PASSIVE ALIGNMENT OF A TAPERED LASER WITH MORE THAN 50-PERCENT COUPLING EFFICIENCY

Authors
COLLINS JV LEALMAN IF FIDDYMENT PJ JONES CA WALLER RG RIVERS LJ COOPER K PERRIN SD NIELD MW HARLOW MJ
Citation
Jv. Collins et al., PASSIVE ALIGNMENT OF A TAPERED LASER WITH MORE THAN 50-PERCENT COUPLING EFFICIENCY, Electronics Letters, 31(9), 1995, pp. 730-731
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
Electronics Letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00135194
Volume
31
Issue
9
Year of publication
1995
Pages
730 - 731
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-5194(1995)31:9<730:PAOATL>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
Coupling efficiencies of >50% have been obtained by passively aligning precision-cleaved large-spot-sized lasers to singlemode fibre on a si licon micromachined substrate. This is the highest known coupling figu re reported for passive alignment.