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IPG Photonics Settles Lawsuit

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OXFORD, Mass., Oct. 12, 2007 -- Fiber laser and amplifier maker IPG Photonics Corp. announced yesterday that it has settled a patent infringement suit filed by Scientific Atlanta, a subsidiary of Cisco Systems Inc. Terms of the settlement agreement were not disclosed. In April 2005, end-to-end network provider Scientific Atlanta of Lawrenceville, Ga., filed a complaint with the US District Court for Massachusetts alleging that IPG Photonics' use of erbium and ytterbium co-doped optical fiber, and certain products that incorporate that fiber, infringed one of its patents. IPG, which is based in Oxford, subsequently...Read full article

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    Published: October 2007
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    amplifier
    A device that enlarges and strengthens a signal's output without significantly distorting its original waveshape. There are amplifiers for acoustical, optical and electronic signals.
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