Homogenous concept for the coupling of active and passive single-mode devices by utilizing planar gradient-index lenses and silicon-V grooves

Applied Optics

Volumn 36, Issue 20, 1997, Pages 4736-4743

  Moisel, J ^a,b   Passon, C ^a,c   Bahr J ^a,c   Brenner, K H ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b DAIMLER AG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

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EID: 0001206634     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.36.004736     Document Type: Article

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