INFLUENCE OF HEALING ON PERFORMANCES OF FLEXIBLE HOLLOW WAVE-GUIDES FOR THE MIDINFRARED

Authors
DROR J INBERG A DAHAN R ELBOIM A CROITORU N
Citation
J. Dror et al., INFLUENCE OF HEALING ON PERFORMANCES OF FLEXIBLE HOLLOW WAVE-GUIDES FOR THE MIDINFRARED, Journal of physics. D, Applied physics, 29(3), 1996, pp. 569-577
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
Journal of physics. D, Applied physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223727
Volume
29
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
569 - 577
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3727(1996)29:3<569:IOHOPO>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Two types (plastic and fused silica) of waveguides suitable for transm itting CO2 and Er-YAG laser radiation were prepared and characterized. The temperature of several points on the external surface of the wave guides was measured. Optical parameters (transmission, focusing, misal ignment) of the two types of waveguides were measured and compared. Th e importance of heating (due to losses) on the long time delivery perf ormance is also shown.