Laser-power delivery using chalcogenide glass fibers

Albert Ray Hilton Sr.; A. R. Hilton Jr.; James McCord; Thomas J. Loretz

doi:10.1117/12.271022

18 April 1997 Laser-power delivery using chalcogenide glass fibers

Albert Ray Hilton Sr., A. R. Hilton Jr., James McCord, Thomas J. Loretz

Proceedings Volume 2977, Specialty Fiber Optics for Biomedical and Industrial Applications; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.271022
Event: BiOS '97, Part of Photonics West, 1997, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

During the last 15 years, numerous programs have been carried out in the U.S., UK, France, Japan, Israel and Russia aimed at providing a flexible chalcogenide glass fiber suited for delivery of power from a carbon dioxide laser emitting at 10.6 micrometer. The success of these programs has been modest at best with output power limited to 10 watts or less. The purpose of this paper is to examine chalcogenide glasses used for fiber from a thermal lensing standpoint.

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Albert Ray Hilton Sr., A. R. Hilton Jr., James McCord, and Thomas J. Loretz "Laser-power delivery using chalcogenide glass fibers", Proc. SPIE 2977, Specialty Fiber Optics for Biomedical and Industrial Applications, (18 April 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.271022

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