title: Microlenses in the end of capillary tubes and their application to photonic crystal fibers.
abstract: We show that it is possible to make biconvex microlenses at the end of capillary tubes. These lenses can be fixed to the flat end of photonic crystal fibers and can collimate their light.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigaciones en Optica, Loma del Bosque 115, Leon, Mexico. scalixto@foton.cio.mx
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Calixto
authors.forename: Vladimir P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Minkovich
authors.forename: I Torres
authors.initials: IT
authors.lastname: Gomez