Sealed hollow fibers for medical Er:YAG lasers

Y. Matsuura; S. Mohri; Y. W. Shi; M. Miyagi

doi:10.1117/12.417415

Sealed hollow fibers for medical Er:YAG lasers

Y. Matsuura, S. Mohri, Y. W. Shi, M. Miyagi

MEN - Biomedical Engineering

Tohoku University

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A simple sealing technique for medical hollow fibers to protect the inner surface from debris or water scattered from targets is proposed. Hollow fibers are sealed with a film of fluorocarbon polymer that was selected from other polymers due to the low absorption and high mechanical strength. The transmission loss of the 20 mm-thick sealing film was 0.2 dB for Er:YAG laser light and the maximum energy density that is capable for the film was 47 J/cm². We found no damage on the film after a continuous laser-delivery test and a radiation test in running water.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	238-242
Number of pages	5
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	4204
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.417415
Publication status	Published - 2001
Event	Fiber Optic Sensor Technology II - Boston, MA, United States Duration: 2000 Nov 6 → 2000 Nov 8

Keywords

Er:YAG lasers
Hollow fibers
Laser dentistry

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