Patents by Inventor Guido Gentner

Guido Gentner 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: 9762019
    Abstract: A method and a device is provided driving an optical laser diode (710, 711) during operation in an optical communication network, by determining a laser transfer function (741, 742) during operation of the laser diode (710, 711) and providing a control signal (750, 749) for driving the laser diode (710, 711) according to the laser transfer function (741, 742). Further, a method for driving a first and a second optical laser diode during operation in an optical communication network is provided. Furthermore, an optical amplifier and a communication system is suggested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Xieon Networks S.a.r.l.
    Inventors: Lutz Rapp, Guido Gentner
  • Publication number: 20160087393
    Abstract: A method and a device is provided driving an optical laser diode (710, 711) during operation in an optical communication network, by determining a laser transfer function (741, 742) during operation of the laser diode (710, 711) and providing a control signal (750, 749) for driving the laser diode (710, 711) according to the laser transfer function (741, 742). Further, a method for driving a first and a second optical laser diode during operation in an optical communication network is provided. Furthermore, an optical amplifier and a communication system is suggested.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Lutz RAPP, Guido GENTNER
  • Patent number: 8301031
    Abstract: Optoelectrical conversion of the received optical service signal (OSS), bandpass filtering and subsequent squaring produce a spectral line at the clock frequency (fT). This clock line (TL) is selected by means of narrowband filtering and rectified. The service signal voltage (VTLM) obtained in this manner is used to switch on a Raman pump laser (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Nokia Siemens Networks GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Guido Gentner, Gerhard Thanhäuser
  • Patent number: 7920787
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for detecting a check-back signal in a transmission system for optical signals. According to said method, a constant proportion of the output in a defined frequency range of the check-back signal is concentrated in a narrow-band spectral range and is determined after a transmission phase by means of a narrow-band detection of the concentrated energy around the spectral range. If no signal is identified during the narrow-band detection, a line interruption is determined and no pump source is switched on for safety reasons. The narrow-band detection of the check-back signal also allows the transmission attenuation of the transmission system to be measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Nokia Siemens Networks GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Guido Gentner, René´ Neumann, Gerhard Thanhäuser
  • Publication number: 20090190928
    Abstract: Optoelectrical conversion of the received optical service signal (OSS), bandpass filtering and subsequent squaring produce a spectral line at the clock frequency (fT). This clock line (TL) is selected by means of narrowband filtering and rectified. The service signal voltage (VTLM) obtained in this manner is used to switch on a Raman pump laser (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: Nokia Siemens Networks GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Guido Gentner, Gerhard Thanhäuser
  • Publication number: 20070269208
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for detecting a check-back signal in a transmission system for optical signals. According to said method, a constant proportion of the output in a defined frequency range of the check-back signal is concentrated in a narrow-band spectral range and is determined after a transmission phase by means of a narrow-band detection of the concentrated energy around the spectral range. If no signal is identified during the narrow-band detection, a line interruption is determined and no pump source is switched on for safety reasons. The narrow-band detection of the check-back signal also allows the transmission attenuation of the transmission system to be measured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2003
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Inventors: Guido Gentner, Rene Neumann, Gerhard Thanhauser
  • Patent number: 7295782
    Abstract: Control method and optical data transmission path having a device for determining the tilting of the spectrum, and having a quick control and slow control for compensating the tilting of the spectrum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Guido Gentner, Anton Schex, Lutz Rapp
  • Patent number: 6867906
    Abstract: A method for producing non-equidistant pump waves for Raman amplification of a signal which is passed via an optical waveguide, as well as a pump wave producing apparatus for producing pump waves for Raman amplification of a signal which is passed via an optical waveguide, which apparatus has at least one pump source and is set up such that it can produce pump waves at a first, a second, a third and a fourth mutually equidistant pump wavelength, having a control device which is set up such that it causes, in each case, the production of a pump wave u, v, w at the first, second and fourth pump wavelengths, with the control device being set up such that no pump wave is produced at the third pump wavelength, so that a non-equidistant pump channel pattern is achieved overall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Eder, Guido Gentner, Richard Neuhauser, Ulrich Gaubatz, Peter Krummrich
  • Publication number: 20020181834
    Abstract: A method for producing non-equidistant pump waves for Raman amplification of a signal which is passed via an optical waveguide, as well as a pump wave producing apparatus for producing pump waves for Raman amplification of a signal which is passed via an optical waveguide, which apparatus has at least one pump source and is set up such that it can produce pump waves at a first, a second, a third and a fourth mutually equidistant pump wavelength, having a control device which is set up such that it causes, in each case, the production of a pump wave u, v, w at the first, second and fourth pump wavelengths, with the control device being set up such that no pump wave is produced at the third pump wavelength, so that a non-equidistant pump channel pattern is achieved overall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: Christian Eder, Guido Gentner, Richard Neuhauser, Ulrich Gaubatz, Peter Krummrich
  • Publication number: 20020044317
    Abstract: Control method and optical data transmission path having a device for determining the tilting of the spectrum, and having a quick control and slow control for compensating the tilting of the spectrum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Inventors: Guido Gentner, Anton Schex, Lutz Rapp