JP4500452B2 - 光変調器 - Google Patents

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JP4500452B2
JP4500452B2 JP2000601490A JP2000601490A JP4500452B2 JP 4500452 B2 JP4500452 B2 JP 4500452B2 JP 2000601490 A JP2000601490 A JP 2000601490A JP 2000601490 A JP2000601490 A JP 2000601490A JP 4500452 B2 JP4500452 B2 JP 4500452B2
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GB9904077A GB2347230B (en) 1999-02-23 1999-02-23 Optical slow-wave modulator
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PCT/GB2000/000626 WO2000050952A1 (en) 1999-02-23 2000-02-22 Optical modulator

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