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(88) Date of publication A3: 23.11.2006 (43) Date of publication: 09.05.2007 Bulletin 2007/19 (21) Application number: 05857279.3 (22) Date of filing: 05.08.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G02B 6/02(2006.01) H04B 10/12(2006.01) G02B 6/00(2006.01) H01S 3/30(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/028032 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/017802 (16.02.2006 Gazette 2006/07)

(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 LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK YU (30) Priority: 05.08.2004 US 911812 05.08.2004 US 912666 (71) Applicant: Nufern East Granby CT 06026-9523 (US)	(72) Inventors: FARRONI, Julia A. Windsor, CT 06095 (US) MANYAM, Upendra H. Weatogue, CT 06089 (US) JACOBSON, Nils North Granby, CT 06060 (US) TANKALA, Kanishka South Windsor, CT 06074 (US) CARTER, Adrian Bulli, NSW 2516 (AU) (74) Representative: Piotrowicz, Pawel Jan Andrzej et al Venner Shipley LLP Byron House Cambridge Business Park Cowley Road Cambridge CB4 0WZ Cambridge CB4 0WZ (GB)