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(43) Date of publication: 13.06.2007 Bulletin 2007/24 (21) Application number: 05798659.8 (22) Date of filing: 20.09.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H01S 5/14(2006.01) H01S 5/026(2006.01) G01J 3/26(2006.01) G02B 26/00(2006.01) H01S 5/0683(2006.01) G01J 3/10(2006.01) G02B 5/28(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/033712 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/039154 (13.04.2006 Gazette 2006/15)

(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 (30) Priority: 29.09.2004 US 953046 29.09.2004 US 953043 (71) Applicant: Axsun Technologies, Inc. Billerica, MA 01821 (US)	(72) Inventors: FLANDERS, Dale C. Lexington, Massachusetts 02420 (US) ATIA, Walid, A. Lexington, Massachusetts 02420 (US) KUZNETSOV, Mark, E. Lexington, Massachusetts 02421 (US) (74) Representative: Ganahl, Bernhard et al Huber & Schüssler Patentanwälte Truderinger Strasse 246 81825 München 81825 München (DE)