Title :
High-efficiency laser-to-fibre coupling circuit using a combination of a cylindrical lens and a selfoc lens
Author :
Odagiri, Yuichi ; Shikada, Minoru ; Kobayashi, Kohroh
Author_Institution :
Nippon Electric Co. Ltd., Laser Equipment Development Division, Kawasaki, Japan
Abstract :
A new efficient coupling circuit, using a combination of a cylindrical lens and a Selfoc lens, which can be mounted in a laser package, has attained a coupling loss nearly as low as 0·6 dB.
Keywords :
lenses; optical couplers; optical fibres; self-focusing; semiconductor junction lasers; 0.6 dB coupling loss; Selfoc lens; cylindrical lens/self-focusing lens combination; high efficiency laser/fibre coupling; optical couplers;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19770288
