Coupling of optical devices to optical fibers by means of microlenses | |
EDWARDS, CHRISTOPHER A.; PRESBY, HERMAN M. | |
1996-01-31 | |
著作权人 | AT&T CORP. |
专利号 | EP0430532B1 |
国家 | 欧洲专利局 |
文献子类 | 授权发明 |
其他题名 | Coupling of optical devices to optical fibers by means of microlenses |
英文摘要 | This invention is concerned with coupling optical energy efficiently by means of a microlens at an end of an optical fiber, the microlens being capable of improved coupling efficiency exceeding 55 percent (-2.5dB), with coupling efficiencies of about 90 percent or more (less than 0.45dB and as low as 0.22dB loss) for uncoated lenses and of 95 percent or more for antireflection coated lenses being obtainable. An optimal microlens shape is substantially a hyperboloid of revolution having a relatively short focal length, f, e.g., for a mode radius of the optical device ω₀=1µm and a mode radius of the optical fiber ω₁=5µm, f≃12µm. The microlens having the substantially hyperboloid of revolution shape may be produced by laser micromachining technique. The optical fiber with the novel microlens at its end may be used in optical communication packages comprising the fiber and an optical device. The latter may be selected from semiconductor lasers and amplifiers, fiber amplifiers, pump sources for fiber amplifiers, and may include light receiving devices such as photodetectors. |
公开日期 | 1996-01-31 |
申请日期 | 1990-11-20 |
状态 | 失效 |
内容类型 | 专利 |
源URL | [http://ir.opt.ac.cn/handle/181661/36009] |
专题 | 半导体激光器专利数据库 |
作者单位 | AT&T CORP. |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | EDWARDS, CHRISTOPHER A.,PRESBY, HERMAN M.. Coupling of optical devices to optical fibers by means of microlenses. EP0430532B1. 1996-01-31. |
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