Fused taper infrared optical fiber couplers in chalcogenide glass

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2242-2245

  Schaafsma, D T ^a   Moon, J A ^a   Sanghera, J S ^a   Aggarwal, I D ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chalcogenide glass fibers; Infrared fiber devices; Optical communication; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers

Indexed keywords

FUSED SILICA; GLASS FIBERS; INFRARED DEVICES; INTERDIFFUSION (SOLIDS); OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION;

CHALCOGENIDE GLASS FIBERS;

OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING;

EID: 0031362955     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.643548     Document Type: Article

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