Single-Mode Fiber Components.

A variety of optical components have been made directly from single-mode fibers. Those components can be combined to construct in-line all-fiber systems such as fiber gyroscopes, fiber Raman lasers, local area networks, or coherent lightwave systems. This paper reviews the present state of passive and active single-mode fiber components. Passive components are polarizers, directional couplers, filters, and Faraday rotators. Active components require external control or optical power and include modulators, polarization controllers, frequency shifters, and amplifiers.