Patents by Inventor Paul MORKEL

Paul MORKEL 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).

  • Method and apparatus for management of a spectral capacity of a wavelength division multiplexing system
    Patent number: 11582539
    Abstract: An apparatus for management of a spectral capacity of a wavelength division multiplexing, WDM, system includes at least one pair of transmission fibers provided for transporting optical signals. Each transmission fiber of a transmission fiber pair is connected to a first port of an optical circulator having at least two additional ports and adapted to transmit an incoming optical signal entering one of its ports via its next port. WDM subsystems configured with counter-propagating assignable wavelengths are connected to associated ports of the optical circulator of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: ADVA Optical Networking SE
    Inventors: Henning Hinderthür, Cornelius Fuerst, Paul Morkel, Christophe Meyer, Christian Scheerer
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGEMENT OF A SPECTRAL CAPACITY OF A WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210409847
    Abstract: An apparatus for management of a spectral capacity of a wavelength division multiplexing, WDM, system includes at least one pair of transmission fibers provided for transporting optical signals. Each transmission fiber of a transmission fiber pair is connected to a first port of an optical circulator having at least two additional ports and adapted to transmit an incoming optical signal entering one of its ports via its next port. WDM subsystems configured with counter-propagating assignable wavelengths are connected to associated ports of the optical circulator of the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Henning Hinderthür, Cornelius Fuerst, Paul Morkel, Christophe Meyer, Christian Scheerer
  • Method and apparatus for managing a frequency spectrum in a wavelength division multiplexing network
    Patent number: 10211943
    Abstract: A wavelength division multiplexing, WDM, network comprising an apparatus adapted to manage a frequency spectrum in the wavelength division multiplexing, WDM, network, the apparatus comprising an adjustment unit adapted to adjust a frequency offset between carriers for each individual carrier depending on performance characteristics of the individual carriers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: ADVA OPTICAL NETWORKING SE
    Inventors: Paul Morkel, Sorin Tibuleac
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING A FREQUENCY SPECTRUM IN A WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING NETWORK
    Publication number: 20180212704
    Abstract: A wavelength division multiplexing, WDM, network comprising an apparatus adapted to manage a frequency spectrum in the wavelength division multiplexing, WDM, network, the apparatus comprising an adjustment unit adapted to adjust a frequency offset between carriers for each individual carrier depending on performance characteristics of the individual carriers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: ADVA Optical Networking SE
    Inventors: Paul MORKEL, Sorin TIBULEAC