Title :
Simple and practical technique for attaching single-mode fibres to lithium niobate waveguides
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Research Laboratories, Ipswich, UK
Abstract :
A simple and practical technique for attaching single-mode fibres to lithium niobate waveguides using a light-cured adhesive is presented. The use of additional support blocks enables robust low excess loss joints to be made. Excess fixing losses of typically 0.06 dB are reported.
Keywords :
adhesion; integrated optics; lithium compounds; optical couplers; optical fibres; optical losses; optical waveguides; LiNbO3 waveguides; coupling efficiency; fixing losses; integrated optics; light-cured adhesive; low excess loss joints; single mode fibre attachment; support blocks;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19840664
