CA2438341A1 - Surface-emitting semiconductor laser - Google Patents

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CA2438341A1
CA2438341A1 CA002438341A CA2438341A CA2438341A1 CA 2438341 A1 CA2438341 A1 CA 2438341A1 CA 002438341 A CA002438341 A CA 002438341A CA 2438341 A CA2438341 A CA 2438341A CA 2438341 A1 CA2438341 A1 CA 2438341A1
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Markus-Christian Amann
Markus Ortsiefer
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CA002438341A 2001-02-15 2002-02-15 Surface-emitting semiconductor laser Abandoned CA2438341A1 (en)

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DE10107349A DE10107349A1 (de) 2001-02-15 2001-02-15 Oberflächenemittierender Halbleiterlaser
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PCT/EP2002/001656 WO2002065599A2 (de) 2001-02-15 2002-02-15 Oberflächenemittierender halbleiterlaser

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CN1263207C (zh) 2006-07-05
EP1366548B1 (de) 2005-04-27
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ES2240725T3 (es) 2005-10-16
ATE294457T1 (de) 2005-05-15
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KR100626891B1 (ko) 2006-09-20
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