Open AccessIntegration of polymer microlens array at fiber bundle extremity by photopolymerization
Author(s) -
Xinhua Zeng,
Jérôme Plain,
Safi Jradi,
Claire Darraud,
Frédéric Louradour,
Renaud Bachelot,
Pascale Royer
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.19.004805
Subject(s) - microlens , photopolymer , optics , materials science , optical fiber , bundle , fiber , fiber bundle , polymer , lens (geology) , physics , composite material , polymerization
We present a novel route to directly integrate an array of microlenses at the extremity of an optical fiber bundle. The method is based on photopolymerization at the end of the fiber. The method is based on the control of exposure dose and volume of the deposited droplet of photopolymerizable formulation. Optical properties of the integrated microlenses are discussed on the basis of FDTD calculations.