Asymmetric elliptic-cone-shaped microlens for efficient coupling to high-power laser diodes

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1434-1442

  Lu, Yu Kuan ^a   Tsai, Ying Chien ^a,b   Liu, Yu Da ^a   Yeh, Szu Ming ^a   Lin, Chi Chung ^a   Cheng, Wood Hi ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHENG SHIU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; LENSES; MICROSTRUCTURE; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

ASYMMETRIC ELLIPTIC-CONE-SHAPED MICROLENS (AECSM); COUPLING EFFICIENCY;

OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 33847125826     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.001434     Document Type: Article

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