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Granted Patent B2
US 12,659,029 · App. 18/290,350 · Granted Jun 16, 2026

Waveguide estimation apparatus, waveguide estimation method and program

Inventors: Akira Kawai (Musashino, JP); Takayuki Kobayashi (Musashino, JP); Masanori Nakamura (Musashino, JP); Shimpei Shimizu (Musashino, JP); Yutaka Miyamoto (Musashino, JP)
Assignee: NTT, Inc.
H04B10/0795H04B10/6162
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Patent No.
US 12,659,029
App. No.
18/290,350
Granted
Jun 16, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A waveguide estimation device includes: a time window processing unit that multiplies time-series tap coefficients of an adaptive filter by a time window function; and an estimation unit that estimates at least one of a differential group delay in a frequency series or a time series and a polarization dependent loss in a frequency series or a time series based on the time-series tap coefficients in a time window. The estimation unit may estimate at least one of the differential group delay in a frequency series or a time series and the polarization dependent loss in a frequency series or a time series based on a tap coefficient exceeding a lower limit threshold value or falling below an upper limit threshold value among the time-series tap coefficients in a time window. The estimation unit may estimate the average value of the differential group delays in a frequency series or a time series. The time window processing unit may determine the length of the time window based on a constant multiple of the average value.

Claims (15)

1 . A waveguide estimation device comprising:

a time window processor that multiplies time-series tap coefficients of an adaptive filter by an apodization function; and

an estimator that estimates at least one of a differential group delay in a frequency series or a time series and a polarization dependent loss in a frequency series or a time series based on the time-series tap coefficients in a time window,

wherein the estimator estimates at least one of the differential group delay in a frequency series or a time series and the polarization dependent loss in a frequency series or a time series based on a tap coefficient exceeding a lower limit threshold value or falling below an upper limit threshold value among the time-series tap coefficients in the time window.

2 . The waveguide estimation device according to claim 1 , wherein

the estimator estimates an average value of differential group delays in a frequency series or a time series, and the time window processor determines a length of the time window based on a constant multiple of the average value.

3 . The waveguide estimation device according to claim 1 , further comprising a frequency window processor that cuts out a frequency series used for Fourier transform of the time-series tap coefficients for each frequency domain,

wherein the estimator estimates at least one of the differential group delay in a frequency series or a time series and the polarization dependent loss in a frequency series or a time series based on the time-series tap coefficients in the time window for each of the cut frequency series.

4 . A non-transitory computer readable storing a program for causing a computer to function as the waveguide estimation device according to claim 1 .

5 . A waveguide estimation method executed by a waveguide estimation device, the method comprising:

a time window processing step of multiplying time-series tap coefficients of an adaptive filter by an apodization function; and

an estimation step of estimating at least one of a differential group delay in a frequency series or a time series and a polarization dependent loss in a frequency series or a time series based on the time-series tap coefficients in a time window,

wherein the estimation step further includes a step of estimating at least one of the differential group delay in a frequency series or a time series and the polarization dependent loss in a frequency series or a time series based on a tap coefficient exceeding a lower limit threshold value or falling below an upper limit threshold value among the time-series tap coefficients in the time window.

6 . The waveguide estimation method according to claim 5 , wherein

the estimation step further includes a step of estimating an average value of differential group delays in a frequency series or a time series, and the time window processing step further includes a step of determining a length of the time window based on a constant multiple of the average value.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 3, 2025
From: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
To: NTT, INC.
Reel/Frame 072995/0532 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 13, 2023
From: KAWAI, AKIRA; KOBAYASHI, TAKAYUKI; NAKAMURA, MASANORI; SHIMIZU, SHIMPEI; MIYAMOTO, YUTAKA
To: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 065539/0526 →
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