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David W. Boertjes
Also filed as: BOERTJES DAVID · BOERTJES DAVID W · BOERTJES DAVID WELDON
87 granted patents·5 pending applications·978 citations·filing 2001–2024
99Inventor score
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92 records- 0198US10784981B2System for loading fiber optic transport systems for channel additions and deletionsCIENA CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 22, 2020·10 cites·20 claims
- 0298US10680739B2Systems and methods to increase capacity in optical networks based on excess marginCIENA CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 9, 2020·22 cites·20 claims
- 0398US10536235B2Logical control seams in optical networks to improve restoration speed or timing for capacity addsCIENA CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 14, 2020·29 cites·20 claims
- 0498US9973295B2Systems and methods for channel additions over multiple cascaded optical nodesCIENA CORP·Filed 2016·Granted May 15, 2018·31 cites·20 claims
- 0597US11272269B1Integrated band splitter for scaling dual-band ROADMCIENA CORP·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 8, 2022·5 cites·20 claims
- 0697US11070286B1Opportunistic network defragmentation and optimizationCIENA CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 20, 2021·8 cites·16 claims
- 0797US10715888B2Systems and methods for managing excess optical capacity and margin in optical networksCIENA CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 14, 2020·22 cites·20 claims
- 0897US10455300B2Management of flexible grid and supercarriers in optical networks using a data modelCIENA CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 22, 2019·15 cites·20 claims
- 0997US10404365B2Path computation based on dynamic performance monitoring systems and methods in optical networksCIENA CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 3, 2019·18 cites·20 claims
- 1097US10277311B2Dual wavelength optical time domain reflectometer systems and methods embedded in a WDM systemCIENA CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 30, 2019·18 cites·20 claims
- 1197US10237011B2Methods and apparatus for pre-programming layer-0 service turn up speeds for photonic service provisioning or restorationCIENA CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 19, 2019·33 cites·20 claims
- 1297US9419708B2Live monitoring of raman and fiber degradation in DWDM networks using in-service OTDRCIENA CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 16, 2016·38 cites·19 claims
- 1397US9276696B2Systems and methods for channel additions over multiple cascaded optical nodesCIENA CORP·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 1, 2016·40 cites·20 claims
- 1497US8971705B2Transient and switching event stabilization of fiber optic transport systemsBOERTJES DAVID·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 3, 2015·31 cites·10 claims
- 1597US8509618B2Photonic routing systems and methods for loop avoidanceBOERTJES DAVID WELDON·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 13, 2013·29 cites·20 claims
- 1696US11196504B1Extending the optical spectrum of an optical networkCIENA CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 7, 2021·5 cites·20 claims
- 1796US10587339B1Systems and methods for achieving best effort home route capacity on protection paths during optical restorationCIENA CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 10, 2020·32 cites·16 claims
- 1896US10148384B2Systems and methods to increase capacity in optical networks based on excess marginCIENA CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 4, 2018·11 cites·20 claims
- 1996US9948387B2Path computation based on dynamic performance monitoring systems and methods in optical networksCIENA CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 17, 2018·15 cites·20 claims
- 2096US9847831B2Dual wavelenth optical time domain reflectometer systems and methods embedded in a WDM systemCIENA CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 19, 2017·15 cites·17 claims
- 2196US9438369B2Margin-based optimization systems and methods in optical networks for capacity boostingSWINKELS GERARD L·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 6, 2016·20 cites·16 claims
- 2296US8509621B2Method and system for optical connection validationBOERTJES DAVID·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 13, 2013·74 cites·14 claims
- 2395US11496817B2Proactively detecting failures on restoration paths in an optical network and visualizations thereofCIENA CORP·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 8, 2022·4 cites·18 claims
- 2495US11209315B2Integrated polarimeter in an optical line systemCIENA CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 28, 2021·4 cites·18 claims
- 2595US10958993B2Management of flexible grid and supercarriers in optical networks using a data modelCIENA CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 23, 2021·9 cites·20 claims
- 2695US10784980B2Adjustment of control parameters of section of optical fiber networkROBERTS KIM B·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 22, 2020·11 cites·20 claims
- 2795US10746602B2Integrated polarimeter in an optical line systemCIENA CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 18, 2020·13 cites·20 claims
- 2895US10161798B2Integrated polarimeter in an optical line systemCIENA CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 25, 2018·11 cites·17 claims
- 2995US9831947B2Margin determination systems and methods in optical networksCIENA CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 28, 2017·19 cites·20 claims
- 3095US9577763B2Spectrum controller systems and methods in optical networksCIENA CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 21, 2017·47 cites·20 claims
- 3194US10461880B2Flexible grid optical spectrum transmitter, receiver, and transceiverCIENA CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 29, 2019·11 cites·17 claims
- 3294US10236981B2Adjustment of control parameters of section of optical fiber networkHARLEY JAMES·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 19, 2019·11 cites·18 claims
- 3394US10142022B1Adjustment of control parameters of section of optical fiber networkHARLEY JAMES·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 27, 2018·10 cites·24 claims
- 3494US9634791B2Flexible optical spectrum management systems and methodsCIENA CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 25, 2017·10 cites·17 claims
- 3594US9438370B2Margin-based optimization systems and methods in optical networks to unblock superchannelsSWINKELS GERARD L·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 6, 2016·12 cites·16 claims
- 3694US9258190B2Systems and methods for managing excess optical capacity and margin in optical networksSWINKELS GERARD L·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 9, 2016·22 cites·18 claims
- 3793US11139633B2In-situ fiber characterization using nonlinear skirt measurementCIENA CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 5, 2021·7 cites·20 claims
- 3892US11575431B2Opportunistic network defragmentation and optimizationCIENA CORP·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 7, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
- 3992US11343011B2Flexible grid optical spectrum transmitter, receiver, and transceiverCIENA CORP·Filed 2020·Granted May 24, 2022·2 cites·22 claims
- 4092US10257596B2Systems and methods for managing excess optical capacity and margin in optical networksCIENA CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 9, 2019·10 cites·18 claims
- 4192US10200770B2Management of flexible grid and supercarriers in optical networks using a data modelCIENA CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 5, 2019·6 cites·20 claims
- 4292US10050737B1Methods and apparatus for pre-programming layer-0 service turn up speeds for photonic service provisioning or restorationCIENA CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 14, 2018·10 cites·25 claims
- 4392US9831977B2Photonic routing systems and methods computing loop-free topologiesCIENA CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 28, 2017·6 cites·20 claims
- 4492US9197354B2Concatenated optical spectrum transmission systems and methodsBOERTJES DAVID·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 24, 2015·9 cites·18 claims
- 4592US9077474B2Make before break optical mesh network elementBOERTJES DAVID·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 7, 2015·13 cites·6 claims
- 4692US8750706B2Shared photonic meshBOERTJES DAVID·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 10, 2014·24 cites·10 claims
- 4791US8958696B2Coherent augmented optical add-drop multiplexerBOERTJES DAVID·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 17, 2015·17 cites·14 claims
- 4890US10868614B2Optical power replacement for faulted spectrum in channel holder based optical linksCIENA CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 15, 2020·8 cites·16 claims
- 4989US8554074B2Colorless, directionless, and gridless optical network, node, and methodBOERTJES DAVID WELDON·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 8, 2013·32 cites·26 claims
- 5089US7221820B2High spectral efficiency, high performance optical MUX and DEMUX architectureNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2002·Granted May 22, 2007·24 cites·13 claims
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