Title :
Aerogel package for fused fibre couplers
Author :
Xiao, Limin ; Grogan, M.D.W. ; England, R. ; Wadsworth, W.J. ; Birks, T.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Bath, Bath, UK
Abstract :
Fused fibre couplers were encapsulated in hydrophobic aerogel. This provides an epoxy-free all-silica package that is low-loss, waterproof, supports the whole coupler waist and is stable up to 250 °C.
Keywords :
Heating; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fibers; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Packaging; Photonics; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
