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John D. Mcnicol
Also filed as: MCNICOL JOHN · MCNICOL JOHN D · MCNICOL JOHN DUNCAN
59 granted patents·4 pending applications·1,957 citations·filing 1982–2020
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63 records- 0198US10014975B2Channel carrying multiple digital subcarriersINFINERA CORP·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 3, 2018·52 cites·24 claims
- 0298US8861977B2Multiplexer and modulation arrangements for multi-carrier optical modemsMCNICOL JOHN D·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 14, 2014·55 cites·12 claims
- 0398US8768177B2Wavelength division multiplexed optical communication system having variable channel spacingsWU KUANG-TSAN·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 1, 2014·61 cites·9 claims
- 0498US8655190B2Wavelength division multiplexed optical communication system architecturesWU KUANG-TSAN·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 18, 2014·75 cites·13 claims
- 0598US6275685B1Linear amplifier arrangementNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 14, 2001·335 cites·23 claims
- 0697US11356180B2Hub-leaf laser synchronizationINFINERA CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 7, 2022·5 cites·19 claims
- 0797US8477056B2Method, system, and apparatus for interpolating an output of an analog-to-digital converterSUN HAN HENRY·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 2, 2013·54 cites·36 claims
- 0897US7522841B2Efficient data transmission and training of data processing functionsNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 21, 2009·46 cites·45 claims
- 0997US7209664B1Frequency agile transmitter and receiver architecture for DWDM systemsNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 24, 2007·88 cites·17 claims
- 1097US5770971ADistortion compensation control for a power amplifierNORTHERN TELECOM LTD·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 23, 1998·172 cites·19 claims
- 1196US7522842B1Optical transmission system using Raman amplificationNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 21, 2009·45 cites·25 claims
- 1295US9236952B2Detecting and correcting cycle slips to minimize system penaltyINFINERA CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 12, 2016·21 cites·20 claims
- 1395US7526211B2Frequency agile transmitter and receiver architecture for DWDM systemsNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 28, 2009·40 cites·2 claims
- 1495US6363262B1Communication device having a wideband receiver and operating method thereforNORTHERN TELECOM LTD·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 26, 2002·166 cites·22 claims
- 1594US7382984B2Electrical domain compensation of optical dispersion in an optical communications systemNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 3, 2008·51 cites·31 claims
- 1692US10965439B2Synchronization for subcarrier communicationINFINERA CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 30, 2021·6 cites·20 claims
- 1790US7382985B2Electrical domain mitigation of polarization dependent effects in an optical communications systemNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 3, 2008·50 cites·33 claims
- 1890US7356256B1Digital performance monitoring for an optical communications systemNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 8, 2008·37 cites·44 claims
- 1990US5193224AAdaptive phase control for a power amplifier predistorterNORTHERN TELECOM LTD·Filed 1991·Granted Mar 9, 1993·57 cites·8 claims
- 2087US8831439B2Upsampling optical transmitterWU KUANG-TSAN·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 9, 2014·8 cites·16 claims
- 2187US5170495AControlling clipping in a microwave power amplifierNORTHERN TELECOM LTD·Filed 1990·Granted Dec 8, 1992·57 cites·9 claims
- 2286US11032020B2Synchronization for subcarrier communicationINFINERA CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 8, 2021·3 cites·20 claims
- 2385US8335440B2Method, system, and apparatus for blind equalization of BPSK signalsKRAUSE DAVID J·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 18, 2012·10 cites·23 claims
- 2485US7764732B2Adaptive error slicer and residual intersymbol interference estimatorAPPLIED MICRO CIRCUITS CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 27, 2010·13 cites·20 claims
- 2584US10574352B2Compensation of transmitter or receiver defects in an optical communications systemCIENA CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 25, 2020·2 cites·26 claims
- 2683US8639118B2Wavelength division multiplexed optical communication system having variable channel spacings and different modulation formatsWU KUANG-TSAN·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 28, 2014·8 cites·23 claims
- 2783US6615179B1Data distribution network and method of useFiled 2000·Granted Sep 2, 2003·39 cites·18 claims
- 2882US4855692AMethod of quadrature-phase amplitude modulationNORTHERN TELECOM LTD·Filed 1988·Granted Aug 8, 1989·80 cites·19 claims
- 2981US9853725B2Optical dispersion compensation in the electrical domain in an optical communications systemCIENA CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 26, 2017·2 cites·20 claims
- 3078US9124371B2Apparatus to control carrier spacing in a multi-carrier optical transmitterMCNICOL JOHN D·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 1, 2015·5 cites·7 claims
- 3178US8774646B2Adaptively Balanced DetectorMCNICOL JOHN D·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 8, 2014·4 cites·7 claims
- 3278US4977580ATiming and carrier recovery in TDMA without preamble sequenceNORTHERN TELECOM LTD·Filed 1988·Granted Dec 11, 1990·51 cites·16 claims
- 3377US6873834B1Wireless terminal diversity schemeNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 29, 2005·18 cites·31 claims
- 3475US11418312B2Synchronization for subcarrier communicationINFINERA CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 16, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 3575US10164707B2Optical dispersion compensation in the electrical domain in an optical communications systemCIENA CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 25, 2018·1 cites·11 claims
- 3673US9178624B2Accurate calculation of polarization mode dispersion using blind equalizationINFINERA CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 3, 2015·3 cites·20 claims
- 3772US6853763B1Photonic switching including photonic pass-through and add/drop capabilitiesNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 8, 2005·10 cites·20 claims
- 3868US5940454ABlind switch diversity control apparatusNORTEL NETWORKS CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 17, 1999·82 cites·46 claims
- 3967US9559778B2Optical dispersion compensation in the electrical domain in an optical communications systemMCNICOL JOHN·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 31, 2017·7 cites·44 claims
- 4066US9312962B2Intensity-based modulatorINFINERA CORP·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 12, 2016·2 cites·7 claims
- 4166US7034994B2Dispersion management for long-haul high-speed optical networksNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 25, 2006·8 cites·15 claims
- 4264US9166696B2Upsampling optical transmitterINFINERA CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 20, 2015·1 cites·3 claims
- 4362US9621274B2Optical communication systemMCNICOL JOHN D·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 11, 2017·1 cites·6 claims
- 4460US12081269B2Hub-leaf laser synchronizationINFINERA CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 3, 2024·0 cites·26 claims
- 4560US9485049B2Adjusting carrier spacing in a channelMCNICOL JOHN D·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 1, 2016·1 cites·11 claims
- 4660US2004039643A1Data distribution network and method of useFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 4759US9900124B2Periodic superchannel carrier arrangement for optical communication systemsMCNICOL JOHN D·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 20, 2018·1 cites·12 claims
- 4858US9900104B2Multiplexer and modulation arrangements for multi-carrier optical modemsMCNICOL JOHN D·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 20, 2018·1 cites·12 claims
- 4957US7672595B1Optical transmission system architecture supporting migration to electronic compensation of link impairmentsNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 2, 2010·4 cites·8 claims
- 5056US6091298ALinear amplifier arrangementNORTEL NETWORKS CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 18, 2000·17 cites·13 claims
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