Automatic manufacture of polished single-mode-fibre directional coupler

12 September 1985

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

Vol. 21 (19) , 825-826
https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19850583

Abstract

A technique has been developed using optical power loss as a means of determining machined fibre size during manufacture of polished directional couplers.

Keywords

AUTOMATIC MANUFACTURE
POLISHED SINGLE-MODE-FIBRE DIRECTIONAL COUPLER
MACHINED FIBRE SIZE
OPTICAL POWER LOSS