Title : 
FiEnd filters: passive multilayer thin-film optical filters deposited on fibre ends
         
        
            Author : 
Stone, J. ; Stulz, L.W.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
AT&T Bell Labs., Crawford Hill Lab., Holmdel, NJ, USA
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
Multilayer thin-film filters have been deposited on the end faces of optical fibres. Single and double cavity bandpass filters and low-ripple long-pass filters have been made with good optical quality. Reflections are reduced by depositing on bevelled end faces.
         
        
            Keywords : 
fibre optics; optical films; optical filters; thin films; FiEnd filters; bevelled end faces; double cavity bandpass filters; end faces of optical fibres; fibre-end filters; low-ripple long-pass filters; optical quality; passive multilayer thin-film optical filters; single cavity bandpass filters; wavelength division multiplexing;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Electronics Letters
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1049/el:19900830