Title :
Design and fabrication of lenses on the top of an optical fiber for efficient fiber-to-waveguide coupling by means of Focus Ion Beam (FIB) lithography
Author :
Schiappelli, F. ; Prasciolu, M. ; Cojoc, D. ; Cabrini, S. ; Di Fabrizio, Enzo
Author_Institution :
LILIT Beamline, TASC-INFM at Elettra Synchrotron Light Source, Trieste, Italy
Abstract :
In this paper, efficient optical coupling between a single mode fiber and a LiNbO/sub 3/-APE waveguide using a lens fabricated on the top of the fiber was demonstrated.
Keywords :
ion beam lithography; lenses; lithium compounds; niobium compounds; optical fibre fabrication; FIB lithography; LiNbO/sub 3/; LiNbO/sub 3/-APE waveguide; fiber-waveguide coupling; focus ion beam lithography; lenses fabrication; optical coupling; optical fiber; single mode fiber; Ion beams; Lenses; Lithography; Optical coupling; Optical design; Optical device fabrication; Optical devices; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Microprocesses and Nanotechnology Conference, 2003. Digest of Papers. 2003 International
Conference_Location :
Tokyo, Japan
Print_ISBN :
4-89114-040-2
DOI :
10.1109/IMNC.2003.1268628
