Fused biconical tapered fiber-optic devices: Application to data buses
- 1 January 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Fiber and Integrated Optics
- Vol. 3 (2), 263-284
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01468038008202306
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.Keywords
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