• DocumentCode
    1480934
  • Title

    Unique laser diode module using short tapered hemispherical-end fibre for optical hybrid integration

  • Author

    Tachikawa, Yuki ; Kobayashi, S.

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Opt.-electron. Labs., Ibaraki, Japan
  • Volume
    27
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    1991
  • fDate
    5/9/1991 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    884
  • Lastpage
    886
  • Abstract
    A unique laser diode (LD) module which incorporates a short singlemode fibre (SMF) chip with an optimised tapered hemispherical end for optical hybrid integration has been developed. To obtain excellent coupling stability, the new structural LD module was assembled by advanced Nd-YAG laser welding. An averaged coupling loss of 3.15 dB was obtained.
  • Keywords
    integrated optoelectronics; optical communication equipment; optical fibres; semiconductor junction lasers; coupling stability; laser diode module; laser welding; optical hybrid integration; short tapered hemispherical-end fibre; singlemode fibre; structural LD module;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19910554
  • Filename
    74986