JP4287522B2 - 分割光学素子及びその製造方法 - Google Patents
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| US08/975,615 US6043933A (en) | 1997-11-21 | 1997-11-21 | Split optical element and a low cost fabrication approach |
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| JPH11218722A JPH11218722A (ja) | 1999-08-10 |
| JPH11218722A5 JPH11218722A5 (enExample) | 2006-01-12 |
| JP4287522B2 true JP4287522B2 (ja) | 2009-07-01 |
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| US6596201B1 (en) | 2000-06-30 | 2003-07-22 | Corning Incorporated | Patterning an optical property on an optical element |
| US6928224B2 (en) | 2001-03-09 | 2005-08-09 | Corning Incorporated | Laser-induced crystallization of transparent glass-ceramics |
| US7263247B1 (en) | 2002-02-11 | 2007-08-28 | Gemfire Corporation | Integrated optical isolator array |
| US6560387B1 (en) | 2002-02-11 | 2003-05-06 | Markus P. Hehlen | Doped fiber amplifier utilizing integrated circulator array |
| US6580842B1 (en) | 2002-02-11 | 2003-06-17 | Markus P. Hehlen | Integrated optical circulator array |
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| DE69828369D1 (de) | 2005-02-03 |
| DE69828369T2 (de) | 2005-12-08 |
| JPH11218722A (ja) | 1999-08-10 |
| EP1343044A1 (en) | 2003-09-10 |
| US6043933A (en) | 2000-03-28 |
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