Patents by Inventor Claude Le Bouette

Claude Le Bouette 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).

  • Wavelength allocation scheme and WDM equipment
    Patent number: 6859623
    Abstract: The invention is related to a wavelength allocation scheme for a WDM (Wavelength Division Multiplex) equipment with a distribution of used optical channels that are arranged around a saturation channel in a way that the total spectrum of the optical channels is balanced independent from the number of equipped optical channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: Alcatel
    Inventors: Claude Le Bouette, Michel Sotom, Stephano Bruno, Michel Audoin
  • Optical line distribution frame
    Patent number: 6771906
    Abstract: To solve a problem of modularity favoring under-equipping and a problem of energy losses in an all-optical distribution frame for optical lines, a primary converter block includes a redundancy circuit which can emit an optical signal with a wavelength different from any of the other wavelengths broadcast by the other converter circuits of the primary block. In this case a star coupler responsible for frequency domain cross-connection of the signals preferably includes P+1 input channels for P output channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: Alcatel
    Inventors: Claude Le Bouette, Michel Sotom, François-Xavier Ollivier
  • Wavelength allocation scheme and WDM equipment
    Publication number: 20020024695
    Abstract: The invention is related to a wavelength allocation scheme for a WDM (Wavelength Division Multiplex) equipment with a distribution of used optical channels that are arranged around a saturation channel in a way that the total spectrum of the optical channels is balanced independent from the number of equipped optical channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Applicant: ALCATEL
    Inventors: Claude Le Bouette, Michel Sotom, Stephano Bruno, Michel Audoin