Microjetted lenslet triplet fibers

被引:19
作者
Cox, WR
Chen, T
Ussery, D
Hayes, DJ
Tatum, JA
MacFarlane, DL
机构
[1] UNIV TEXAS,ERIK JONSSON SCH ENGN & COMP SCI,RICHARDSON,TX 75083
[2] CTR APPL OPT,RICHARDSON,TX 75083
[3] MICROFAB TECHNOL INC,PLANO,TX 75074
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D O I
10.1016/0030-4018(95)00614-1
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Microjet technology is used to precisely place lenslets on the tips of multimode optical fibers with cladding diameters of 140 mu m. These 1.1 times diffraction limited lenslets approximately double the numerical aperture, or acceptance angle, as well as the coupling efficiency of the fibers.
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页码:492 / 496
页数:5
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