CA2417139A1 - Amorphous compounds for wideband optical amplifiers - Google Patents
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| PCT/US2000/020578 WO2002010801A1 (en) | 2000-07-28 | 2000-07-28 | Amorphous compounds for wideband optical amplifiers |
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