DocumentCode
422497
Title
All-fibre devices based on tapered fibres
Author
Birks, T.A. ; Kakarantzas, G. ; Russell, P. St J
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Bath, UK
Volume
2
fYear
2004
fDate
23-27 Feb. 2004
Abstract
Most attendees of OFC will be familiar with fused couplers, the ubiquitous all-fibre beamsplitter. This paper reviews the many other functions performed on light by fibres tapered through heating and stretching, and the all-fibre devices that result.
Keywords
heating; optical beam splitters; optical fibre couplers; all-fibre device; fused coupler; heating; optical fiber components; stretching; tapered fibre; ubiquitous all-fibre beamsplitter;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-772-5
Type
conf
Filename
1362111
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