DocumentCode
1193240
Title
Reproducible fabrication method for polarization preserving single-mode fiber couplers
Author
Abebe, M. ; Villarruel, Carl A. ; Burns, William K.
Author_Institution
Sachs/Freeman Associates, Landover, MD, USA
Volume
6
Issue
7
fYear
1988
fDate
7/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1191
Lastpage
1198
Abstract
The adaptation of the biconically-tapered-fused (BTF) fiber coupler fabrication approach to polarization preserving fiber couplers is reported. Two practical methods for identifying and aligning the birefringent axes of the fibers forming the coupler are described. The fabrication approaches are highly reproducible and the 3-dB couplers fabricated exhibit less than 1.0-dB insertion loss, controllable splitting ratio, and an average polarization extinction ratio of 15 to 20 dB
Keywords
light polarisation; optical couplers; optical fibres; optical workshop techniques; 1.0 dB; 15 to 20 dB; biconically-tapered-fused fiber couplers; birefringent axes; fabrication method; fibre alignment; polarization preserving single-mode fiber couplers; Birefringence; Coaxial components; Extinction ratio; Fabrication; Insertion loss; Manufacturing; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors; Optical waveguides;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/50.4116
Filename
4116
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