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
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