Near 100% efficient fibre microlenses

Electronics Letters

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1992, Pages 582-584

  Presby, H M ^a   Edwards, C A ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Lenses; Optical fibres

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTICS; LASER BEAMS--APPLICATIONS; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR--APPLICATIONS;

ASPHERIC LENSES; LASER MICROMACHINING; MICROLENSES;

LENSES;

EID: 0026829067     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:19920367     Document Type: Article

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