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(11) EP 2 326 978 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
29.04.2010

(43) Date of publication:
01.06.2011 Bulletin 2011/22

(21) Application number: 09808487.4

(22) Date of filing: 12.08.2009
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G02B 6/12(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2009/004600
(87) International publication number:
WO 2010/021669 (25.02.2010 Gazette 2010/08)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA RS

(30) Priority: 19.08.2008 US 189557 P
28.08.2008 US 229983

(71) Applicant: Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc.
Murray Hill, NJ 07974-0636 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • CHEN, Young-Kai
    Berkeley Heights NJ 07922 (US)
  • DOERR, Christopher, Richard
    Middletown NJ 07748 (US)
  • HOUTSMA, Vincent, Etienne
    New Providence NJ 07974 (US)
  • HU, Ting-Chen
    Edison NJ 08820 (US)
  • LEVEN, Andreas, Bertold
    90562 Heroldsberg (DE)
  • NEILSON, David, Thomas
    Old Bridge NJ 08857 (US)
  • WEIMANN, Nils, Guenter
    Gillette NJ 07933 (US)
  • ZHANG, Liming
    Marlboro NJ 07746 (US)

(74) Representative: Michalski Hüttermann & Partner Patentanwälte 
Neuer Zollhof 2
40221 Düsseldorf
40221 Düsseldorf (DE)

   


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