• DocumentCode
    1317500
  • Title

    Elimination of water peak in optical fibre taper components

  • Author

    Birks, T.A. ; Kenny, R.P. ; Cryan, C.V.

  • Author_Institution
    Lightwave Technol. Res. Centre, Limerick Univ., Ireland
  • Volume
    26
  • Issue
    21
  • fYear
    1990
  • Firstpage
    1761
  • Lastpage
    1762
  • Abstract
    A water peak of typically 0.4 dB at 1380 nm is apparent in the loss spectra of single-mode fibre taper components make with conventional water-producing flames. The loss peak is avoided entirely by using a water-free heat source, such as a carbon monoxide flame.
  • Keywords
    light transmission; optical fibres; optical losses; 1380 nm; loss spectra; optical fibre taper components; water peak; water-free heat source; water-producing flames;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19901131
  • Filename
    83098
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1317500