• DocumentCode
    951821
  • Title

    Optical-fibre tap with low insertion loss

  • Author

    Gfeller, F.R. ; Bapst, U.

  • Author_Institution
    IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, Rÿschlikon, Switzerland
  • Volume
    15
  • Issue
    15
  • fYear
    1979
  • Firstpage
    448
  • Lastpage
    450
  • Abstract
    We report a fibre-tapping element which uses part of the insertion loss of a fibre connector or splice as useful optical signal power. A tapping fraction of up to 70% has been measured with a total insertion loss of 0.22 dB.
  • Keywords
    optical communication equipment; optical couplers; optical fibres; fibre connector; fibre splice; low insertion loss; optical fibre tapping element; tapping fraction 70%; total insertion loss 0.22 dB;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19790322
  • Filename
    4243435
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=951821