Semi-ellipsoid microlens simulation and fabrication for enhancing optical fiber coupling efficiency

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 93-98

  Hu, Jr Yun ^a   Lin, Che Ping ^b   Hung, Shih Yu ^b   Yang, Hsiharng ^c   Chao, Ching Kong ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NAN KAI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Efficient coupling; Semi ellipsoid microlens; Single mode fiber; Taguchi method

Indexed keywords

ELECTROFORMING; FABRICATION; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; FORMING; LADDER NETWORKS; LENSES; MICROLENSES; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; PHOTORESISTS; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; TAGUCHI METHODS;

COUPLING EFFICIENCIES; COUPLING METHODS; EDGE EMITTING LASER DIODE; EFFECTIVE COUPLING; FIBER TRANSMISSIONS; FIBER-COUPLING EFFICIENCY; LENS DESIGNS; LOW LOSSES; LOW MANUFACTURING COST; MASS PRODUCTION; MICRO LENSING; NUMERICAL APERTURE (NA); OPTICAL (PET) (OPET); OPTICAL SIMULATIONS; PARAMETER DESIGNS; POLY-DIMETHYL SILOXANE (PDMS); PRODUCT QUALITIES; SINGLE-MODE FIBER (SMF); SPOT SIZES; TAGUCHI; TRACEPRO; UV-CURING;

OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING;

EID: 47849126122     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2008.04.005     Document Type: Article

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