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| Title: | Photopolymer microtips for efficient light coupling between single-mode fibers and photonic crystal fibers |
| Authors: | Xiao, Limin
Jin, Wei
Demokan, Suleyman
Ho, Hoi-lut
Tam, Hwa-yaw
Ju, Jian
Yu, Jianming |
| Subjects: | Chemical sensors
Light transmission
Photons
Photopolymerization |
| Issue Date: | 15-Jun-2006 |
| Publisher: | Optical Society of America |
| Citation: | Optics letters, 15 June 2006, v. 31, no. 12, p. 1791-1793. |
| Abstract: | A novel method for light coupling between single-mode fibers (SMFs) and small-core photonic crystal fibers (PCFs) is demonstrated. The method is based on growing photopolymer microtips directly on the end faces of SMFs. The shape and size of the tips can be controlled by adjusting the laser power and the exposure time for polymerization to match the mode field to the small-core PCFs. A 5 dB improvement in coupling efficiency between a SMF and a commercial small-core, highly nonlinear PCF is experimentally demonstrated. This compact and efficient butt-coupling method is particularly suitable for PCF gas sensor applications. |
| Description: | DOI: 10.1364/OL.31.001791 |
| Rights: | © 2006 Optical Society of America. This paper was published in Optics Letters and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of OSA. The paper can be found at the following URL on the OSA website: http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-31-12-1791. Systematic or multiple reproduction or distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law. |
| Type: | Journal/Magazine Article |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10397/5026 |
| ISSN: | 0146-9592 |
| Appears in Collections: | ITC Journal/Magazine Articles
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