• DocumentCode
    1006808
  • Title

    All-fibre polarisation splitter/combiner

  • Author

    Bricheno, T. ; Baker, V.

  • Author_Institution
    Standard Telecommunication Laboratories Ltd., Harlow, UK
  • Volume
    21
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1985
  • Firstpage
    251
  • Lastpage
    252
  • Abstract
    A single-mode optical fibre polarisation beam splitter/combiner has been fabricated from standard production fibre using a fused biconical taper technique. The operation of the device relies on form birefringence in the fused coupler.
  • Keywords
    birefringence; light polarisation; optical fibres; fabrication; form birefringence; fused biconical taper technique; polarisation splitter/combiner; single-mode optical fibre; standard production fibre;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19850179
  • Filename
    4251000