CA2547966C - Oscillateurs optroniques couples, accordables en continu, avec filtres optroniques equilibres - Google Patents

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CA2547966C
CA2547966C CA2547966A CA2547966A CA2547966C CA 2547966 C CA2547966 C CA 2547966C CA 2547966 A CA2547966 A CA 2547966A CA 2547966 A CA2547966 A CA 2547966A CA 2547966 C CA2547966 C CA 2547966C
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US10/963,755 US7187870B2 (en) 2003-10-15 2004-10-12 Tunable balanced opto-electronic filters and applications in opto-electronic oscillators
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