CA2363624C - Commutateur optique - Google Patents

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Publication number: CA2363624C
Authority: CA; Canada
Prior art keywords: optical switch; optical; ato; light; directing means
Prior art date: 2000-11-20
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Fee Related

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CA002363624A

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Thomas Ducellier

Rajiv Iyer

Andrew Tsiboulia

Paul Colbourne

Robert I. Macdonald

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Lumentum Operations LLC

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Lumentum Ottawa Inc

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2000-11-20

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2001-11-20

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2007-01-16

2000-11-20 Priority claimed from CA002326362A external-priority patent/CA2326362A1/fr

2001-11-20 Application filed by Lumentum Ottawa Inc filed Critical Lumentum Ottawa Inc

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2002-05-20 Publication of CA2363624A1 publication Critical patent/CA2363624A1/fr

2007-01-16 Application granted granted Critical

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CA002363624A 2000-11-20 2001-11-20 Commutateur optique Expired - Fee Related CA2363624C (fr)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
CA002363624A CA2363624C (fr)	2000-11-20	2001-11-20	Commutateur optique

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
CA002326362A CA2326362A1 (fr)	2000-11-20	2000-11-20	Commutateur optique
CA2,326,362		2000-11-20
CA002363624A CA2363624C (fr)	2000-11-20	2001-11-20	Commutateur optique

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CA2363624A1 CA2363624A1 (fr)	2002-05-20
CA2363624C true CA2363624C (fr)	2007-01-16

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2003-01-17	EEER	Examination request
2020-01-01	MKLA	Lapsed	Effective date: 20191120

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