Abstract
A new novel fabrication method for lensed fiber has been proposed utilizing a viscosity-optimized UV-curable fluorinated acrylate polymer. The structure is composed of three segments; single-mode fiber, coreless silica fiber and UV-curable polymer lens-tip. Flexible control of the curvature of lens-tip was realized by control of deposited volume and surface tension of the liquid polymer. Free-space interconnection performances such as working distance, spot size at beam waist, and misalignment tolerances are characterized.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1100-1102 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | IEEE Photonics Technology Letters |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 8 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2003 Aug |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Manuscript received February 11, 2003; revised April 15, 2003. This work was supported in part by the KOSEF through the UFON Research Center, in part by the MOE through the BK21 Program, and in part by the ITRC-CHOAN Program. K.-R. Kim and K. Oh are with the Department of Information and Communications, Kwangju Institute of Science and Technology (K-JIST), Kwangju 500-712, Korea (e-mail:koh@kjist.ac.kr). S. Chang was with Luvantix. Co., Ltd., Ansan, Kyounggi 425-100, Korea. Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/LPT.2003.815321 Fig. 1. Fabrication process of a lensed fiber using coreless silica fiber (CSF) and UV-curable polymer.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering