• DocumentCode
    926155
  • Title

    Optical coupling between thin films and circular fibres

  • Author

    Laybourn, P.J.R. ; Millar, C.A. ; Stewart, George ; Wilkinson, C.D.W.

  • Author_Institution
    University of Glasgow, Department of Electronics & Electrical Engineering, Glasgow, UK
  • Volume
    11
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1975
  • Firstpage
    2
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    Techniques are proposed for launching light into circular glass-fibre waveguides from prism couplers and thin-film optical waveguides. To make the evanescent field of core modes available, the fibre cladding is etched away, or its refractive index modified by ion exchange.
  • Keywords
    fibre optics; guided light propagation; integrated optics; optical waveguides; waveguide couplers; circular glass fibre waveguides; core modes; evanescent field; fibre cladding; ion exchange; optical coupling; prism couplers; refractive index; thin film optical waveguides;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19750002
  • Filename
    4236508
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=926155