Improvement of coupling efficiency between a 0.82 μm wavelength laser diode and a VAD single-mode fibre by conical microlenses

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 367-371

  Ghafouri Shiraz, H ^a   Aruga, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications   (Japan)

Author keywords

Laser diodes; Microlenses; Optical fibres

Indexed keywords

ETCHING; FABRICATION; LENSES; OPTICAL FIBERS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

AXIAL OFFSETS; CONICAL MICROTENSES; COUPLING LOSS; LATERAL OFFSETS; SINGLE MODE FIBRE;

OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING;

EID: 0030193650     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0030-3992(95)00106-9     Document Type: Article

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