MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - Patent 1423740

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EP 1 423 740 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	02.06.2004 Bulletin 2004/23

(21)	Application number: 02737888.4

(22)	Date of filing: 19.03.2002

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G02B 6/28, G02F 1/313

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/EP2002/003078

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2002/079833 (10.10.2002 Gazette 2002/41)

(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:

30.03.2001 EP 01108125

(71)	Applicant: Corning O.T.I. SRL
	20097 San Donato Milanese,Milano (IT)

(72)	Inventors:
	CORIO, Valeria I-20157 Milano (IT) PIANCIOLA, Aurelia I-27045 Casteggio (PV) (IT)

(74)	Representative: Poole, Michael John
	Corning LimitedPatents & Licensing DepartmentQuantum House,Maylands Avenue Hemel Hempstead, Herts. HP2 7DE Hemel Hempstead, Herts. HP2 7DE (GB)

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