Spotsize contraction in standard single-mode fibers by use of a GI-fiber tip with a high focusing parameter

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1757-1759

  Shiraishi, Kazuo ^a   Ogura, Akira ^a   Matsuura, Kota ^a  

^a UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Focusing; Optical fiber connecting; Optical fibers; Spotsize

Indexed keywords

FOCUSING; GRADIENT INDEX OPTICS; OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

ERBIUM DOPED FIBERS; GRADED INDEX FIBERS;

SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

EID: 0032287835     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.730493     Document Type: Article

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