Title :
All-fibre devices based on tapered fibres
Author :
Birks, T.A. ; Kakarantzas, G. ; Russell, P. St J
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Bath, UK
Abstract :
Most attendees of OFC will be familiar with fused couplers, the ubiquitous all-fibre beamsplitter. This paper reviews the many other functions performed on light by fibres tapered through heating and stretching, and the all-fibre devices that result.
Keywords :
heating; optical beam splitters; optical fibre couplers; all-fibre device; fused coupler; heating; optical fiber components; stretching; tapered fibre; ubiquitous all-fibre beamsplitter;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
