DocumentCode
1025527
Title
Polarisation-maintaining fibre couplers with low excess loss
Author
Yokohama, I. ; Kawachi, M. ; Okamoto, K. ; Noda, J.
Author_Institution
NTT Electrical Communications Laboratories, Tokai, Japan
Volume
22
Issue
18
fYear
1986
Firstpage
929
Lastpage
930
Abstract
Polarisation-maintaining fused fibre couplers with excess loss of less than 0.1 dB have been fabricated by using polarisation-maintaining and absorption-reducing (PANDA) fibres with matched-index stress-applying parts. The couplers show polarisation crosstalk of less than ¿30 dB.
Keywords
crosstalk; optical couplers; optical fibres; optical losses; PANDA fibres; low excess loss; matched-index stress-applying parts; polarisation crosstalk; polarisation maintaining fibre couplers;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19860632
Filename
4256839
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