title: Polarization-selective 3-dB fiber directional coupler.
abstract: Measurements on a 3-dB polarization-selective fiber directional coupler demonstrate that the polarization selectivity arises from different mismatches for the propagation constants of the two polarizations.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Stolen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ashkin
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pleibel
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Dziedzic