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Rectangular mode transformers in tapered single-mode fibres |
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| Authors: | Hussey CD Birks TA Wingfield AM Nill A Kenny R Dong L |
| Affiliation: | Lightwave Technol. Res. Centre, Limerick Univ., Ireland; |
| Abstract: | A single-mode fibre, polished on both sides and subsequently tapered, yields a low-loss circular-to-rectangular mode transformer. This device should permit more efficient interconnection of circular fibres to rectangular integrated-optic and semiconductor waveguides.< |
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