Fabrication of micro optics on coreless fiber segments.
Fabrication of micro optics for fiber optics applications is a challenge due to their size and the issues associated with alignment of the optics to single-mode fibers. This study summarizes a method for fabricating diffractive optical elements on the ends of coreless fiber segments for passive alignment to single-mode fibers. Results are presented for passively aligned diffractive lens elements used for both collimation and beam shaping.
Johnson
Eric G
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School of Optics, CREOL, University of Central Florida, P.O. Box 162700, 4000 Central Florida Boulevard, Orlando, Florida 32816-2700, USA.
Stack
Jared
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Suleski
Thomas J
TJ
Koehler
Charles
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Delaney
William
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