• DocumentCode
    995847
  • Title

    Simple and practical technique for attaching single-mode fibres to lithium niobate waveguides

  • Author

    Cameron, K.H.

  • Author_Institution
    British Telecom Research Laboratories, Ipswich, UK
  • Volume
    20
  • Issue
    23
  • fYear
    1984
  • Firstpage
    974
  • Lastpage
    976
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19840664
  • Filename
    4249177
    • Link To Document
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