Title :
Ultrabroadband monolithically-fused 1/spl times/4 fiber-optic couplers
Author :
Pan, J.J. ; Huang, Y.
Author_Institution :
E-Tek Dynamics Inc., San Jose, CA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) fiber-optic networks, including 1.3 and 1.55 /spl mu/m operations, demand 1/spl times/N couplers of low cost, small size and low excess loss for various system applications. A new monolithical fabrication method has been developed to efficiently produce broadband 1/spl times/N couplers, including 1/spl times/4 and 1/spl times/8 devices. The new 1/spl times/4 monolithically fused coupler consists of five identical fibers colinearly arranged in a plane.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre fabrication; 1.3 mum; 1.55 mum; 1XN couplers; WDM fiber-optic networks; broadband 1XN couplers; identical fibers; low cost; low excess loss; monolithical fabrication method; monolithically fused coupler; small size; system applications; ultrabroadband monolithically-fused 1/spl times/4 fiber-optic couplers; wavelength-division multiplexing; Bandwidth; Costs; Insertion loss; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Optimized production technology; Ultra wideband technology; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
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
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1998.657452
