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Current status of infrared fiber optics for medical laser power delivery
Author(s) -
Merberg Glenn N.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
lasers in surgery and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1096-9101
pISSN - 0196-8092
DOI - 10.1002/lsm.1900130513
Subject(s) - materials science , optical fiber , chalcogenide , optoelectronics , sapphire , laser , fiber laser , silver halide , infrared , chalcogenide glass , photonic crystal fiber , optics , fiber , wavelength , nanotechnology , composite material , physics , layer (electronics)
There are a host of fiber‐optic delivery devices available for use with the Er:YAG, HF, CO, and CO 2 lasers at 2.9, 2.8, 5.3, and 10.6 μm wavelengths, respectively. While many of these fibers are not as convenient to use as conventional silica fibers, they offer the ability to deliver infrared laser energy for a wide variety of medical applications. The fundamental attributes of fluoride glass, chalcogenide glass, single‐crystal sapphire, and polycrystalline silver halide optical fibers are reviewed and their practical properties tabulated. © 1993 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.