Title :
Polarisation-holding directional coupler made from elliptically cored fibre having a D section
Author :
Dyott, R.B. ; Bello, J.
Author_Institution :
Andrew Corporation, Orland Park, USA
Abstract :
A polarisation-holding directional coupler has been made using single-mode fibre having an elliptical core. An isolation of 21 dB between polarisation has been achieved together with an estimated insertion loss < 0.2 dB.
Keywords :
directional couplers; optical couplers; optical fibres; elliptical core; insertion loss; isolation; polarisation-holding directional coupler; single-mode fibre;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19830409
