公开(公告)号：US10128971B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-13

申请号：US15701998

申请日：2017-09-12

申请人： Mark E. Boduch ,  Kimon Papakos

发明人： Mark E. Boduch ,  Kimon Papakos

IPC分类号： H04J14/02 ,  H04B10/66 ,  H04B10/50

摘要： Example embodiments of the present invention relate to a multi wavelength-routing-plane optical architecture. Example embodiments include a Reconfigurable Optical Add Drop Multiplexer (ROADM) supporting a multi wavelength-routing-plane optical architecture, and optical networks supporting a multi wavelength-routing-plane optical architecture.

公开(公告)号：US20180139005A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-17

申请号：US15850340

申请日：2017-12-21

申请人： Mark E. Boduch ,  Kimon Papakos

发明人： Mark E. Boduch ,  Kimon Papakos

IPC分类号： H04J14/02 ,  H04Q11/00

CPC分类号： H04J14/0217 ,  H04J14/0212 ,  H04J14/0219 ,  H04Q11/0005 ,  H04Q2011/0016 ,  H04Q2011/0052

摘要： Example embodiments of the present invention relate to a software programmable reconfigurable optical add drop multiplexer (ROADM) comprising of a plurality of wavelength switches and a plurality of waveguide switches, wherein when the plurality of waveguide switches are set to a first switch configuration, the software programmable ROADM provides n degrees of an n-degree optical node, and wherein when the waveguide switches are set to a second switch configuration, the software programmable ROADM provides k degrees of an m-degree optical node.

公开(公告)号：US09941993B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-10

申请号：US15199116

申请日：2016-06-30

申请人： Mark E. Boduch ,  Kimon Papakos

发明人： Mark E. Boduch ,  Kimon Papakos

IPC分类号： H04J14/02 ,  H04Q11/00

CPC分类号： H04J14/0297 ,  H04J14/0204 ,  H04J14/0212 ,  H04J14/0217 ,  H04J14/0283 ,  H04J14/029 ,  H04Q11/0005

摘要： Example embodiments of the present invention relate to an optical node comprising of at least two degrees, a plurality of directionless add/drop ports, a plurality of primary WDM transmitters and receivers, and at least one protection WDM transmitter and receiver, wherein the at least one protection WDM transmitter and receiver can transmit and receive in place of any of the plurality of primary WDM transmitters and receivers.

公开(公告)号：US20180076918A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-15

申请号：US15701998

申请日：2017-09-12

申请人： Mark E. Boduch ,  Kimon Papakos

发明人： Mark E. Boduch ,  Kimon Papakos

IPC分类号： H04J14/02 ,  H04B10/50 ,  H04B10/66

CPC分类号： H04J14/021 ,  H04B10/506 ,  H04B10/66 ,  H04J14/0204 ,  H04J14/0205

摘要： Example embodiments of the present invention relate to a multi wavelength-routing-plane optical architecture. Example embodiments include a Reconfigurable Optical Add Drop Multiplexer (ROADM) supporting a multi wavelength-routing-plane optical architecture, and optical networks supporting a multi wavelength-routing-plane optical architecture.

公开(公告)号：US20170099099A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-06

申请号：US15282161

申请日：2016-09-30

申请人： Kimon Papakos ,  Mark E. Boduch

发明人： Kimon Papakos ,  Mark E. Boduch

IPC分类号： H04B10/079 ,  H04J14/02

CPC分类号： H04J14/021 ,  H04B10/07 ,  H04B10/0773 ,  H04B10/0775 ,  H04B10/079 ,  H04B10/07953 ,  H04B10/572

摘要： Example embodiments and methods of the present invention relate to utilizing optical transmitters and optical receivers embedded within reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexers of optical nodes to identify problematic optical spans within an optical network.

公开(公告)号：US20170086324A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-23

申请号：US15369361

申请日：2016-12-05

申请人： Kimon Papakos ,  Mark E. Boduch

发明人： Kimon Papakos ,  Mark E. Boduch

IPC分类号： H05K7/14

CPC分类号： H05K7/1427 ,  H05K7/14 ,  H05K7/1424 ,  H05K13/00 ,  Y10T29/49002

摘要： A system and corresponding method for housing circuit boards is provided. The circuit boards may differ in two physical dimensions. The circuit boards are placed in circuit board housings within an enclosure. Substantially planar positionable enclosure partitions of various lengths are strategically placed within the enclosure in order to form the circuit board housings. The positionable enclosure partitions provide a means to create circuit board housings that differ from one another in both a first dimension and a second dimension.

公开(公告)号：US20150086191A1

公开(公告)日：2015-03-26

申请号：US14486348

申请日：2014-09-15

申请人： Mark E. Boduch ,  Kimon Papakos

发明人： Mark E. Boduch ,  Kimon Papakos

IPC分类号： H04J14/02 ,  H04Q11/00

CPC分类号： H04J14/0297 ,  H04J14/0204 ,  H04J14/0212 ,  H04J14/0217 ,  H04J14/0283 ,  H04J14/029 ,  H04Q11/0005

摘要： Example embodiments of the present invention relate to an optical node comprising of at least two degrees, a plurality of directionless add/drop ports, a plurality of primary WDM transmitters and receivers, and at least one protection WDM transmitter and receiver, wherein the at least one protection WDM transmitter and receiver can transmit and receive in place of any of the plurality of primary WDM transmitters and receivers.

