Ultralow PDL WDM fiber couplers for WDM transmission systems

Author

Yamasaki, S. ; Sasaki, H. ; Nishide, K. ; Suzuki, F. ; Wada, A. ; Yamauchi, R.

Author_Institution

Fujikura Ltd., Chiba, Japan

fYear

1998

fDate

22-27 Feb. 1998

Firstpage

334

Lastpage

335

Abstract

Summary form only given. We have presented the polarization-swapping method as a polarisation dependent loss (PDL) reducing technique for fused taper fiber couplers. The manufactured 1.48/1.55 /spl mu/m WDM fiber couplers have shown a small PDL of one tenth of that of conventional couplers. This technique is very useful to reduce the PDL of WDM fiber couplers for EDFAs in WDM fibre transmission systems.

Keywords

fibre lasers; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre losses; optical fibre networks; optical fibre polarisation; wavelength division multiplexing; 1.48 mum; 1.55 mum; EDFAs; WDM fiber couplers; WDM fibre transmission systems; WDM transmission systems; fused taper fiber couplers; polarisation dependent loss reducing technique; polarization-swapping method; ultralow PDL WDM fiber couplers; Bragg gratings; Electron optics; Optical devices; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Page description languages; Phase estimation; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 1998. OFC '98., Technical Digest

Conference_Location

San Jose, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-521-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFC.1998.657449

Filename

657449