Micro-optics on VCSELs using NIR photopolymers

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7716, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Bardinal, V ^a,b   Reig, B ^a,b   Camps, T ^a,b   Barat, D ^a,b   Daran, E ^a,b   Doucet, J B ^a,b   Turck, C ^c   Malval, J P ^c   Lougnot, D J ^c   Soppera, O ^c  

^a LAAS CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE HAUTE ALSACE   (France)

Author keywords

Focusing; Lens; Micro optics; Near field optical probes; Photopolymers; Self aligned; Tip; VCSEL

Indexed keywords

ELECTRO-OPTICS; HYBRID ASSEMBLY; KEY ISSUES; LASER BEAM SHAPING; LASER LIGHTS; LASER SOURCES; LASING WAVELENGTH; MICRO-PROBES; MICROTIPS; NEAR FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; NEAR INFRA RED; NEAR-FIELD OPTICAL PROBES; PHOTONIC INTEGRATIONS; PRECISION LIMITS; SELF-ALIGNED; SELF-FABRICATION; SIMPLE METHOD; TIP; VCSEL; VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER;

FABRICATION; FOCUSING; INFRARED DEVICES; LASERS; LENSES; MICROOPTICS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; PHOTONICS; PHOTOPOLYMERS; PROBES; SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

INFRARED LASERS;

EID: 79551706689     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.853886     Document Type: Conference Paper

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