Fused biconical tapered fiber-optic devices: Application to data buses |
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| Authors: | D C Johnson B S Kawasaki K O Hill |
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| Institution: | Communications Research Centre, Department of Communications , Ottawa, Ontario, Canada , K2H 8S2 |
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| Abstract: | Abstract The technology of fiber-optic couplers based on fused biconical tapered structures is reviewed, and the linear and star data-bus configurations that can be constructed using these couplers are discussed. A useful network topology for interconnecting star couplers using the hybrid transmission-reflection star coupler is also proposed. This network configuration has the advantage of requiring significantly less optical fiber than networks employing a single transmission or reflection star. |
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