Er:YAG, CO, and CO2 laser delivery by ZnS-coated Ag hollow waveguides

Yuji Matsuura; Mitsunobu Miyagi

doi:10.1364/AO.32.006598

Er:YAG, CO, and CO2 laser delivery by ZnS-coated Ag hollow waveguides

Yuji Matsuura, Mitsunobu Miyagi

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Abstract

ZnS-coated Ag hollow waveguides for Er:YAG, CO, and C02 laser light are fabricated based on a sputtering and an electroplating technique. Three types of these waveguides with a 1-mm diameter and a 1-m length are fabricated. Two of them are designed to achieve the minimum loss at the wavelengths of Er:YAG and CO laser light, and the other is for all the lasers. Straight losses of 0.4, 0.5, and 0.25 dB/m are obtained for Er:YAG, CO, and CO2 laser light, respectively. Because the waveguides are flexible and low loss, they are useful in delivery of mid-infrared lasers in industrial and medical applications.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	6598-6601
Number of pages	4
Journal	Applied optics
Volume	32
Issue number	33
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.32.006598
Publication status	Published - 1993 Nov

Keywords

Infrared laser
Infrared waveguides

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Engineering (miscellaneous)
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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