High-power hollow fibers

Yuji Matsuura; Mitsunobu Miyagi

doi:10.1117/12.321621

14 September 1998 High-power hollow fibers

Yuji Matsuura, Mitsunobu Miyagi

Proceedings Volume 3343, High-Power Laser Ablation; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.321621
Event: High-Power Laser Ablation, 1998, Santa Fe, NM, United States

Abstract

Hollow glass fibers for delivery of high-powered infrared lasers. The hollow fibers are consisted of a glass capillary tube and metal and polymer layer on the inside of the glass tube. As the dielectric layer, polymers that are transparent at the desired wavelength are utilized. The fibers are fabricated by a simple, liquid phase technique. Firstly, a silver film is formed inside the glass tubing by a mirror plating technique. Then a polymer film is formed on the silver by flowing a polymer solution and following dry and cure process. The delivery test using Nd:YAG ((lambda) equals 1.06 micrometer), CO (5 micrometer), and CO₂ (10.6 micrometer) lasers as the light source show that the hollow fiber is a promising candidate as a transmission media of high-peak power, high-energy, infrared lasers for ablation.

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Yuji Matsuura and Mitsunobu Miyagi "High-power hollow fibers", Proc. SPIE 3343, High-Power Laser Ablation, (14 September 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.321621

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