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ArticleScientific reports2018

Integrating Free-Form Nanostructured GRIN Microlenses with Single-Mode Fibers for Optofluidic Systems.

Rafal Kasztelanic, Adam Filipkowski, Alicja Anuszkiewicz, Paulina Stafiej, Grzegorz Stepniewski, Dariusz Pysz, Konrad Krzyzak, Ryszard Stepien, Mariusz Klimczak, Ryszard Buczynski

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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10 authors.

Rafal KasztelanicDepartment of Glass, Institute of Electronic Materials Technology, Wolczynska 133, 01-919, Warsaw, Poland.
Adam FilipkowskiDepartment of Glass, Institute of Electronic Materials Technology, Wolczynska 133, 01-919, Warsaw, Poland.
Alicja AnuszkiewiczDepartment of Glass, Institute of Electronic Materials Technology, Wolczynska 133, 01-919, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6395-5902
Paulina StafiejDepartment of Glass, Institute of Electronic Materials Technology, Wolczynska 133, 01-919, Warsaw, Poland.
Grzegorz StepniewskiDepartment of Glass, Institute of Electronic Materials Technology, Wolczynska 133, 01-919, Warsaw, Poland.
Dariusz PyszDepartment of Glass, Institute of Electronic Materials Technology, Wolczynska 133, 01-919, Warsaw, Poland.
Konrad KrzyzakDepartment of Glass, Institute of Electronic Materials Technology, Wolczynska 133, 01-919, Warsaw, Poland.
Ryszard StepienDepartment of Glass, Institute of Electronic Materials Technology, Wolczynska 133, 01-919, Warsaw, Poland.
Mariusz KlimczakDepartment of Glass, Institute of Electronic Materials Technology, Wolczynska 133, 01-919, Warsaw, Poland.
Ryszard BuczynskiDepartment of Glass, Institute of Electronic Materials Technology, Wolczynska 133, 01-919, Warsaw, Poland. ryszard.buczynski@itme.edu.pl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2863-725X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present both a theoretical and an experimental study of a novel compact lensed fiber system utilizing a nanostructured GRIN lens. The lens can be integrated with an optical fiber, which ensures a unique and efficient focusing in any high index medium, such as a liquid. We use the effective medium approach to design lenses with arbitrary refractive index. To fabricate lenses, we utilize a discrete array of nano-sized rods made of two types of glasses, and apply a standard stack-and-draw fiber drawing technology. The fabricated nanostructured GRIN lenses have a parabolic refractive index profile with a diameter of a standard fiber, very short working distances (55 µm in the air) and a high numerical aperture (NA = 0.16). As a proof-of-concept of the new micro-lensed fiber system, we demonstrate an experiment on optical trapping of micrometer-sized glass beads. We also show that our method is compatible with optical fiber technology and allows for any shape of the refractive index distribution in 2D. Thanks to that a new functionality could be achieved by replacing the GRIN lens with an axicon lens, vortex type elements, micro-lenses arrays or diffraction elements.

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PMCPMC5864828

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