Ultrafast-laser inscription of a three dimensional fan-out device for multicore fiber coupling applications

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 11691-11697

  Thomson, R R ^a   Bookey, H T ^a   Psaila, N D ^a   Fender, A ^a   Campbell, S ^a   MacPherson, W N ^a   Barton, J S ^a   Reid, D T ^a   Kar, A K ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSSTALK; INSERTION LOSSES; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

FAN-OUT DEVICE; FIBER V-GROOVE ARRAY; POLARIZATION DEPENDENT LOSS;

OPTICAL DEVICES;

EID: 34548390228     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.011691     Document Type: Article

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