Patents Assigned to Mahi Networks
  • Method and apparatus for multirate transmission in a passive optical network
    Patent number: 6832046
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for a Passive Optical Network (PON) to operate at significantly higher data rates than the prior art Passive Optical Networks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignee: Mahi Networks
    Inventor: Mark Thomas
  • Network with shared optical sources
    Patent number: 6782204
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are contemplated for sharing optical sources in an optical network, which typically reduces the number of optical sources needed to operate the optical network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: Mahi Networks
    Inventors: Mark Thomas, Michael Munroe
  • Add-drop multiplexer
    Patent number: 6429974
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are contemplated for dropping and adding a user-chosen wavelength sub-band in a band of wavelengths. Methods and apparatus are contemplated for separating and dropping individual wavelengths from a wavelength sub-band, and adding the individual wavelengths back to the wavelength sub-band. An OADM is contemplated that combines a wide-band OADM stage and a narrow-band OADM stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: Mahi Networks
    Inventors: Mark Thomas, Michael Munroe