Transverse v-grooves, directly formed into the side of an optical fibre, totally reflect light incident on the fibre side-wall, directing it along the fibre axis. For a 96 µm core fibre, light incident from a laser diode is coupled into the fibre by the v-groove with 96% coupling efficiency.
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Ripin et al. (1995) studied this question.
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