Culverhouse et al., 1997 - Google Patents

All fiber 2 x 2 polarization insensitive switch

Culverhouse et al., 1997

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12123051924174233505
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Culverhouse D
Laming R
Farwell S
Birks T
Zervas M
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IEEE Photonics technology letters

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We report the development of a polarization insensitive all fiber 2× 2 acoustooptic switch based on twisting the waist of a null taper coupler. The polarization insensitivity is better than 0.2 dB, the device requires a drive power of< 1 mW, and exhibits a switching time of< 50 μs …
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    • G02B6/2804—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers
    • G02B6/2821—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers using lateral coupling between contiguous fibres to split or combine optical signals
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