Optical microfiber coupler for broadband single-mode operation

We present a broadband single-mode bi-conical microfiber coupler (MFC) with a specifically designed transition region that effectively suppresses any higher-order modes present at the input fiber and provides efficient power splitting into the fundamental mode at the two output ports. As a practical...

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Main Authors: Jung, Yongmin (Author), Brambilla, Gilberto (Author), Richardson, David J. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2009-03.
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