DocumentCode
520530
Title
Aerogel package for fused fibre couplers
Author
Xiao, Limin ; Grogan, M.D.W. ; England, R. ; Wadsworth, W.J. ; Birks, T.A.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Bath, Bath, UK
fYear
2010
fDate
16-21 May 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Fused fibre couplers were encapsulated in hydrophobic aerogel. This provides an epoxy-free all-silica package that is low-loss, waterproof, supports the whole coupler waist and is stable up to 250 °C.
Keywords
Heating; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fibers; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Packaging; Photonics; Silicon compounds;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-890-2
Type
conf
Filename
5500113
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