Patents by Inventor Nicolas Lemonnier

Nicolas Lemonnier 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).

  • Element of a wavelength division multiplexing optical network
    Patent number: 8774633
    Abstract: A network element (10) comprises: a first optical input section (1), a first optical output section (2), a second optical input section (3) and a second optical output section (4) a first and second insertion and extraction modules (30, 40), each of said insertion and extraction modules comprising a wavelength selection switch (31, 41), a first optical coupler (8) comprising two bidirectional branches (21, 22) respectively connected to the first selectable port of the first and second insertion and extraction modules, and a second optical coupler (11) comprising two bidirectional branches (23, 24) respectively connected to the second selectable port of the first and second insertion and extraction modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Thierry Zami, Jean-Marc Rainsant, Nicolas Lemonnier
  • ELEMENT OF A WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING OPTICAL NETWORK
    Publication number: 20130108265
    Abstract: A network element (10) comprises: a first optical input section (1), a first optical output section (2), a second optical input section (3) and a second optical output section (4) a first and second insertion and extraction modules (30, 40), each of said insertion and extraction modules comprising a wavelength selection switch (31, 41), a first optical coupler (8) comprising two bidirectional branches (21, 22) respectively connected to the first selectable port of the first and second insertion and extraction modules, and a second optical coupler (11) comprising two bidirectional branches (23, 24) respectively connected to the second selectable port of the first and second insertion and extraction modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventors: Thierry Zami, Jean-Marc Rainsant, Nicolas Lemonnier