Title :
High performance couplers for submarine fibre optic transmission systems
Author :
Fielding, A. ; Bricheno, T. ; Leach, J.S. ; Baker, V. ; Johnson, R.
Author_Institution :
STC Technol. Ltd., Harlow, UK
Abstract :
The authors describe a high reliability, low loss redundant laser coupler, and report data from a production facility which has fabricated 120 of these devices for the TAT-8 transatlantic system. Fabrication and packaging details are given, and testing of the fabricated couplers is described
Keywords :
optical communication; optical communication equipment; optical couplers; optical workshop techniques; submarine cables; TAT-8 transatlantic system; fabrication techniques; low loss redundant laser coupler; packaging details; production facility; submarine fibre optic transmission systems; testing;
Conference_Titel :
Submarine Optical Transmission Systems, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
