Wide-beam propagating fiber for inline optical components

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1774-1780

  Shiraishi, Kazuo ^a   Yoda, Hidehiko ^a   Tamura, Yukihisa ^b   Kawasaki, Nobuyuki ^c  

^a UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HITACHI LTD   (Japan)

^c Moritex Corporation   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lenses; Optical fiber connecting; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Semiconductor lasers; Spot size

Indexed keywords

GRADIENT INDEX OPTICS; INTEGRATED OPTICS; LENSES; LIGHT PROPAGATION; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SILICON;

INLINE OPTICAL COMPONENTS; OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTING; OPTICAL FIBER DEVICES; SPOT SIZE; WIDE BEAM PROPAGATING FIBER;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 18944361949     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2005.843846     Document Type: Article

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