A lensed-fiber coupling scheme utilizing a graded-index fiber and a hemispherically ended coreless fiber tip

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 356-362

  Shiraishi, Kazuo ^{a,b,e,f,g,h,i,j}   Ohnuki, Hidenori ^b   Hiraguri, Nobuaki ^b   Matsumura, Kazuhito ^a,b   Ohishi, Isamu ^c   Morichi, Hisashi ^d   Kazami, Hajime ^d  

^a IEEE   (Japan)

^b UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO LTD   (Japan)

^d Okano Electric Wire Co Ltd   (Japan)

^e TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f Institute of Electronics   (Japan)

^g Magnetics Society of   (Japan)

^h JAPAN SOCIETY OF APPLIED PHYSICS   (Japan)

ⁱ OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^j International Society for Optical Engineering   (Japan)

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Author keywords

Laser arrays; Laser beam focusing; Lenses; Optical fiber connecting; Optical fibers; Semiconductor lasers

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; FOCUSING; LASER BEAMS; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

CORELESS FIBER TIP; GRADED INDEX FIBER; LASER ARRAYS; LASER BEAM FOCUSING; LENSED FIBER COUPLING; MASS PRODUCTION; OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTING; SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING;

EID: 0031075479     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.554388     Document Type: Article

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