DocumentCode
1653502
Title
Low-loss, broad-band coupling between single-mode optical fibers with very different mode-field diameters
Author
Hofmann, Peter ; Mafi, Arash ; Jollivet-Salvin, Clémence ; Tiess, Tobias ; Peyghambarian, N. ; Schülzgen, Axel
Author_Institution
Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
fYear
2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
An approach for efficient coupling between different single-mode fibers is demonstrated. It is shown that short segments of graded-index fiber can provide broadband, extremely low-loss coupling even when the fibers have very different mode-field diameters.
Keywords
optical fibre couplers; optical fibre losses; broad band coupling; low-loss coupling; single mode optical fibers; very different mode field diameter; Couplings; Educational institutions; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1839-6
Type
conf
Filename
6325652
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