DE69427771D1 - Vorrichtung mit kurzwelliger Lichtquelle - Google Patents

Vorrichtung mit kurzwelliger Lichtquelle

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DE69427771D1
DE69427771D1 DE69427771T DE69427771T DE69427771D1 DE 69427771 D1 DE69427771 D1 DE 69427771D1 DE 69427771 T DE69427771 T DE 69427771T DE 69427771 T DE69427771 T DE 69427771T DE 69427771 D1 DE69427771 D1 DE 69427771D1
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light source
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Yasuo Kitaoka
Kazuhisa Yamamoto
Makoto Kato
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Panasonic Corp
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Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd
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    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
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    • G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
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DE69427771T 1993-05-21 1994-05-20 Vorrichtung mit kurzwelliger Lichtquelle Expired - Lifetime DE69427771T2 (de)

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JP11974293 1993-05-21
JP11974293 1993-05-21
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JP24652993 1993-10-01
JP24788393 1993-10-04
JP24788393 1993-10-04

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