Multihundred-watt CO laser power delivery through chalcogenide glass fibers
- 15 February 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 62 (7) , 669-671
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.108834
Abstract
Power transmission characteristics for the 5‐μm band CO laser through chalcogenide glass fibers have been measured. With 1000‐μm core diameter, 1‐m‐long, As‐S and Ge‐As‐S glass fibers, the maximum transmitted powers have reached as high as 226 and 180 W, respectively. By applying antireflection coatings to the fibers, drastic increases in transmission efficiency have been demonstrated.Keywords
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