SWITCHABLE WAVELENGTH ADD/DROP COMPONENT - Patent 0873612

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EP 0 873 612 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	28.10.1998 Bulletin 1998/44

(21)	Application number: 97937299.0

(22)	Date of filing: 29.07.1997

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G02F 1/ 31^{( . )}
H04B 10/ 213^{( . )}

H04B 10/ 00^{( . )}
H04J 14/ 02^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1997/014463

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1998/009396 (05.03.1998 Gazette 1998/09)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE FR GB IT SE

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Priority:

29.08.1996 US 19960024993P

(71)	Applicant: CORNING INCORPORATED
	Corning, N.Y. 14831 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	MORROW, Alan, J. Elmira, NY 14903 (US) ROTH, Richard Boulder, CO 80304 (US)

(74)	Representative: Boon, Graham Anthony, et al
	Elkington and Fife, Prospect House, 8 Pembroke Road Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR (GB)

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