Title :
All-fibre polarising beamsplitter
Author :
Yataki, M.S. ; Payne, David N. ; Varnham, M.P.
Author_Institution :
University of Southampton, Department of Electronics & Information Engineering, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
The first fibre equivalent of a polarising beamsplitter is reported. The device is based on a fused-taper fibre coupler. Separation of the orthogonally polarised components of the input light can be accomplished to better than 17 dB.
Keywords :
light polarisation; optical couplers; optical fibres; fused-taper fibre coupler; optical fibres; polarising beamsplitter; spectral response;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19850178
