Abstract
We report a novel process to directly inscribe a Fresnel zone plate (FZP) lens on the cleaved facet of a hard clad polymer fiber using a femtosecond pulsed laser. The FZPs are designed by adopting modal analysis and free-space diffraction, which are experimentally implemented by locally ablating silica glass using femtosecond laser pulses. A good agreement between the design and fabricated FZP lens is obtained with an exceptionally long focal length over 600 m, which can have a strong potential in all-fiber beam shaping technology and optical interconnections.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 6472021 |
Pages (from-to) | 761-763 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | IEEE Photonics Technology Letters |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering