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Appl Opt
; 47(34): 6345-9, 2008 Dec 01.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19037361
RESUMO
A single-mode fiber with plano-convex silicon microlens is proposed for butt-coupling between single-mode fibers and high-index-contrast waveguides with fine mode-field diameter. The lensed fiber has two specific features, high focusing power, and null working distance. The theoretical focus-spot diameter at the endface of the lensed fiber is calculated to be as small as 0.56 microm at a wavelength 1.55 microm. A simple fabrication method for the lensed fiber employing chemical etching and rf-sputtering is presented. Experiments showed that the mode-field-diameter of a single-mode fiber was successfully contracted from 10.5 to 1.3 microm with the lensed fiber.