Flexible infrared-transmissive metal waveguides
- 15 August 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 29 (4) , 254-256
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.89035
Abstract
We report unexpectedly low‐loss optical transmission at 10.6 μm through a 1‐m‐long hollow rectangular metallic waveguide bent through 90° in a 50‐cm radius of curvature. This demonstrates that flexible infrared‐transmissive (FIT) waveguides can deliver CO2 laser power to targets nearly as conveniently as optical fibers guide visible light.Keywords
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