Title :
Fused polished polarisation-maintaining fibre couplers
Author :
Cryan, C.V. ; O Donnchadha, M. ; Lonergan, J.M. ; Hussey, C.D.
Author_Institution :
Lightwave Technol. Res. Centre, Limerick Univ., Ireland
fDate :
4/23/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A fused polished polarisation-maintaining fibre coupler with extinction ratio of greater than 17 dB has been made with standard PANDA fibre, using a recently reported technique where the ease of fabrication is comparable to that for fused tapered couplers.
Keywords :
optical couplers; optical fibres; PANDA fibre; extinction ratio; fabrication ease; fused polished fibre couplers; polarisation-maintaining fibre couplers;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19920541
