WO2002037621A3 - Tunable controlled laser array - Google Patents

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WO2002037621A3
WO2002037621A3 PCT/US2001/045341 US0145341W WO0237621A3 WO 2002037621 A3 WO2002037621 A3 WO 2002037621A3 US 0145341 W US0145341 W US 0145341W WO 0237621 A3 WO0237621 A3 WO 0237621A3
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Bardia Pezeshki
John Heanue
Edward Vail
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Abstract

An optical transmission apparatus comprising an array of lasers (5), an optical output (15) and an array of mirrors (23).
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