Title :
Sealing technique for infrared hollow fibers [for medical laser delivery]
Author :
Matsuura, Y. ; Kobayashi, N. ; Mohri, S. ; Abe, Y. ; Yi-Wei Shi ; Kasai, T. ; Miyagi, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Commun., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
Abstract :
Hollow fibers are sealed with a film of fluorocarbon polymer to protect the inner surface from debris or water scattered from targets. The transmission loss of the 20 /spl mu/m-thick sealing film was 0.2 dB for Er:YAG laser.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; laser applications in medicine; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; polymer films; seals (stoppers); 0.2 dB; beam divergence; coupling fiber; energy capability; fluorocarbon polymer film; glass capillaries; high heat resistivity; infrared hollow fibers; inner surface protection; laser delivery; medical hollow fibers; sealing cap; sealing technique; transmission loss; Chemical lasers; Fiber lasers; Glass; Optical films; Optical polymers; Optical scattering; Polymer films; Propagation losses; Solvents; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967810
