Core-clad silver halide fibers for CO2 laser power transmission

Idan Paiss; Frank Moser; Abraham Katzir

doi:10.1117/12.43875

1 July 1991 Core-clad silver halide fibers for CO2 laser power transmission

Idan Paiss, Frank Moser, Abraham Katzir

Proceedings Volume 1420, Optical Fibers in Medicine VI; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.43875
Event: Optics, Electro-Optics, and Laser Applications in Science and Engineering, 1991, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

Core-clad optical fibers with efficient IR power delivery are essential components in the development of laser ensoscope systems for surgical applications. The fabrication of such clad fibers of high quality is still an unsolved technical problem. We have investigated parameters of the fabrication of core-clad polyscrystalline silver halide optical fibers and found conditions that yield fibers with relatively good transmittance at 10.6 micrometers (about 3 dB/meter loss) and capable of delivering output power densities up to 3 kwatt/cm2 in CW operation. This performance is lower than what we achieved in core-only silver halide fibers, but the advantage of the protection provided by the clad and a subsequent plastic overcoat, make these core-clad fibers useful in a number of CO2 power transmission applications in laser surgery.

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Idan Paiss, Frank Moser, and Abraham Katzir "Core-clad silver halide fibers for CO2 laser power transmission", Proc. SPIE 1420, Optical Fibers in Medicine VI, (1 July 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.43875

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