WO2001073994A1 - Device and method for optical add/drop multiplexing - Google Patents
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- WO2001073994A1 WO2001073994A1 PCT/SE2001/000574 SE0100574W WO0173994A1 WO 2001073994 A1 WO2001073994 A1 WO 2001073994A1 SE 0100574 W SE0100574 W SE 0100574W WO 0173994 A1 WO0173994 A1 WO 0173994A1
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US10/239,410 US7330658B2 (en) | 2000-03-24 | 2001-03-20 | Device and method for optical add/drop multiplexing |
AU2001242953A AU2001242953A1 (en) | 2000-03-24 | 2001-03-20 | Device and method for optical add/drop multiplexing |
EP01916010A EP1266471B1 (en) | 2000-03-24 | 2001-03-20 | Device and method for optical add/drop multiplexing |
AT01916010T ATE308170T1 (en) | 2000-03-24 | 2001-03-20 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPTICAL ADD/DROP MULTIPLEXING |
DE60114387T DE60114387T2 (en) | 2000-03-24 | 2001-03-20 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPTICAL ADD / DROP MULTIPLEXES |
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