• DocumentCode
    1252743
  • Title

    Transmission properties of hollow glass waveguides for the delivery of CO2 surgical laser power

  • Author

    Harrington, James A. ; Rabii, Christopher ; Gibson, Dan

  • Author_Institution
    Ceramic & Mater. Eng. Dept., Rutgers Univ., Piscataway, NJ, USA
  • Volume
    5
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1999
  • Firstpage
    948
  • Lastpage
    953
  • Abstract
    Hollow glass waveguides are an attractive fiber delivery system for a broad range of infrared wavelengths, including the 3-μm Er:YAG and 10.6 μm CO2 lasers. The losses for these waveguides are as low as 0.1 dB/m at the 10.6-μm wavelength for waveguides with a 700-μm bore. The guides are suitable for delivering laser powers well in excess of 100 W. Continuous power delivery for over 250 h is possible for powers less than 35 W. When stored under normal laboratory conditions, the loss is seen to change only slightly over a period up to two years
  • Keywords
    carbon compounds; gas lasers; laser applications in medicine; light transmission; optical fibre losses; optical fibres; optical waveguides; surgery; 10.6 mum; 700 mum; CO2; CO2 surgical laser power; continuous power delivery; fiber delivery system; hollow glass waveguides; infrared wavelengths; losses; transmission properties; Boring; Fiber lasers; Glass; Hollow waveguides; Laser modes; Laser surgery; Optical films; Power lasers; Silicon compounds; Waveguide lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1077-260X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/2944.796316
  • Filename
    796316
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1252743