• DocumentCode
    975889
  • Title

    Microlens formation on VAD single-mode fibre ends

  • Author

    Kawachi, M. ; Edahiro, T. ; Toba, H.

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Ibaraki Electrical Communication Laboratory, Tokai, Japan
  • Volume
    18
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1982
  • Firstpage
    71
  • Lastpage
    72
  • Abstract
    The letter describes microlens formation process on VAD single-mode fibre ends by a chemical-etching/fire-polishing technique. No central dip in the VAD fibres leads to high-quality lens formation.
  • Keywords
    etching; lenses; optical fibres; optical waveguide components; optical workshop techniques; polishing; VAD single-mode fibre ends; chemical-etching; fire-polishing; microlens formation process; optical fibres;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19820049
  • Filename
    4246224
    • Link To Document
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