DE69026227D1 - Gepumpte Laser mit eingebetteter Bragg-Gitterstruktur - Google Patents

Gepumpte Laser mit eingebetteter Bragg-Gitterstruktur

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DE69026227D1
DE69026227D1 DE69026227T DE69026227T DE69026227D1 DE 69026227 D1 DE69026227 D1 DE 69026227D1 DE 69026227 T DE69026227 T DE 69026227T DE 69026227 T DE69026227 T DE 69026227T DE 69026227 D1 DE69026227 D1 DE 69026227D1
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bragg grating
grating structure
pumped lasers
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Frederick John Leonberger
William Henry Glenn
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Raytheon Technologies Corp
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DE69026227T 1989-12-26 1990-12-21 Gepumpte Laser mit eingebetteter Bragg-Gitterstruktur Expired - Lifetime DE69026227T2 (de)

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