Patents by Inventor Wayne BONNET

Wayne BONNET 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).

  • Optical network monitoring and protection using a phased array switching engine
    Patent number: 9941955
    Abstract: A method may include receiving, by a switching engine, an optical signal that includes a channel. The method may include applying, by the switching engine, a first beam steering grating to direct a first portion of the channel to a first output port. The method may include applying, by the switching engine, one or more second beam steering gratings to direct at least one of a second portion of the channel to a second output port, or a third portion of the channel to a photodetector. The third portion may be approximately less, in power, than 10 percent of the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Lumentum Operations LLC
    Inventors: Ian Breukelaar, Yi Liang, Shane H. Woodside, Barrie Keyworth, Wayne Bonnet, Peter David Roorda, Brandon C. Collings, Brian Smith
  • OPTICAL NETWORK MONITORING AND PROTECTION USING A PHASED ARRAY SWITCHING ENGINE
    Publication number: 20160315697
    Abstract: A method may include receiving, by a switching engine, an optical signal that includes a channel. The method may include applying, by the switching engine, a first beam steering grating to direct a first portion of the channel to a first output port. The method may include applying, by the switching engine, one or more second beam steering gratings to direct at least one of a second portion of the channel to a second output port, or a third portion of the channel to a photodetector. The third portion may be approximately less, in power, than 10 percent of the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Ian BREUKELAAR, Yi LIANG, Shane H. WOODSIDE, Barrie KEYWORTH, Wayne BONNET, Peter David ROORDA, Brandon C. COLLINGS, Brian SMITH