End-face preparation methods for high-intensity fiber applications

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3244, Issue , 1997, Pages 390-399

  Setchell, Robert E ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cleaved fibers; CO2 laser conditioning; Diffractive optics; Fiber damage; Fiber optics; Flame polishing

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DIFFRACTIVE OPTICS; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; FIBER OPTICS; LASER DAMAGE; LASER PULSES; POLISHING; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

MECHANICAL POLISHING;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 0031290075     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.306994     Document Type: Conference Paper

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