Abstract
Most attendees of OFC will be familiar with fused couplers, the ubiquitous all-fibre beamsplitter. This paper reviews the many other functions performed on light by fibres tapered through heating and stretching, and the all-fibre devices that result.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 3 pp. vol.2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2004 |
| Event | Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004 - Duration: 1 Jan 2004 → … |
Conference
| Conference | Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004 |
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| Period | 1/01/04 → … |
Keywords
- fused coupler
- tapered fibre
- ubiquitous all-fibre beamsplitter
- optical beam splitters
- heating
- stretching
- all-fibre device
- optical fibre couplers
- optical fiber components