Optical coupling method utilizing a lensed fiber integrated with a long-period fiber grating

Applied Optics

Volumn 39, Issue 25, 2000, Pages 4490-4500

  Chen, Wen Tzung ^a   Wang, Lon A ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

OPTICAL COUPLINGS;

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS;

EID: 0000970798     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.39.004490     Document Type: Article

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