DK0723716T3 - Optisk impulssekvensgenerator - Google Patents

Optisk impulssekvensgenerator

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DK0723716T3
DK0723716T3 DK94928988T DK94928988T DK0723716T3 DK 0723716 T3 DK0723716 T3 DK 0723716T3 DK 94928988 T DK94928988 T DK 94928988T DK 94928988 T DK94928988 T DK 94928988T DK 0723716 T3 DK0723716 T3 DK 0723716T3
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pulse sequence
optical pulse
sequence generator
generator
optical
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DK94928988T
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Julian Kazimierz Lucek
Kevin Smith
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British Telecomm
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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
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DK94928988T 1993-10-11 1994-10-11 Optisk impulssekvensgenerator DK0723716T3 (da)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP93308067 1993-10-11
GB9406882A GB9406882D0 (en) 1994-04-07 1994-04-07 Optical pulse sequence generator
EP94303193 1994-05-03
PCT/GB1994/002239 WO1995010870A1 (en) 1993-10-11 1994-10-11 Optical pulse sequence generator

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DK0723716T3 true DK0723716T3 (da) 1999-08-09

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US (1) US5796765A (da)
EP (1) EP0723716B1 (da)
JP (1) JPH09505688A (da)
CN (1) CN1096137C (da)
AU (1) AU676387B2 (da)
CA (1) CA2171337C (da)
DE (1) DE69414876T2 (da)
DK (1) DK0723716T3 (da)
ES (1) ES2126153T3 (da)
WO (1) WO1995010870A1 (da)

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CA2171337A1 (en) 1995-04-20
EP0723716B1 (en) 1998-11-25
AU7820994A (en) 1995-05-04
DE69414876D1 (de) 1999-01-07
ES2126153T3 (es) 1999-03-16
US5796765A (en) 1998-08-18
DE69414876T2 (de) 1999-04-22
CA2171337C (en) 2000-03-28
CN1133652A (zh) 1996-10-16
WO1995010870A1 (en) 1995-04-20
CN1096137C (zh) 2002-12-11
EP0723716A1 (en) 1996-07-31
JPH09505688A (ja) 1997-06-03

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