Fabrication and Characterization of a 2×2 Microfiber Knot Resonator Coupler
A. A. Jasim1, A. Z. Zulkifli1, M. Z. Muhammad1, H. Ahmad2, S. W. Harun1,2**
1Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Malaya 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2Photonics Research Center, Department of Physics, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Abstract：A 2×2 microfiber knot resonator (MKR) coupler is demonstrated. The hybrid device is obtained by forming a knot within the coupling region of a microfiber coupler with a 50:50 splitting ratio. The microfiber coupler is successfully fabricated by laterally fusing and tapering two optical fibers using a flame-brushing technique. The coupler has an overlapping length of 40 mm with a uniform waist of around 5 μm . With an MKR structure, the coupler produces a resonant response at both output ports. The free spectral range of the output spectrum from both ports is obtained at 0.2 nm at a knot diameter of 260 μm . The resonance extinction ratio of the device varies from 2 to 6 dB while the calculated Q factor and finesse are ～25646 and 3.3, respectively, at both output ports.
. [J]. 中国物理快报, 2012, 29(8): 84204-084204.
A. A. Jasim, A. Z. Zulkifli, M. Z. Muhammad, H. Ahmad, and S. W. Harun. Fabrication and Characterization of a 2×2 Microfiber Knot Resonator Coupler. Chin. Phys. Lett., 2012, 29(8): 84204-084204.
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