A microlens fabricated on the end of a single‐mode fiber (SMF) can increase the coupling efficiency to laser diodes (LDs). A simulation of microlens formation and an analysis of the resulting coupling efficiency have been performed. The results are in good agreement with data obtained experimentally.
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