Title :
Fabrication and performances analysis of ball lenses
Author :
Lv, Hao ; Ding, Yaoming ; Tong, Jufang ; Liu, Aimei ; Yi, Xunong ; Li, Qianguang ; Wang, Xinmin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Xiaogan Univ., Xiaogan, China
Abstract :
In this paper, we fabricate ball lenses using the sagging method which diameters are from 0.3mm to 3.0mm. The basic performances such as the spectral transmittance, the effective focal length, the back focal length, the numerical aperture are analyzed in theory and experiment.
Keywords :
borosilicate glasses; lenses; light transmission; optical fabrication; optical glass; SiO2-B2O3-PbO-BaO-ZnO-K2O; ball lenses; effective focal length; glasses; optical fabrication; sagging method; size 0.3 mm to 3.0 mm; spectral transmittance; Couplings; Fabrication; Glass; Lenses; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; ball lens; the sagging method;
Conference_Titel :
Advances in Optoelectronics and Micro/Nano-Optics (AOM), 2010 OSA-IEEE-COS
Conference_Location :
Guangzhou
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8393-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8392-1
DOI :
10.1109/AOM.2010.5713556
