Infrared Fiber Optics

Editor(s): Paul Klocek; George H. Sigel Jr.

Published: 1989

https://doi.org/10.1117/3.2569177

PDF ISBN: 9781510637061 | Print ISBN: 9780819402295

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Front Matter

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CHAPTER 1.

Introduction

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1.1 Need for Infrared (IR) Fiber Optics
1.2 IR Versus Visible Fiber Optics
1.3 Fundamentals of IR Fiber Optics
1.3.1 Propagation
1.3.2 Attenuation
1.3.3 Dispersion
1.4 References

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CHAPTER 2.

IR Materials and Fibers

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2.1 Halide Glasses
2.1.1 Composition
2.1.2 Material Preparation
2.1.3 Physical Properties
2.1.4 Waveguide Fabrication
2.1.5 Waveguide Properties of Fluoride Fibers
2.1.6 Mechanical Properties of Fluoride Fibers
2.1.7 Durability and Toughness
2.2 Chalcogenide Glasses
2.2.1 Composition
2.2.2 Materials Preparation
2.2.3 Physical Properties
2.2.4 Waveguide Fabrication
2.2.5 Waveguide Properties
2.3 Crystalline Materials
2.3.1 Composition
2.3.2 Materials Preparation
2.3.3 Physical Properties
2.3.4 Waveguide Fabrication
2.3.5 Waveguide Properties
2.4 IR Oxide Glasses
2.5 Hollow Waveguides
2.6 Summary
2.7 References
2.7.1 Subsection 2.1
2.7.2 Subsection 2.2
2.7.3 Subsection 2.3
2.7.4 Subsection 2.4
2.7.5 Subsection 2.5
2.7.6 Subsection 2.6

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CHAPTER 3.

Applications of IR Fiber Optics

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3.1 Overview
3.1.1 General Areas of Application for IR Fibers
3.1.2 IR Laser Propagation
3.1.3 IR Imaging
3.1.4 Active Components-Fiber Lasers
3.1.5 Sensors
3.1.6 Radiation-Hardened Links
3.1.7 Medical Uses
3.1.8 Nonlinear Optics
3.2 Telecommunications
3.3 IR Fiber Bundles Applications
3.3.1 Image Bundle
3.3.2 Tapered Bundle
3.3.3 IR Fiber Optic Reformatter
3.4 Single IR Fiber Applications
3.4.1 Temperature Sensor
3.4.2 Pressure Sensor
3.4.3 Remote Location of Detector or Source
3.5 References

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