Nondestructive characterization of fiber couplers by a local perturbation method
A technique for the nondestructive characterization of fiber couplers is demonstrated. A CO<sub>2</sub> laser beam is scanned along the coupler length inducing a local perturbation to the coupler eigenmodes. Information about the power evolution and the coupling-constant variation along...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2002.
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Summary: | A technique for the nondestructive characterization of fiber couplers is demonstrated. A CO<sub>2</sub> laser beam is scanned along the coupler length inducing a local perturbation to the coupler eigenmodes. Information about the power evolution and the coupling-constant variation along the coupler length can be obtained by applying an asymmetric and symmetric perturbation, respectively. Experimental results of the characterization of a half- and a full-cycle fiber coupler using this technique are presented. |
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