High power, high intensity CO infrared laser transmission through As2S3 glass fibers
- 14 April 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 48 (15) , 960-962
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.97017
Abstract
Optical power transmission of 5‐μm band CO laser beam through As2S3 glass core Teflon fluorinated ethylene propylene clad fibers is described. The maximum transmitted power is as high as 62 W with a 700‐μm core diameter fiber, which corresponds to a power intensity of 16 kW/cm2 at the fiber output end. The influence of fiber bending on the transmission characteristics is also reported.Keywords
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