LONG LINE FIBER OPTIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITHOUT REPEATERS OR WITH WIDELY SPACED REPEATERS AND WITH INEXPENSIVE AMPLIFIERS - Patent 1410533

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EP 1 410 533 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	21.04.2004 Bulletin 2004/17

(21)	Application number: 01971256.1

(22)	Date of filing: 20.09.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H04B 10/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2001/029492

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2002/025840 (28.03.2002 Gazette 2002/12)

(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

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Priority:

21.09.2000 US 666436

(71)	Applicant: Hicks, John W.
	Fiskdale, MA 01518 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	Hicks, John W. Fiskdale, MA 01518 (US)

(74)	Representative: Bickel, Michael
	Westphal - Mussgnug & PartnerPatentanwälteMozartstrasse 8 80336 München 80336 München (DE)

(54)	LONG LINE FIBER OPTIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITHOUT REPEATERS OR WITH WIDELY SPACED REPEATERS AND WITH INEXPENSIVE AMPLIFIERS