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EP 1 258 065 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 20.11.2002 Bulletin 2002/47 (21) Application number: 01920104.5 (22) Date of filing: 22.01.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H01S 5/30, H01S 5/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US0102/019 (87) International publication number: WO 0105/4240 (26.07.2001 Gazette 2001/30)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 20.01.2000 US 176915 P (71) Applicant: Princeton Lightwave, Inc. Cranbury, NJ 08512 (US)	(72) Inventor: ABELES, Joseph, H. Highland Park, NJ 08904 (US) (74) Representative: de Beaumont, Michel  Cabinet Michel de Beaumont1, rue Champollion 38000 Grenoble 38000 Grenoble (FR)