Fabrication of wavelength-flattened tapered couplers using polishing for cladding removal

18 August 1988

journal article
Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics Letters

Vol. 24 (17) , 1072-1073
https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19880727

Abstract

Wavelength-flattened fused tapered couplers have been fabricated with low loss using a new technique. The asymmetry between the constituent fibres is induced by the rapid removal of a small amount of the cladding of one of the fibres with a polishing wheel.

Keywords

FABRICATION TECHNIQUE
LOW LOSS
WAVELENGTH-FLATTENED
CLADDING REMOVAL
FIBRE ASYMMETRY
TAPERED COUPLERS
OPTICAL FIBRE CONNECTOR
POLISHING

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