摘要翻译： 本发明的示例性实施例涉及一种包括至少两度的光学节点，多个无方向加/减端口，多个主WDM发射器和接收器以及至少一个保护WDM发射器和接收器，其中至少 一个保护WDM发射机和接收机可以发送和接收代替多个主WDM发射机和接收机中的任何一个。

公开(公告)号：US20150078745A1

公开(公告)日：2015-03-19

申请号：US14029891

申请日：2013-09-18

申请人： Kimon Papakos ,  Mark E. Boduch

发明人： Kimon Papakos ,  Mark E. Boduch

IPC分类号： H04L12/24 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  H04Q11/00

CPC分类号： H04L41/12 ,  G06Q30/0621 ,  H04L41/0806 ,  H04L41/145

摘要： A system and method for designing and constructing optical networks is provided. The system comprises: a server, and interactive software program residing on the server, an interactive input device—capable of accessing the interactive software program residing on the server, and a communication network—used to connect the interactive input device to the server. The method comprises: entering network topology information and service demands for a plurality of nodes into the interactive software program residing on the server, having the interactive software program determine the required optical equipment for the nodes, and ordering the required optical equipment for the nodes using the interactive software program.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于设计和构建光网络的系统和方法。 该系统包括：驻留在服务器上的服务器和交互式软件程序，能够访问驻留在服务器上的交互式软件程序的交互式输入设备，以及用于将交互式输入设备连接到服务器的通信网络。 该方法包括：将多个节点的网络拓扑信息和服务需求输入到驻留在服务器上的交互式软件程序中，具有交互式软件程序确定节点所需的光学设备，并且为节点订购所需的光学设备 交互式软件程序。

公开(公告)号：US20140376918A1

公开(公告)日：2014-12-25

申请号：US13924542

申请日：2013-06-22

申请人： Mark E. Boduch ,  Kimon Papakos

发明人： Mark E. Boduch ,  Kimon Papakos

IPC分类号： H04J14/02

CPC分类号： H04J14/0221 ,  H04B10/07955 ,  H04B10/07957 ,  H04J14/021 ,  H04J14/0212 ,  H04J14/0215 ,  H04J14/0217 ,  H04L25/03006 ,  H04L2025/03528 ,  H04Q11/0005 ,  H04Q2011/0016

摘要： Example embodiments of the present invention relate to An optical node comprising of at least two optical degrees; a plurality of directionless add/drop ports; and at least one wavelength equalizing array, wherein the at least one wavelength equalizing array is used to both select wavelengths for each degree, and to perform directionless steering for the add/drop ports.

摘要翻译： 本发明的示例实施例涉及一种包括至少两个光学度的光学节点; 多个无方向加/减端口; 以及至少一个波长均衡阵列，其中所述至少一个波长均衡阵列用于为每个度数选择波长，并且为所述加/减端口执行无向导向。

公开(公告)号：US20130279856A1

公开(公告)日：2013-10-24

申请号：US13453261

申请日：2012-04-23

申请人： Mark E. Boduch ,  Yajun Wang ,  Thomas J. Huber

发明人： Mark E. Boduch ,  Yajun Wang ,  Thomas J. Huber

IPC分类号： G02B6/38

CPC分类号： G02B6/4471 ,  G02B6/3897 ,  G02B6/4286

摘要： An optical connector system having a first optical connector, a plurality of second optical connectors, and a mounting system hosting the first optical connector and the second optical connectors. The mounting system can be formed integrally with at least one pluggable optical device. The system also has a mechanism arranged to connect the first optical connector to the second optical connectors. The system also includes at least one further pluggable optical device having at least one optical interface optically coupled to the first optical connector of the at least one pluggable optical device. In one example, the pluggable optical device is a CFP device, and the further pluggable optical device is a QSFP+. With this configuration, the QSFP+ can accommodate at least one of a 40 G and 10 G interface capability. Also provided is a connector system and an apparatus (e.g., pluggable optical device) that enable such a capability.

摘要翻译： 一种具有第一光学连接器，多个第二光学连接器以及托管第一光学连接器和第二光学连接器的安装系统的光学连接器系统。 安装系统可以与至少一个可插拔光学装置一体地形成。 该系统还具有将第一光连接器连接到第二光连接器的机构。 该系统还包括至少一个另外的可插拔光学装置，其具有光学耦合到所述至少一个可插拔光学装置的第一光学连接器的至少一个光学接口。 在一个示例中，可插拔光学设备是CFP设备，并且可插拔光学设备是QSFP +。 通过这种配置，QSFP +可以容纳40G和10G接口能力中的至少一种。 还提供了能够实现这种能力的连接器系统和装置（例如，可插拔光学装置）。