Self-centering of a ball lens by laser trapping: Fiber–ball–fiber coupling analysis

Applied Optics

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1610-1619

  Gauthier, Robert C ^a   Friesen, Michael ^a   Gerrard, Thomas ^a   Hassouneh, Wissam ^a   Koziorowski, Piotr ^a   Moore, Damian ^a   Oprea, Karen ^a   Uttamalinga, Sivasanker ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER BEAM EFFECTS; LENSES; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

LASER TRAPPING;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0041381043     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.42.001610     Document Type: Article

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