Title :
Micro-Optics Fabrication on Top of Optical Fibers Using Two-Photon Lithography
Author :
Liberale, Carlo ; Cojoc, Gheorghe ; Candeloro, Patrizio ; Das, Gobind ; Gentile, Francesco ; De Angelis, Francesco ; Fabrizio, Enzo Di
Author_Institution :
Italian Inst. of Technol. (IIT), Genoa, Italy
fDate :
4/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We describe the fabrication of different micro-optical structures on top of optical fibers using two-photon polymerization. We show the convenience of this approach to quickly create generic three-dimensional shapes using a single setup by comparison to previous shape-dependent methods. A set of different structures, designed for different optical functions, are fabricated and characterized to demonstrate the versatility of this approach and their high optical quality.
Keywords :
micro-optics; microfabrication; optical design techniques; optical fibre fabrication; photolithography; titanium; two-photon processes; Al2O3:Ti; generic 3D shape; micro-optics fabrication; optical fibers; optical function; optical quality; two-photon lithography; two-photon polymerization; Microstructure fabrication; multiphoton processes; optical fibers;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2010.2040986
