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Wellenlängenabstimmbare lichtquelle

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DE602004016998D1
DE602004016998D1 DE602004016998T DE602004016998T DE602004016998D1 DE 602004016998 D1 DE602004016998 D1 DE 602004016998D1 DE 602004016998 T DE602004016998 T DE 602004016998T DE 602004016998 T DE602004016998 T DE 602004016998T DE 602004016998 D1 DE602004016998 D1 DE 602004016998D1
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Brett E Bouma
Seok-Hyun Yun
William Oh
Johannes Deboer
Guillermo Tearney
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
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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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