Refractive microlens on fiber using UV-curable fluorinated acrylate polymer by surface-tension

Author

Kim, Kyung-Rok ; Chang, Selee ; Oh, K.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Inf. & Commun., Kwangju Inst. of Sci. & Technol., South Korea

Volume

15

Issue

8

fYear

2003

Firstpage

1100

Lastpage

1102

Abstract

A new novel fabrication method for lensed fiber has been proposed utilizing a viscosity-optimized UV-curable fluorinated acrylate polymer. The structure is composed of three segments; single-mode fiber, coreless silica fiber and UV-curable polymer lens-tip. Flexible control of the curvature of lens-tip was realized by control of deposited volume and surface tension of the liquid polymer. Free-space interconnection performances such as working distance, spot size at beam waist, and misalignment tolerances are characterized.

Keywords

integrated optics; microlenses; optical communication equipment; optical fibre fabrication; optical interconnections; optical polymers; surface tension; UV-curable fluorinated acrylate polymer; beam waist; coreless silica fiber; deposited volume; fabrication method; free-space interconnection; lensed fiber; liquid polymer; misalignment tolerances; polymer lens-tip; refractive microlens; single-mode fiber; spot size; surface tension; surface-tension; viscosity-optimized UV-curable fluorinated acrylate polymer; working distance; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Fabrication; Lenses; Microoptics; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical refraction; Optical waveguides; Polymers; Viscosity;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2003.815321

Filename

1215516