Author/Authors :
Jel??nkov?، نويسنده , , Helena and N?mec، نويسنده , , Michal and ?ulc، نويسنده , , Jan and ?ern?، نويسنده , , Pavel and Miyagi، نويسنده , , Mitsunobu and Shi، نويسنده , , Yi-Wei and Matsuura، نويسنده , , Yuji، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
Hollow waveguides with internal coatings can be an attractive alternative to solid-core fibers. This paper reviews the results with the cyclic olefin polymer coated metal hollow glass waveguides which can be used as a delivery instrument in a wide band of wavelengths—from the visible up to the infrared. These waveguides have been shown to be capable of transmissions up to the 1.36 GW of Nd:YAG peak power and 5.8 W or 5.1 W of alexandrite or Er:YAG mean power, respectively. They can be utilized in many branches of medical or industrial applications.
Keywords :
Laser radiation delivery , Hollow waveguides , Cyclic olefin polymer coating , solid-state lasers
