Title :
Single-mode fiber-film directional coupler
Author :
Zhang, M. ; Garmire, E.
Author_Institution :
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
fDate :
2/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Directional coupling has been observed both from a single-mode fiber to a single mode planar polymer waveguide and vice versa. The fiber coupler was prepared by polishing. The matching of propagation constants was achieved by using a polymer film only a few hundred nanometers thick.
Keywords :
Optical fiber coupling; Optical planar waveguide couplers; Plastic materials/devices; Directional couplers; Optical fiber couplers; Optical films; Optical polymers; Optical ring resonators; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Polymer films; Samarium; Switches;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.1987.1075492
