Microjetted lenslet triplet fibers

Microjet technology is used to precisely place lenslets on the tips of multimode optical fibers with cladding diameters of 140 μm. These 1.1 times diffraction limited lenslets approximately double the numerical aperture, or acceptance angle, as well as the coupling efficiency of the fibers.

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