• DocumentCode
    858869
  • Title

    Bevelled-microlensed taper connectors for laser and fibre coupling with minimal back-reflections

  • Author

    Presby, H.M. ; Benner, A.

  • Author_Institution
    AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel, NJ, USA
  • Volume
    24
  • Issue
    18
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    9/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1162
  • Lastpage
    1163
  • Abstract
    A new means for coupling single-mode fibre to semiconductor lasers with efficiencies greater than 60% and back-reflections below -60 dB is demonstrated. The method consists of utilising a CO2-laser-microlensed, expanded-beam, bevelled-taper connector. This connector design also serves to eliminate back-reflections wherever it is used in a fibre system as an interconnection element
  • Keywords
    fibre optics; optical communication equipment; optical couplers; optical fibres; semiconductor junction lasers; 60 dB; 60 percent; back-reflections; bevelled microlensed taper connections; bevelled-taper connector; coupling single-mode fibre to semiconductor lasers; efficiencies; eliminate back-reflections; interconnection element; laser fibre coupling; minimal back-reflections;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • Filename
    19607
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=858869