Title :
Measurement method for determination of optical phase shifts in 3×3 fibre couplers
Author_Institution :
Siemens AG, Muenchen
fDate :
3/3/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The phase characteristics of 3×3 fibre couplers are investigated with a self-homodyne experiment of 1.3 and 1.5 μm. A 2×2 fibre coupler, a fibre delay line and the 3×3 fibre coupler under test form a Mach-Zehnder interferometer. The measurement results are compared with values from S-matrix theory for lossy couplers
Keywords :
light interferometry; optical couplers; optical fibres; optical testing; optical variables measurement; 1.3 micron; 1.5 micron; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; connectors; fibre couplers; fibre delay line; optical fibres; optical phase shifts; phase characteristics; self-homodyne experiment;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
