• DocumentCode
    1423534
  • Title

    Annealed optical fibre mode scrambler

  • Author

    Schlager, J.B. ; Rose, A.H.

  • Author_Institution
    Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
  • Volume
    37
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2001
  • Firstpage
    9
  • Lastpage
    10
  • Abstract
    A mode scrambler based on an annealed step-index fibre is shown to have reproducible performance and source-launch-alignment insensitivity. Devitrification produces scattering centres in the fibre that distribute light uniformly over both angle and radius. An all-fibre mode scrambler with a 10 cm length and an insertion loss <3.5 dB is demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    annealing; light scattering; optical fibre LAN; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; vitrification; 3.5 dB; all-fibre mode scrambler; angle; annealed optical fibre mode scrambler; annealed step-index fibre; devitrification; insertion loss; radius; reproducible performance; scattering centres; source-launch-alignment insensitivity;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20010014
  • Filename
    894332
    • Link To Document
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