1 x 4 fused multicore singlemode fibre coupler: Theory, fabrication and analysis

Electronics Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 15, 1998, Pages 1516-1517

  Bethuys, S ^a   Lablonde, L ^a   Rivoallan, L ^a   Auvray, P ^a  

^a ORANGE LABS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CABLE CORES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

BUNCHED FOUR CORE FIBERS;

OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING;

EID: 0032114978     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:19981072     Document Type: Article

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