The Superflat coupler and its application as a wideband attenuator

Daniel R. Campbell Jr.; David W. Stowe

doi:10.1117/12.135377

1 February 1992 The Superflat coupler and its application as a wideband attenuator

Daniel R. Campbell Jr., David W. Stowe

Proceedings Volume 1580, Fiber Optic Components and Reliability; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.135377
Event: OE Fiber, 1991, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

The fabrication of a device which operates beyond the cutoff of the antisymmetric supermode of a coupler is described. The result is a coupler, henceforth referred to as a Superflat™, which holds its coupling ratio to +/- 1% over the wavelength range of 1200 nm to 1600 nm, and yet exhibits losses as low as 0.3 dB. Applications in test and measurement, CATV, and as an all-fiber, fixed attenuator are discussed.

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Daniel R. Campbell Jr. and David W. Stowe "The Superflat coupler and its application as a wideband attenuator", Proc. SPIE 1580, Fiber Optic Components and Reliability, (1 February 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.135377

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