Title :
Fused couplers of arbitrary cross-section
Author :
Snyder, A.W. ; Zheng, Xue-heng
Author_Institution :
Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Abstract :
Simple expressions are presented to describe fused couplers of arbitrary cross-section and arbitrary refractive-index profile height. The length for polarisation splitting can depend dramatically on cross-sectional shape. Four cross-sections are compared to illustrate the concepts.
Keywords :
optical couplers; optical fibres; arbitrary cross section fused couplers; cross-sectional shape; cross-sections; polarisation splitting;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19850766
