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(88) Date of publication A3: 05.10.2006 (43) Date of publication: 15.11.2006 Bulletin 2006/46 (21) Application number: 05724481.6 (22) Date of filing: 04.03.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H01S 3/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/006943 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/091957 (06.10.2005 Gazette 2005/40)

(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 Designated Extension States: AL BA HR LV MK YU (30) Priority: 05.03.2004 US 550518 P 03.03.2005 US 71714 (71) Applicant: FINISAR CORPORATION Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1133 (US)	(72) Inventor: MORAN, Tim San Jose, CA 95125 (US) (74) Representative: Margotti, Herwig Franz et al Wipplinger Strasse 32/22 1010 Wien 1010 Wien (AT)