Title :
Refractive lens arrays for use with singlemode optical fibre
Author :
Leggatt, J.S. ; Hutley, M.C.
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Res. Lab., Ipswich, UK
Abstract :
Parallel optical interconnections are of interest for a range of applications from wavelength division multiplexing to switching and processing. The coupling of light into arrays of fibres can be addressed in a number of different ways. The authors discuss the performance of arrays of lenses formed by melting photoresist. A set of experimental measurements on the coupling efficiencies obtainable using refractive microlenses have been obtained. These are in line with the coupling efficiencies calculated using the theory
Keywords :
integrated optics; lenses; optical couplers; optical fibres; photoresists; coupling efficiencies; melting photoresist; refractive lens arrays; refractive microlenses; singlemode optical fibre;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Connection and Switching Networks for Communication and Computing, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
