A new scheme of conical-wedge-shaped fiber endface for coupling between high-power laser diodes and single-mode fibers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1781-1786

  Yeh, Szu Ming ^a   Huang, Sun Yuan ^a   Cheng, Wood Hi ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Coupling efficiency; Elliptical microlens; High power diode laser

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; ETCHING; GRINDING (COMMINUTION); HEATING; HIGH POWER LASERS; MICROLENSES; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; POLISHING; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

CONICAL-WEDGE-SHAPED FIBER ENDFACE; COUPLING EFFICIENCY; ELLIPTICAL MICROLENS; HIGH COUPLING STRUCTURE; HIGH POWER LASER DIODES;

OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING;

EID: 18944396867     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2005.844511     Document Type: Article

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