Patents by Inventor Michael Bousonville

Michael Bousonville 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).

  • Dispersion measurement of optical fibres during operation
    Patent number: 8498536
    Abstract: The invention at hand concerns a method and a system for transmitting data in an optical transmission system. A measuring signal is generated having a wavelength which differs from the wavelengths of a data signal that includes the data to be transmitted. The measuring signal is coupled in the optical transmission system, reflected after passing through the transmission path and decoupled again. The coupled measuring signal is compared with the decoupled reflected measuring signal. By taking into account the comparison results, a compensation of the change of the data signal resulting from the dispersion in the fiber is performed in such a way that the data included in the data signal can be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Meissner, Michael Bousonville
  • Method for the raman amplification of optical signals and transmission system
    Patent number: 8447184
    Abstract: A system and method for Raman amplification of optical signals in a wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) optical transmission system includes transmitting optical signals within a transmission band via an optical waveguide between a transmitter and a receiver, Raman-amplifying the optical signals with at least one pump so as to distort an amplification profile of the Raman amplification within the transmission band, and rectifying the distorted amplification profile so as to compensate for the distortion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Deutsche Telekom AG
    Inventors: Matthias Gunkel, Ralph Leppla, Malte Schneiders, Sascha Vorbeck, Werner Weiershausen, Michael Bousonville
  • Dispersion Measurement of Optical Fibres During Operation
    Publication number: 20110158655
    Abstract: The invention at hand concerns a method and a system for transmitting data in an optical transmission system. A measuring signal is generated having a wavelength which differs from the wavelengths of a data signal that includes the data to be transmitted. The measuring signal is coupled in the optical transmission system, reflected after passing through the transmission path and decoupled again. The coupled measuring signal is compared with the decoupled reflected measuring signal. By taking into account the comparison results, a compensation of the change of the data signal resulting from the dispersion in the fiber is performed in such a way that the data included in the data signal can be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Peter Meissner, Michael Bousonville
  • METHOD FOR THE RAMAN AMPLIFICATION OF OPTICAL SIGNALS AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100135662
    Abstract: A system and method for Raman amplification of optical signals in a wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) optical transmission system includes transmitting optical signals within a transmission band via an optical waveguide between a transmitter and a receiver, Raman-amplifying the optical signals with at least one pump so as to distort an amplification profile of the Raman amplification within the transmission band, and rectifying the distorted amplification profile so as to compensate for the distortion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2006
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: Deutsche Telekom AG
    Inventors: Matthias Gunkel, Ralph Leppla, Malte Schneiders, Sascha Vorbeck, Werner Weiershausen, Michael Bousonville