Title :
Efficient coupling between laser diodes and single-mode fibers by means of GIO fibers
Author :
Ogura, A. ; Kuchiki, S. ; Shiraishi, K. ; Ohta, K. ; Oishi, I.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Utsunomiya Univ., Tochigi, Japan
Abstract :
A new configuration is proposed for efficient coupling between laser diodes with a highly elliptic field and single-mode fibers by means of graded-index oval-core (GIO) fibers. Experiments show efficient coupling and large tolerances against lateral displacements.
Keywords :
gradient index optics; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre losses; optical fibre testing; semiconductor lasers; Coupling loss; GIO fibers; efficient coupling; elliptic field; field profile aspect ratio; graded-index oval-core fiber; laser diodes; lateral displacements; single-mode fibers; Coupling circuits; Diode lasers; Laser excitation; Lenses; Optical coupling; Optical devices; Optical fiber devices; Research and development; Semiconductor diodes; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6705-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2001.989137
