Abstract
Fused fiber couplers 1,2 made with polarization-preserving, high-birefringent fiber have received great interest because of their low-cost fabrication potential and their application for optical polarization control in fiber-optic sensors. To date most laboratories that have attempted the fabrication of these devices have experienced mixed success in terms of achieving a reproducible fabrication process. Our experience has been that devices can be fairly readily made with some fiber samples2, but that insertion loss reaches unacceptable levels (>>1dB) with other fiber samples.
© 1988 Optical Society of America
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