Title :
Monolithic interferometer based on Gemini fiber
Author :
Rugeland, P. ; Sterner, C. ; Margulis, W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. Appl. Phys., R. Inst. of Technol. (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden
Abstract :
We fabricate a Gemini fiber with two branches bound by a glass bridge to create a stable monolithic Mach-Zehnder fiber interferometer and demonstrate the function of add-drop multiplexing with flat response over the entire C-band.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; C-band; Gemini fiber; add-drop multiplexing; glass bridge; monolithic Mach-Zehnder fiber interferometer; monolithic interferometer; Bragg gratings; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors; Optical interferometry;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4