Title :
Fused combined plastic optical fiber star coupler
Author :
Kim, Kwang Taek ; Han, Boo Jeon
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Optoelectron., Honam Univ., Gwangju, South Korea
Abstract :
High performance plastic optical fiber (POF) N × N star couplers are implemented based on fusing and combining technology. A set of cladding-removed POFs are fused into a solid body by heating and pressing them together to form the transition region between the input and output sides. The operation principle of the proposed star coupler is explained based on ray optics. 2×2, 4×4, 6×6 type POF couplers were fabricated and characterized.
Keywords :
heat treatment; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre fabrication; optical polymers; plastics; pressing; ray tracing; cladding-removed POF; fused combined plastic optical fiber star coupler; fusing-combining technology; heating; high performance plastic optical fiber N x N star couplers; ray optics; solid body; transition region; Couplers; Couplings; Optical device fabrication; Optical fibers; Optical losses; Plastics;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2012 17th
Conference_Location :
Busan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0976-9
Electronic_ISBN :
2166-8884
DOI :
10.1109/OECC.2012.6276736
