AU2001290278A1 - Variable wavelength light source - Google Patents

Variable wavelength light source

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AU2001290278A1
AU2001290278A1 AU2001290278A AU9027801A AU2001290278A1 AU 2001290278 A1 AU2001290278 A1 AU 2001290278A1 AU 2001290278 A AU2001290278 A AU 2001290278A AU 9027801 A AU9027801 A AU 9027801A AU 2001290278 A1 AU2001290278 A1 AU 2001290278A1
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light source
wavelength light
variable wavelength
variable
source
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Kensaku Itoh
Yoshihiro Takiguchi
Junpei Yamanaka
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Hamamatsu Photonics KK
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AU2001290278A 2000-09-26 2001-09-26 Variable wavelength light source Abandoned AU2001290278A1 (en)

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JP2000292709A JP4627362B2 (en) 2000-09-26 2000-09-26 Tunable light source
JP2000-292709 2000-09-26
PCT/JP2001/008383 WO2002027383A1 (en) 2000-09-26 2001-09-26 Variable wavelength light source

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AU (1) AU2001290278A1 (en)
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