Title :
Tapered mode multiplexers based on standard single-mode fibre
Author :
Yerolatsitis, S. ; Birks, T.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Bath, Bath, UK
Abstract :
We report mode multiplexers with single-mode inputs directly compatible with standard telecoms fibres. They are made by fusing and tapering three such fibres in a fluorine-doped silica capillary. The fused fibres act as the core of a multimode fibre, in which three individual modes could be separately excited. The loss is 0.6-0.7 dB.
Keywords :
multiplexing equipment; optical fibres; fibre fusing; fibre tapering; fluorine-doped silica capillary; loss 0.6 dB to 0.7 dB; multimode fibre; standard single-mode fibre; standard telecoms fibres; tapered mode multiplexers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC 2013), 39th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
London
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-84919-759-5
DOI :
10.1049/cp.2013.1678
