Title :
Asymmetric robust evanescent coupler on singlemode fibre
Author :
Healy, N. ; Murphy, D.F. ; Hussey, C.D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mater. Sci. & Technol., Univ. of Limerick, Ireland
fDate :
9/15/2005 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new method for flattening the spectral splitting ratio response of the robust evanescent fused tapered coupler is described; through side-polishing the amalgamate of two fibres that have been circularly pre-fused together, the required asymmetry between the fibres is introduced.
Keywords :
optical beam splitters; optical fibre couplers; amalgamate side-polishing; asymmetric robust evanescent coupler; evanescent fused tapered coupler; singlemode fibre; spectral splitting ratio response;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20052540
