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(88) Date of publication A3: 30.03.2006 (43) Date of publication: 08.11.2006 Bulletin 2006/45 (21) Application number: 05723667.1 (22) Date of filing: 25.02.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H01S 5/00(2006.01) H01S 3/10(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/005894 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/082010 (09.09.2005 Gazette 2005/36)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 25.02.2004 US 786203 (71) Applicant: FINISAR CORPORATION Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1133 (US)	(72) Inventor: KIM, Jin Albuquerque, NM (US) (74) Representative: Margotti, Herwig Franz et al Kopecky & Schwarz Patentanwälte Wipplingerstrasse 32/22 1010 Wien 1010 Wien (AT)