Title :
A new scheme of conical-wedge-shaped fiber endface for high-power laser to single mode fiber coupling
Author :
Huang, S.Y. ; Yeh, S.M. ; Cheng, W.H.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electro-Opt. Eng., Nat. Sun Yat-Sen Univ., Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Abstract :
We propose a new scheme of a conical-wedge-shaped fiber endface for high-power laser to single mode fiber coupling. High coupling efficiency of 84% with simple and reproducible fabrication process is demonstrated.
Keywords :
microlenses; optical fibre fabrication; semiconductor lasers; conical-wedge-shaped fiber endface; coupling efficiency; high-power laser; reproducible fabrication process; single mode fiber coupling; Diode lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Lasers and electrooptics; Lenses; Microoptics; Numerical analysis; Optical coupling; Optical design; Optical device fabrication;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202163