Determination of the maximum capabilities of high power oxide glass fibers in the middle infrared region for medical applications

Papagiakoumou, E; Klinkenberg, B; Serafetinides, AA

dc.contributor.author	Papagiakoumou, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Klinkenberg, B	en
dc.contributor.author	Serafetinides, AA	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:49:23Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:49:23Z
dc.date.issued	2003	en
dc.identifier.issn	0277786X	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/34571
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dc.subject	Chemical lasers	en
dc.subject	Er:YAG laser	en
dc.subject	FTIR Q-switching	en
dc.subject	Mid-IR fibers	en
dc.subject	Oxide glass	en
dc.subject.other	Chemical lasers	en
dc.subject.other	Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy	en
dc.subject.other	Infrared radiation	en
dc.subject.other	Laser applications	en
dc.subject.other	Laser beams	en
dc.subject.other	Medical applications	en
dc.subject.other	Oxides	en
dc.subject.other	Q switched lasers	en
dc.subject.other	High power oxide glass fibers	en
dc.subject.other	Laser emission	en
dc.subject.other	Glass fibers	en
dc.title	Determination of the maximum capabilities of high power oxide glass fibers in the middle infrared region for medical applications	en
heal.type	conferenceItem	en
heal.publicationDate	2003	en
heal.abstract	An intensive development effort is going on throughout the world, in order to develop reliable lasers emitting in the 3 μm wavelength range, as this wavelength is strongly absorbed by the water and the other components of soft and hard tissue and thus its use is important in various medical applications. In parallel, good flexible delivery systems, in the mid-IR wavelength region, are needed in order to deliver the laser beam to the tissue. In this work High Power (HP) Oxide Glass fibers are tested for determining their maximum capabilities in delivering free-running and Q-switched Er:YAG laser radiation at 2.94 μm. Oxide glass is a new material in solid core fiber fabrication for medical applications, and its performance at the wavelength of 2.94 μm, for various laser characteristics is of great importance. Also a comparison is made between results obtained with the two different Er:YAG lasers, afree-running and a Q-switched one, and the results obtained at 2.78 μm, with a chemical HF laser.	en
heal.journalName	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering	en
dc.identifier.volume	5143	en
dc.identifier.spage	289	en
dc.identifier.epage	299	en