Title :
Adiabatic fused tapered couplers
Author :
Hussey, C.D. ; Brien, E. M O ; Sullivan, P. F O ; Oakley, K.P.
Author_Institution :
Lightwave Technol. Res. Centre, Limerick Univ., Ireland
fDate :
8/2/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Pre-fattening of one fibre is shown to be a vehicle for achieving wavelength independent adiabatic fused tapered couplers. Compared with the conventional pre-tapered fused tapered coupler, this adiabatic coupler has a significant improvement in its ease of manufacture
Keywords :
optical fibre couplers; adiabatic fused tapered coupler; manufacture; optical fibre pre-fattening;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20010700
