Degradation-induced transmission losses in silica optical fibers

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 65-71

  Grant, Sheila A ^a,c   Soufiane, Abdelouahed ^a   Shirk, Gerald ^b   Martin, Steve W ^a  

^a Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

^b St Luke's Hospital   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Degradation; Laser surgery; Nd:YAG laser; Optical fibers; Photocoagulation; Silica fibers

Indexed keywords

SILICON DIOXIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHICKEN; FIBEROSCOPE; LASER COAGULATION; NEODYMIUM LASER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; YAG LASER;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHICKENS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FIBER OPTICS; LASER SURGERY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SILICON DIOXIDE;

EID: 0030797525     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9101(1997)21:1<65::AID-LSM10>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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