DocumentCode
1793449
Title
Compact multi-core fiber fan-out with GRIN-lens and micro-lens array
Author
Shimakawa, Osamu ; Arao, Hajime ; Harumoto, Michiko ; Sano, Tomomi ; Inoue, Akira
Author_Institution
Sumitomo Electr. Ind., Ltd., Yokohama, Japan
fYear
2014
fDate
9-13 March 2014
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
A multi-core fiber fan-out composed of a GRIN-lens and a micro-lens array has been proposed. A seven-core fan-out was fabricated and confirmed the coupling loss between the fan-out and SM-fiber agreed with the optical design.
Keywords
gradient index optics; microlenses; optical arrays; optical fibre communication; optical fibre losses; GRIN-lens; compact multicore fiber fan-out; coupling loss; microlens array; optical design; seven-core fan-out; Arrays; Couplings; Lenses; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-5575-2994-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1364/OFC.2014.M3K.1
Filename
6886630
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