Title :
New reflective type star couplers for full duplex channels
Author_Institution :
Heinrich-Hertz-Inst., Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
A new reflective-type singlemode fibre-optic passive star coupler is described. For this new type of coupler, power entering any one of the ports is divided to all ports except the input port, and thus the optical signal is prevented from returning to its own source.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical couplers; optical fibres; fibre-optic; full duplex channels; passive star coupler; reflective type; single mode fibre; singlemode;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19911323
