• DocumentCode
    873068
  • Title

    Bending of fused polished couplers

  • Author

    Cryan, C.V. ; Hussey, C.D.

  • Author_Institution
    Lightwave Technol. Res. Centre, Limerick Univ., Ireland
  • Volume
    28
  • Issue
    22
  • fYear
    1992
  • Firstpage
    2104
  • Lastpage
    2106
  • Abstract
    The fused polished coupler can be flexed in its coupling region. When a symmetric single-mode coupler is bent in its coupling plane a wavelength flattened response can be obtained which compares with that of the fused tapered coupler.
  • Keywords
    bending; optical couplers; optical fibres; coupling plane; fused polished couplers; symmetric single-mode coupler; wavelength flattened response;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19921349
  • Filename
    204609