New star coupler compatible with single multimode-fibre data links
Abstract
A star coupler for optical data links for use with a single multimode fibre, as opposed to fibre bundles, was realised in the form of a multiport directional coupler assembled from bicorical tapers of multimode fibres. The insertion loss above furcation loss of the 4-paired-port coupler was measured to be 2.8 dB.
- Publication:
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Electronics Letters
- Pub Date:
- March 1976
- DOI:
- 10.1049/el:19760118
- Bibcode:
- 1976ElL....12..151O
- Keywords:
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- Data Links;
- Fiber Optics;
- Insertion Loss;
- Optical Coupling;
- Optical Waveguides;
- Branching (Physics);
- Couplers;
- Joints (Junctions);
- Laser Applications;
- Light Transmission;
- Optical Communication;
- Propagation Modes;
- Communications and Radar