Fabrication of wavelength-flattened tapered couplers using polishing for cladding removal

Wavelength-flattened fused tapered couplers have been fabricated with low loss using a new technique. The asymmetry between the constituent fibres is induced by the rapid removal of a small amount of the cladding of one of the fibres with a polishing wheel.

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Main Authors: Hussey, C.D (Author), Birks, T.A (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 1988.
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