Dual-core intermodal coupler by mechanical gratings
Dual-core intermodal coupler by mechanical gratings
Intermodal coupling in optical fibres by periodic bending and twisting has been investigated by various authors for its applications in optical filters. Here we report the first demonstration of intermodal coupling in a dual-core (DC) fibre by bending the fibre periodically by a fixed mechanical grating. The DC fibre had two cores with the same refractive index but different radii. Due to the mismatch between the two cores, the two fundamental normal modes in the DC fibre were very much like the fundamental modes of the two isolated fibres and were therefore physically separated, one in each core. The two modes could thus be separated with much less difficulty than in the previous schemes. An ordinary fibre can be spliced to either core of the DC fibre to couple in/out a particular mode with a small insertion loss (0.1dB demonstrated). This new scheme has the potential of being developed into a tunable fibre filter or a signal tap in a WDM system without any requirement for precise optical alignment. The tunability of the device is also demonstrated.
Dong, L.
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Ober, M.H.
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Russell, P.St.J.
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September 1992
Dong, L.
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Ober, M.H.
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Russell, P.St.J.
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Dong, L., Ober, M.H. and Russell, P.St.J.
(1992)
Dual-core intermodal coupler by mechanical gratings.
Conference on Applied Optics and Optoelectronics, Leeds, United Kingdom.
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Abstract
Intermodal coupling in optical fibres by periodic bending and twisting has been investigated by various authors for its applications in optical filters. Here we report the first demonstration of intermodal coupling in a dual-core (DC) fibre by bending the fibre periodically by a fixed mechanical grating. The DC fibre had two cores with the same refractive index but different radii. Due to the mismatch between the two cores, the two fundamental normal modes in the DC fibre were very much like the fundamental modes of the two isolated fibres and were therefore physically separated, one in each core. The two modes could thus be separated with much less difficulty than in the previous schemes. An ordinary fibre can be spliced to either core of the DC fibre to couple in/out a particular mode with a small insertion loss (0.1dB demonstrated). This new scheme has the potential of being developed into a tunable fibre filter or a signal tap in a WDM system without any requirement for precise optical alignment. The tunability of the device is also demonstrated.
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Published date: September 1992
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Conference on Applied Optics and Optoelectronics, Leeds, United Kingdom, 1992-09-01
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Optoelectronics Research Centre
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P.St.J. Russell
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