Pulsed HF and Er:YAG laser radiation transmission through sapphire and fluoride glass fibers

Serafetinides Alexander, A; Fabrikesi Eugenia, T; Chourdakis, George; Anastassopoulou, Nikoletta

dc.contributor.author	Serafetinides Alexander, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Fabrikesi Eugenia, T	en
dc.contributor.author	Chourdakis, George	en
dc.contributor.author	Anastassopoulou, Nikoletta	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:48:42Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:48:42Z
dc.date.issued	1999	en
dc.identifier.issn	0277786X	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/25569
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dc.subject.other	Fluorine compounds	en
dc.subject.other	Glass fibers	en
dc.subject.other	Pulsed laser applications	en
dc.subject.other	Sapphire	en
dc.subject.other	Solid state lasers	en
dc.subject.other	Mid-infrared lasers	en
dc.subject.other	Infrared transmission	en
dc.title	Pulsed HF and Er:YAG laser radiation transmission through sapphire and fluoride glass fibers	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.publicationDate	1999	en
heal.abstract	A pulsed Er:YAG laser and a preionized pulsed HF laser were used for the evaluation of the transmission properties of sapphire fibers and fluoride glass fibers. Both lasers provided an output of 100 mJ/pulse, with a repetition rate of 1 Hz at 3 μm wavelength. The pulse duration of the two lasers was 200 ns for the HF and 80 μs for the Er:YAG. The sapphire fibers were 0.25 m long with diameters varying from 585 to 850 μm. The fluoride fibers were flexible, 1.6 m long, with inner diameters varying from 350 to 600 μm. The evaluation of the fiber properties include both straight and bend loss characteristics, the influence of the input power to the output power and the permitted misalignment of the fiber in respect to the optical axis.	en
heal.publisher	Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, Bellingham, WA, United States	en
heal.journalName	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	en
dc.identifier.volume	3570	en
dc.identifier.spage	28	en
dc.identifier.epage	35	en