Patents by Inventor Jimmy GAGNON

Jimmy GAGNON 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).

  • Test device with both OTDR and WDM power meter modes
    Patent number: 11035753
    Abstract: There is provided a test device and a test method that combine both tunable OTDR and WDM power meter functionalities into the same integrated optoelectronic test hardware, such that the tunable OTDR and the WDM power meter functions share optoelectronic components, thereby reducing the hardware cost and the overall form factor and weight of the test device. With the proposed configuration, both tunable OTDR and WDM power meter functionalities may be provided via a single test port to be connected to the optical fiber link under test. By connecting the fiber to a single test port, the number of manipulations to be performed by technicians is reduced and two tests can be performed in a single connection operation out of the same test port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: EXFO Inc.
    Inventors: Jimmy Gagnon, Michel Leclerc, Stephane Perron
  • TEST DEVICE WITH BOTH OTDR AND WDM POWER METER MODES
    Publication number: 20200292416
    Abstract: There is provided a test device and a test method that combine both tunable OTDR and WDM power meter functionalities into the same integrated optoelectronic test hardware, such that the tunable OTDR and the WDM power meter functions share optoelectronic components, thereby reducing the hardware cost and the overall form factor and weight of the test device. With the proposed configuration, both tunable OTDR and WDM power meter functionalities may be provided via a single test port to be connected to the optical fiber link under test. By connecting the fiber to a single test port, the number of manipulations to be performed by technicians is reduced and two tests can be performed in a single connection operation out of the same test port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: EXFO Inc.
    Inventors: Jimmy GAGNON, Michel LECLERC, Stephane PERRON