Title :
Reflective single-mode fiber-optic passive star couplers
Author :
Saleh, A.A.M. ; Kogelnik, H.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
fDate :
3/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Architecture arrangements for constructing reflective single-mode fiber-optic passive star couplers for high-speed optical local-area networks using simple components, e.g. 3-dB couplers and mirrors, are presented. Besides the savings of fibers, the number of components needed to construct a reflective star is shown to be half of that needed for an equivalent transmissive star. To avoid unpredictable interference effects, only structures that are free of multipaths are considered
Keywords :
local area networks; optical communication equipment; optical couplers; optical fibres; architecture arrangements; couplers; high-speed optical local-area networks; interference effects; mirrors; multipaths; reflective single-mode fiber-optic passive star couplers; transmissive star; Absorption; High speed optical techniques; Interference; Local area networks; Mirrors; Optical devices; Optical fiber LAN; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber networks; Optical scattering;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
