POLYCRYSTALLINE FIBERS BASED ON SILVER-HALIDES FOR THE TRANSMISSION OF HIGH-POWER CO2-LASER RADIATION

Authors
AGALAKOV YG ZINCHENKO MI LITOVA AM RITYN EN SAFIULINA SS SOSNOV EN
Citation
Yg. Agalakov et al., POLYCRYSTALLINE FIBERS BASED ON SILVER-HALIDES FOR THE TRANSMISSION OF HIGH-POWER CO2-LASER RADIATION, Journal of optical technology, 61(7), 1994, pp. 499-500
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Journal of optical technology → ACNP
ISSN journal
10709762
Volume
61
Issue
7
Year of publication
1994
Pages
499 - 500
Database
ISI
SICI code
1070-9762(1994)61:7<499:PFBOSF>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
The radiation stability, output-radiation divergence, and loss level a re studied for silver halide optical fibers as a function of the input conditions, the bend radius, and the processing quality of the ends. It is shown that, under optimal conditions, up to 50 W of radiation fr om a cw CO2 laser can be transmitted through the fiber, with a radiati on divergence of < 10-degrees after the fiber.