Abstract
Newly developed glass waveguides with losses as low as 0.1 dB/m are successfully being used to deliver up to 80 W of CO2 of Er:YAG laser power for a variety of surgical applications. The waveguide was fabricated by taking polymer-coated, thin-wall silica glass tubing and depositing on the inside a metallic layer followed by a thin dielectric coating to enhance the reflectivity of the metal film. The structure of the waveguide is presented.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 153-154 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Conference Proceedings - Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting-LEOS |
| Volume | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 1995 Dec 1 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1995 8th Annual Meeting of the IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society. Part 1 (of 2) - San Francisco, CA, USA Duration: 1995 Oct 30 → 1995 Nov 2 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering