Rapid fabrication of polymeric micro lenses for optical fiber trapping and beam shaping

R. S. Rodrigues Ribeiro; R. B. Queirós; C. Ecoffet; O. Soppera; A. Oliva; A. Guerreiro; P. A. S. Jorge

doi:10.1117/12.2060374

16 September 2014 Rapid fabrication of polymeric micro lenses for optical fiber trapping and beam shaping

R. S. Rodrigues Ribeiro, R. B. Queirós, C. Ecoffet, O. Soppera, A. Oliva, A. Guerreiro, P. A. S. Jorge

Proceedings Volume 9164, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XI; 91642M (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2060374
Event: SPIE NanoScience + Engineering, 2014, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

This work reports a new type of optical fiber tweezers based on polymeric micro-lenses. The lenses are achieved by means of an economical and fast fabrication process, using an in-fiber photo-polymerization technique. The polymerization radiation is guided towards the fiber tip creating a polymeric waveguide. The method allows tailoring the geometry of the tip by adjusting the fabrication parameters. Furthermore, more complex shapes can be fabricated by exploring modal effects at the polymerization/trapping wavelengths, which can be used for different applications such as trapping, beam shaping and patterned illumination.

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R. S. Rodrigues Ribeiro, R. B. Queirós, C. Ecoffet, O. Soppera, A. Oliva, A. Guerreiro, and P. A. S. Jorge "Rapid fabrication of polymeric micro lenses for optical fiber trapping and beam shaping", Proc. SPIE 9164, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XI, 91642M (16 September 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2060374

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