CA2307249A1 - Attenuateur polymerique de defocalisation - Google Patents

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CA2307249A1
CA2307249A1 CA002307249A CA2307249A CA2307249A1 CA 2307249 A1 CA2307249 A1 CA 2307249A1 CA 002307249 A CA002307249 A CA 002307249A CA 2307249 A CA2307249 A CA 2307249A CA 2307249 A1 CA2307249 A1 CA 2307249A1
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Vincent Delisle
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Lumentum Ottawa Inc
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CA002307249A 1999-04-30 2000-04-27 Attenuateur polymerique de defocalisation Abandoned CA2307249A1 (fr)

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CA002271159A CA2271159A1 (fr) 1999-04-30 1999-04-30 Dispositif optique hybride
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WO2007133433A2 (fr) * 2006-05-09 2007-11-22 Lucent Technologies Inc. Procédé, appareil et système pour l'auto-alignement de composants, de sous-ensembles et d'ensembles
WO2007133433A3 (fr) * 2006-05-09 2008-03-20 Lucent Technologies Inc Procédé, appareil et système pour l'auto-alignement de composants, de sous-ensembles et d'ensembles
JP2009536371A (ja) * 2006-05-09 2009-10-08 アルカテル−ルーセント ユーエスエー インコーポレーテッド 構成要素、サブアセンブリおよびアセンブリを自己整合する方法、装置およびシステム
JP4751471B2 (ja) * 2006-05-09 2011-08-17 アルカテル−ルーセント ユーエスエー インコーポレーテッド 構成要素、サブアセンブリおよびアセンブリを自己整合する方法、装置およびシステム
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