Zirconium Fluoride Fiber Requirements For Mid-Infrared Laser Surgery Applications

D. C. Tran; K. H. Levin

doi:10.1117/12.937365

1 April 1987 Zirconium Fluoride Fiber Requirements For Mid-Infrared Laser Surgery Applications

D. C. Tran, K. H. Levin

Proceedings Volume 0713, Optical Fibers in Medicine II; (1987) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.937365
Event: Cambridge Symposium-Fiber/LASE '86, 1986, Cambridge, MA, United States

Abstract

Laser power transmission through fluoride glass fibers is possible, but requires stringent glass processing techniques to avoid laser induced damage. A pulsed Er:Yag laser was used to determine the damage threshold of these fibers.

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D. C. Tran and K. H. Levin "Zirconium Fluoride Fiber Requirements For Mid-Infrared Laser Surgery Applications", Proc. SPIE 0713, Optical Fibers in Medicine II, (1 April 1987); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.937365

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