CA2335121A1 - Modulating retroreflector using multiple quantum well technology - Google Patents

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CA2335121A1
CA2335121A1 CA002335121A CA2335121A CA2335121A1 CA 2335121 A1 CA2335121 A1 CA 2335121A1 CA 002335121 A CA002335121 A CA 002335121A CA 2335121 A CA2335121 A CA 2335121A CA 2335121 A1 CA2335121 A1 CA 2335121A1
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G. Charmaine Gilbreath
Steven R. Bowman
William S. Rabinovich
Charles H. Merk
H. E. Senasack
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    • H04B10/00—Transmission systems employing electromagnetic waves other than radio-waves, e.g. infrared, visible or ultraviolet light, or employing corpuscular radiation, e.g. quantum communication
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