OPTICAL FIBRE DELAY LINE

摘要

A method is disclosed in which a number of taps (110) are simultaneously fabricated in optical fiber (50) by removing cladding material (102) from multiple segments (110) of optical fiber arranged in parallel. A second series of similar segments (111) of fiber similarly have cladding material (102) removed and are superimposed on the first series to form a multiplicity of couplers which may be separated to form individual couplers.