• DocumentCode
    1019799
  • Title

    Tapered-beam expander for single-mode optical-fibre gap devices

  • Author

    Jedrzejewski, K.P. ; Martinez, Fabiola ; Minelly, John D ; Hussey, C.D. ; Payne, F.P.

  • Author_Institution
    University Southampton, Department of Electronics & Information Engineering, Southampton, UK
  • Volume
    22
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1986
  • Firstpage
    105
  • Lastpage
    106
  • Abstract
    A simple practical and controllable beam expander can be constructed from a single-mode optical fibre which has been overjacketed in a capillary of lower refractive index and then tapered. The properties of such an expanded beam in a gap device are also investigated.
  • Keywords
    optical fibres; optical losses; optical waveguide components; capillary; refractive index; single-mode optical-fibre gap devices; tapered beam expander; transmission loss;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19860073
  • Filename
    4256252
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1019799