AU2001286423A1 - Apparatus and method for manufacturing fiber gratings - Google Patents

Apparatus and method for manufacturing fiber gratings

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AU2001286423A1
AU2001286423A1 AU2001286423A AU8642301A AU2001286423A1 AU 2001286423 A1 AU2001286423 A1 AU 2001286423A1 AU 2001286423 A AU2001286423 A AU 2001286423A AU 8642301 A AU8642301 A AU 8642301A AU 2001286423 A1 AU2001286423 A1 AU 2001286423A1
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fiber gratings
manufacturing fiber
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fiber
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Azriel Zelig Genack
Victor Il'ich Kopp
Richard Mead
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Chiral Photonics Inc
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US23350600P 2000-09-19 2000-09-19
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