REDUCED CLAD DIAMETER RARE EARTH DOPED FIBER COILS AND OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS UTILIYING SUCH COILS - Patent 1611650

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EP 1 611 650 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	04.01.2006 Bulletin 2006/01

(21)	Application number: 04759627.5

(22)	Date of filing: 17.03.2004

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

H01S 3/067^(2000.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2004/008097

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2004/095655 (04.11.2004 Gazette 2004/45)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK

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Priority:

01.04.2003 US 459842 P
08.01.2004 US 755009

(71)	Applicant: Corning Incorporated
	Corning, NY 14831 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	WOOD, William, A. Painted Post, NY 14870 (US)

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

(54)	REDUCED CLAD DIAMETER RARE EARTH DOPED FIBER COILS AND OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS UTILIYING SUCH COILS