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
fDate :
7/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
