CO2 laser power delivery with a MIR optical fiber bundle

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2538, Issue , 1995, Pages 212-218

  Liang, D ^a   Coelho, J ^a   Teixeira, M ^a  

^a INETI   (Portugal)

Author keywords

CO2 laser beam delivery; MIR fibers; Polycrystalline fibers

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION; LASER BEAMS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; OPTICAL FIBERS;

BENDING LOSS; CO2-LASER; FIBER BUNDLES; MEDICAL OPERATIONS; MIDDLE INFRARED; OPTICAL FIBER BUNDLE; POLYCRYSTALLINE; POWER HANDLING CAPACITY;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 85078219433     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.216982     Document Type: Conference Paper

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