A lensed GIO fiber with a long working distance for the coupling between laser diodes with elliptical fields and single-mode fibers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1104-1106

  Shiraishi, Kazuo ^a   Yoda, Hidehiko ^a   Endo, Taketo ^a   Tomita, Isao ^a  

^a UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic fields; Optical fiber applications; Optical fiber connecting; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Semiconductor lasers

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; DIFFRACTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

COUPLING LOSS; LENSED GRADED INDEX OVAL CORE FIBER;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 1942468625     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2004.824629     Document Type: Article

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