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The four-port directional coupler, also denoted 2 x 2 coupler, is the simplest coupler.
The light arrives for instance at
port A and
is split between
port C and
D.
In the most common case, 50% of the
light power will go in
C and D.
There are altogether eight possible ways for the light to travel.