Title :
Optical fiber filters using twin core fibers
Author :
Matsumoto, R. ; Yamasaki, S. ; Sakai, T. ; Nishide, K. ; Yamauchi, R.
Author_Institution :
Opt. & Electron. Lab., Fujikura Ltd., Chiba, Japan
Abstract :
New optical fiber filters are fabricated using a Mach Zehnder interferometric structure in a twin core fiber. It is possible to change the filtering characteristics by bending the twin core fiber.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; bending; fibre optic sensors; optical fibre communication; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre filters; optical fibre losses; wavelength division multiplexing; Mach Zehnder interferometric structure; bending; fabrication; filtering characteristics; optical fiber filters; twin core fiber; twin core fibers; Filtering; Optical coupling; Optical fiber filters; Optical fibers; Optical films; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical propagation; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 1999. APCC/OECC '99. Fifth Asia-Pacific Conference on ... and Fourth Optoelectronics and Communications Conference
Conference_Location :
Beijing, China
Print_ISBN :
7-5635-0402-8
DOI :
10.1109/APCC.1999.820602
