 nm, the optical fiber exhibits a positive chromatic dispersion of 21 ps/(nm·km) or higher and a ratio of mode radius to intermediate cladding radius of (W02/r2) of 0.7 or less. The present optical fiber has a good figure of merit value and limited bending and microbending losses. The optical fiber can be rolled up in a housing of reduced size in a chromatic dispersion compensating optical module having limited insertion losses and reduced polarization mode dispersion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Draka Comteq B.V.
    Inventors: Louis-Anne de Montmorillon, Denis Molin, Marianne Bigot-Astruc, Pierre Sillard
  • Patent number: 7336876
    Abstract: The invention relates to an chromatic dispersion-compensating optical fibre in the S-band, for use in compensating for the chromatic dispersion of either a standard SMF optical fiber or of an NZ-DSF optical fiber, carrying an optical signal in the spectral band in use, which is the S-band extending from 1460 nm to 1530 nm. The chromatic dispersion-compensating optical fiber in the S-band has a wavelength corresponding to the global chromatic dispersion minimum, which is situated outside the spectral band in use, that is to say outside the S-band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Draka Comteq B.V.
    Inventors: Maxime Gorlier, Denis Molin, Louis-Anne De Montmorillon, Pierre Sillard
  • Patent number: 7327921
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of chromatic dispersion compensating optical fibers for a wavelength multiplexing transmission network. A chromatic dispersion compensating optical fiber is provided having at least six core slices (1 to 6) and having a negative chromatic dispersion and chromatic dispersion slope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Draka Comteq B.V.
    Inventors: Pierre Sillard, Denis Molin
  • Publication number: 20070280615
    Abstract: Disclosed is an optical transmission fiber having reduced bending and microbending losses that is commercially usable in FTTH or FTTC transmission systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2007
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Applicant: DRAKA COMTEQ B.V.
    Inventors: Louis-Anne de Montmorillon, Denis Molin, Pieter Matthijsse, Frans Gooijer, Emmanuel Petitfrere, Yves Lumineau, Franciscus Achten, Marianne Bigot-Astruc, Pierre Sillard, Pascale Nouchi
  • Publication number: 20070258686
    Abstract: Disclosed is a chromatic dispersion compensating optical fiber comprising a central core, an intermediate cladding having a width (r2?r1) of 2.0 microns or greater, and a depressed inner cladding having a refractive index difference Dn3 with the external optical cladding of ?3.0×10?3 or lower. At a wavelength of 1550 nm, the optical fiber exhibits a positive chromatic dispersion of 21 ps/nm·km or higher and a ratio of mode radius to intermediate cladding radius of (W02/r2) of 0.7 or less. The present optical fiber has a good figure of merit value and limited bending and microbending losses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Applicant: DRAKA COMTEQ B.V.
    Inventors: Louis-Anne De Montmorillon, Denis Molin, Marianne Bigot-Astruc, Pierre Sillard
  • Publication number: 20070140635
    Abstract: A chromatic dispersion compensating and dispersion slope compensating optical fiber comprises a central core having an index difference ?n1 with an outer optical cladding, a first buried inner cladding having an index difference ?n2 with the outer cladding, a ring having an index difference ?n3 with the outer cladding and a second buried inner cladding having an index difference ?n4 with the outer cladding. The index difference between the first buried inner cladding and the outer cladding ?n2 is less than or equal to ?13.5.10?3 and the index difference between the second buried inner cladding and the outer cladding ?n4 is less than or equal to ?3.10?3. The fiber has, for a wavelength of 1550 nm, a chromatic dispersion less than or equal to ?50 ps/nm/km and a ratio of the chromatic dispersion over the chromatic dispersion slope DOS less than or equal to 70 nm. The second deeply buried inner cladding allows obtaining a low DOS value whilst maintaining acceptable optical characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Applicant: DRAKA COMTEQ B.V.
    Inventors: Marianne BIGOT-ASTRUC, Pierre Sillard, Louis-Anne De Montmorillon, Denis Molin
  • Publication number: 20070127878
    Abstract: An optical transmission fiber comprises a central core having an index difference ?n1 with an outer optical cladding; a first inner cladding having an index difference ?n2 with the outer cladding; and a second buried inner cladding having an index difference ?n3 with the outer cladding of less than ?3.10?3. The second buried inner cladding moreover contains Germaniumn in a weight concentration of between 0.5% and 7%. The fiber shows reduced bending and microbending losses whilst exhibiting the optical performances of a standard single-mode fiber (SSMF).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Applicant: DRAKA COMTEQ B.V.
