Title :
Fused polished singlemode fibre couplers
Author :
Cryan, C.V. ; Hussey, C.D.
Author_Institution :
Lightwave Technol. Res. Centre, Limerick Univ., Ireland
Abstract :
The successful fabrication of stable low-loss fused polished couplers with standard singlemode fibres is reported for the first time. The ease of fabrication is comparable to that of tapered couplers and should lead to low-cost devices.
Keywords :
optical couplers; optical fibres; fabrication; low-cost devices; low-loss fused polished couplers; standard singlemode fibres;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19920127
