• DocumentCode
    378327
  • Title

    Efficient coupling between laser diodes and single-mode fibers by means of GIO fibers

  • Author

    Ogura, A. ; Kuchiki, S. ; Shiraishi, K. ; Ohta, K. ; Oishi, I.

  • Author_Institution
    Fac. of Eng., Utsunomiya Univ., Tochigi, Japan
  • Volume
    4
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    2001
  • Firstpage
    624
  • Abstract
    A new configuration is proposed for efficient coupling between laser diodes with a highly elliptic field and single-mode fibers by means of graded-index oval-core (GIO) fibers. Experiments show efficient coupling and large tolerances against lateral displacements.
  • Keywords
    gradient index optics; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre losses; optical fibre testing; semiconductor lasers; Coupling loss; GIO fibers; efficient coupling; elliptic field; field profile aspect ratio; graded-index oval-core fiber; laser diodes; lateral displacements; single-mode fibers; Coupling circuits; Diode lasers; Laser excitation; Lenses; Optical coupling; Optical devices; Optical fiber devices; Research and development; Semiconductor diodes; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-6705-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ECOC.2001.989137
  • Filename
    989137