Title :
Fusion junctions for glass-fibre waveguides
Author :
Dyott, R.B. ; Stern, J.R. ; Stewart, J.H.
Author_Institution :
Post Office, Research Department, London, UK
Abstract :
Various ways of making fused joints in a monomode glass-fibre waveguide have been tried. The highest efficiencies have been about 80%, with a joint in which the end faces are lightly fused together after the cores have been aligned for optimum transmission.
Keywords :
fibre optics; guided electromagnetic wave propagation; joining processes; optical waveguides; waveguide couplers; fibre optics; fusion junctions; joining processes; optical waveguides; waveguide junctions;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19720213
