• 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