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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 1995
Filed:
Aug. 03, 1993
Tadao Arima, Kawasaki, JP;
Koji Okamura, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is a polarization-splitting fiber coupler capable of stably executing a polarization separation/coupling and a method of stably manufacturing the polarization-splitting fiber coupler at a low cost. The method comprises the steps of (1) arranging a plurality of non-polarization fibers in parallel so that the side surfaces thereof come into contact to each other; (2) heating and fusing a portion of the arranged non-polarization fibers by controlling a heating temperature and a heating time so that the cross section of the fused portion thereof has an aspect ratio of 1.85-1.95; (3) thereafter, forming a fused/drawn portion by drawing the fused portion while keeping the aspect ratio after lowering the heating temperature; and (4) connecting polarization-maintaining fibers to the respective ends of the fused/drawn portion, respectively. Further, a portion of the connected polarization-maintaining fiber is heated and drawn to a taper-shape to provide the heated-fused portion with a polarizer function.