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= Solution

Every harmonic in this <Fourier series> has period $2L$. Since the first-harmonic coefficient is nonzero, the fundamental <period> cannot be smaller: translating by a period $T$ must multiply that nonzero complex coefficient by $e^{i\pi T/L}=1$. Thus, taking $L>0$,
$$
\boxed{T=2L.}
$$

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