Determination of the maximum capabilities of high power oxide glass fibers in the middle infrared region for medical applications

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5143, Issue , 2003, Pages 289-299

  Papagiakoumou, Eirini ^a   Klinkenberg, Bernhard ^a   Serafetinides, Alexander A ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Chemical lasers; Er:YAG laser; FTIR Q switching; Mid IR fibers; Oxide glass

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL LASERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INFRARED RADIATION; LASER APPLICATIONS; LASER BEAMS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; OXIDES; Q SWITCHED LASERS;

HIGH POWER OXIDE GLASS FIBERS; LASER EMISSION;

GLASS FIBERS;

EID: 1342267211     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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