Micro-optics fabrication on top of optical fibers using two-photon lithography

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 474-476

  Liberale, Cario ^a,b   Cojoc, Gheorghe ^b   Candeloro, Patrizio ^b   Das, Gobind ^a,b   Gentile, Francesco ^b   De Angelis, Francesco ^a,b   Di Fabrizio, Enzo ^a,b  

^a ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Microstructure fabrication; Multiphoton processes; Optical fibers

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENT STRUCTURE; MICRO-OPTICAL STRUCTURE; MICRO-OPTICS FABRICATION; MICROSTRUCTURE FABRICATION; OPTICAL FUNCTION; OPTICAL QUALITIES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE; TWO PHOTON POLYMERIZATION; TWO-PHOTON LITHOGRAPHY;

FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; LITHOGRAPHY; MICROSTRUCTURE; MULTIPHOTON PROCESSES; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHOTONS; QUANTUM OPTICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION;

ASSEMBLY; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; LITHOGRAPHY; MICROSTRUCTURE; THREE DIMENSIONAL DESIGN;

EID: 77955198167     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2010.2040986     Document Type: Article

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