3D direct laser writing of microstructured optical fiber tapers on single-mode fibers for mode-field conversion

3D direct laser writing of microstructured optical fiber tapers on single-mode fibers for mode-field conversion

We present a design and fabrication approach for 3D printed polymer microstructured optical fiber tapers on standard single-mode glass fibers for efficient and compact mode-field conversion. This paves the way towards complex functionalized fiber tips for various applications, like sensors and beam...

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Veröffentlicht in:Optics express 2020-11, Vol.28 (24), p.36147-36158
Hauptverfasser: Vanmol, Koen, Baghdasaryan, Tigran, Vermeulen, Nathalie, Saurav, Kumar, Watté, Jan, Thienpont, Hugo, Van Erps, Jürgen
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description We present a design and fabrication approach for 3D printed polymer microstructured optical fiber tapers on standard single-mode glass fibers for efficient and compact mode-field conversion. This paves the way towards complex functionalized fiber tips for various applications, like sensors and beam shaping components, currently limited by the mode-field size and distribution of standard optical fibers. In this paper, we demonstrate the potential of mode-field converting tapers for relaxing the misalignment tolerance in fiber-to-fiber connections and maximizing the coupling efficiency in fiber-to-chip connections. We demonstrate a mode-field diameter expansion ratio of 1.7 and reduction ratio of 3 and show that our microstructured tapers achieve a comparable performance in coupling efficiency as their step-index counterparts, while providing greater robustness.
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