Patents by Inventor Brendon James Schmidt

Brendon James Schmidt 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).

  • Method and apparatus for reception of optical signals
    Patent number: 8107827
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for receiving an optical signal having an optical carrier component and at least one information-bearing optical sideband. In general, an optical filter arrangement (110) is used to separate the optical carrier component from the information-bearing optical sideband. First and second optical splitters (126, 128) divide the optical power in the optical carrier and the optical sideband, respectively, into corresponding sub-components. The sub-components of the optical carrier have substantially orthogonal polarisation states, which is an optional characteristic of the sideband sub-components. First and second optical coupling devices (142, 144) respectively each combine one of the optical carrier sub-components with a corresponding one of the optical sideband sub-components. Optical detectors (158, 160) detect the outputs of the combiners (142, 144).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Ofidium Pty, Ltd.
    Inventors: Brendon James Schmidt, Arthur James Lowery, Jean Armstrong
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECEPTION OF OPTICAL SIGNALS
    Publication number: 20100316393
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for receiving an optical signal having an optical carrier component and at least one information-bearing optical sideband. In general, an optical filter arrangement (110) is used to separate the optical carrier component from the information-bearing optical sideband. First and second optical splitters (126, 128) divide the optical power in the optical carrier and the optical sideband, respectively, into corresponding sub-components. The sub-components of the optical carrier have substantially orthogonal polarisation states, which is an optional characteristic of the sideband sub-components. First and second optical coupling devices (142, 144) respectively each combine one of the optical carrier sub-components with a corresponding one of the optical sideband sub-components. Optical detectors (158, 160) detect the outputs of the combiners (142, 144).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: Ofidium Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Brendon James Schmidt, Arthur Jame Lowery, Jean Armstrong