Comparison of germanium oxide fibers with silica and sapphire fiber tips for transmission of Erbium: YAG laser radiation

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 787-791

  Polletto, Travis J ^a   Ngo, Anthony K ^b   Tchapyjnikov, Alexei ^c   Levin, Ken ^c   Tran, Dank ^c   Fried, Nathaniel M ^a,d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^c Infrared Fiber Systems Inc   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Er:YAG; Erbium; Erbium:YAG; Germanium oxide; Mid infrared; Mid IR; Sapphire

Indexed keywords

GERMANIUM DIOXIDE; GLASS FIBER; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ENDOSCOPY; ERBIUM YAG LASER; LASER SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; ENDOSCOPES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ERBIUM; FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; FIBER OPTICS; GERMANIUM; LASER SURGERY; LASER THERAPY; OPTICAL FIBERS; SILICON DIOXIDE;

EID: 33749470002     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: 10969101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20382     Document Type: Article

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