Title :
Polarising beamsplitter from fused-taper couplers
Author_Institution :
Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Abstract :
We give the theoretical principles for polarising beam splitters constructed from fused-taper couplers, including the role of stress and form birefringence, the interaction length and the spectral response, all as a function of the physical parameters.
Keywords :
birefringence; light polarisation; optical couplers; optical fibres; form birefringence; fused-taper couplers; interaction length; monomode fused biconical type; physical parameters; polarising beam splitters; spectral response; stress;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19850441
