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Fabrication and Characterization 1×7 Plastic Optical Fiber Coupler Using Tapered Acrylic Cylinder

가늘어진 아크릴 원통을 이용한 1×7 커플러 제작 및 특성 측정

  • 민성환 (호남대학교 전기전자공학과) ;
  • 김광택 (호남대학교 전기전자공학과)
  • Received : 2013.11.15
  • Accepted : 2014.01.10
  • Published : 2014.01.31
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Abstract

In this paper, we proposed and demonstrated $1{\times}7$ type plastic optical fiber(POF) coupler incorporating a tapered acrylic cylinder which works optical combining and dividing region. A fabricated POF coupler showd 2.27~3.31 dB of insertion loss for optical combining and 8.67~11.27dB of insertion loss for optical spitting.

본 논문에서는 가늘어진 아크릴 원통이 광 결합 및 광 분배 작용을 하는 $1{\times}7$ 형태의 플라스틱 광섬유 커플러를 제안하고 구현하였다. 제작된 소자는 광 결합기로 동작 시 2.27~3.31 dB의 삽입손실과 광분배기로 동작 시 8.67~11.27dB의 삽입손실을 보였다.

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