Microlens for efficient coupling between LED and optical fiber

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 439-441

  Park, Eun Hyun ^a   Kim, Moon Jung ^a   Kwon, Young Se ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

HEMISPHERIC MICROLENSED FIBERS;

OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES;

EID: 0033115952     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.752541     Document Type: Article

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