    Inventors: Louis-Anne DEMONTMORILLON, Pieter Matthijsse, Pascale Nouchi, Denis Molin, Marianne Bigot-Astruc, Pierre Sillard, Frans Gooijer, Ivo Flammer, Yves Lumineau
  • Publication number: 20070092190
    Abstract: The invention relates to an chromatic dispersion-compensating optical fibre in the S-band, for use in compensating for the chromatic dispersion of either a standard SMF optical fibre or of an NZ-DSF optical fibre, carrying an optical signal in the spectral band in use, which is the S-band extending from 1460 nm to 1530 nm. The chromatic dispersion-compensating optical fibre in the S-band has a wavelength corresponding to the global chromatic dispersion minimum, which is situated outside the spectral band in use, that is to say outside the S-band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: Maxime GORLIER, Denis Molin, Louis-Anne De Montmorillon, Pierre Sillard
  • Patent number: 7171092
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of optical fibers for wavelength division multiplex transmission networks. It provides an optical fiber with chromatic dispersion compensation in the S band from 1 460 nm to 1 530 nm having a negative chromatic dispersion at the wavelength of 1 495 nm and at least three core slices, preferably at least four core slices. The single core slice or the first core slice is very deeply buried and preferably has as at the wavelength of 1 495 nm a chromatic dispersion to dispersion slope ratio whose absolute value is from 68 nm to 158 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Alcatel
    Inventors: Louis-Anne de Montmorillon, Ludovic Fleury, Pierre Sillard, Florent Beaumont, Maxime Gorlier, Denis Molin, Pascale Nouchi
  • Publication number: 20070014525
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of chromatic dispersion compensating optical fibers for a wavelength multiplexing transmission network. A chromatic dispersion compensating optical fiber is provided having at least six core slices (1 to 6) and having a negative chromatic dispersion and chromatic dispersion slope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Pierre Sillard, Denis Molin
  • Patent number: 7095932
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of single-mode chromatic dispersion compensating optical fibers for a wavelength multiplexing transmission network. A single-mode chromatic dispersion compensating optical fiber is provided having at least six core slices (1 to 6) and having a negative chromatic dispersion and chromatic dispersion slope at a central wavelength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Draka Comteq B.V.
    Inventors: Pierre Sillard, Denis Molin
  • Publication number: 20060018613
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of single-mode chromatic dispersion compensating optical fibers for a wavelength multiplexing transmission network. A single-mode chromatic dispersion compensating optical fiber is provided having at least six core slices (1 to 6) and having a negative chromatic dispersion and chromatic dispersion slope at a central wavelength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventors: Pierre Sillard, Denis Molin
  • Publication number: 20050213909
    Abstract: The invention relates to an chromatic dispersion-compensating optical fibre in the S-band, for use in compensating for the chromatic dispersion of either a standard SMF optical fibre or of an NZ-DSF optical fibre, carrying an optical signal in the spectral band in use, which is the S-band extending from 1460 nm to 1530 nm. The chromatic dispersion-compensating optical fibre in the S-band has a wavelength corresponding to the global chromatic dispersion minimum, which is situated outside the spectral band in use, that is to say outside the S-band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2005
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Inventors: Maxime Gorlier, Denis Molin, Louis-Anne De Montmorillon, Pierre Sillard
  • Patent number: 6928222
    Abstract: The dispersion managed optical fiber (1) far use in wavelength division multiplex transmission networks includes longitudinally alternating positive and negative chromatic dispersion optical fiber portions and includes a core having a varying index profile and a cladding having a constant index. Each optical fiber portion (T+, T?) has at a wavelength of 1550 nm a chromatic dispersion whose absolute value is from 1 ps/nm.km to 10 ps/nm.km, a chromatic dispersion slope whose absolute value is less than 0.015 ps/nm2.km, and an effective area greater than 35 ?m2. The relative effective area difference at a wavelength of 1550 nm between the positive and negative chromatic dispersion optical fiber portions is less than 7%, and each optical fiber portion (T+, T?) has bending losses at a wavelength of 1625 nm less than 0.1 dB for 100 turns with a diameter of 60 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: Alcatel
    Inventors: Pierre Sillard, Lionel Provost, Florent Beaumont, Ludovic Fleury, Maxime Gorlier, Denis Molin, Louis-Anne De Montmorillon, Pascale Nouchi
  • Patent number: 6895153
    Abstract: An optical fiber has three or four core slices including one or more buried slices and a raised central slice. The buried slice or each of the buried slices is very deeply buried. The fiber has a zero dispersion wavelength of less than 1 460 nm. It has a chromatic dispersion in the vicinity of 5 ps/nm.km and a dispersion slope in the vicinity of 0.03 ps/nm2.km at a wavelength of 1 550 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: Alcatel
    Inventors: Louis-Anne De Montmorillon, Pierre Sillard, Lionel Expert, Denis Molin, Ludovic Fleury, Bruno Dany
  • Publication number: 20040213533
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of optical fibers for wavelength division multiplex transmission networks. It provides an optical fiber with chromatic dispersion compensation in the S band from 1 460 nm to 1 530 nm having a negative chromatic dispersion at the wavelength of 1 495 nm and at least three core slices, preferably at least four core slices. The single core slice or the first core slice is very deeply buried and preferably has as at the wavelength of 1 495 nm a chromatic dispersion to dispersion slope ratio whose absolute value is from 68 nm to 158 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Applicant: ALCATEL
    Inventors: Louis-Anne de Montmorillon, Ludovic Fleury, Pierre Sillard, Florent Beaumont, Maxime Gorlier, Denis Molin, Pascale Nouchi
  • Publication number: 20040131323
    Abstract: An optical fiber has three or four core slices including one or more buried slices and a raised central slice. The buried slice or each of the buried slices is very deeply buried. The fiber has a zero dispersion wavelength of less than 1 460 nm. It has a chromatic dispersion in the vicinity of 5 ps/nm.km and a dispersion slope in the vicinity of 0.03 ps/nm2.km at a wavelength of 1 550 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Applicant: ALCATEL
    Inventors: Louis-Anne De Montmorillon, Pierre Sillard, Lionel Expert, Denis Molin, Ludovic Fleury, Bruno Dany