Title :
Automatic manufacture of polished single-mode-fibre directional coupler
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Research Laboratories, SES10.1.1, Ipswich, UK
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 :
directional couplers; optical couplers; optical fibres; optical losses; automatic manufacture; machined fibre size; optical power loss; polished single-mode-fibre directional coupler;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19850583
