Abstract
We propose hollow fibers for delivery of high-peak-power pulsed Nd:YAG laser light. Hollow fibers with an internal polymer layer were fabricated by a liquid-phase coating technique. We reduced the losses of the fibers in the near-infrared region by producing a silver film that was very smooth owing to use of an ultrasonic wave for mixing of the silver and the reducer solutions in the silver-plating process. The straight losses of the 1-m-long polymer-coated fibers were 0.3 dB for the 700-μm bore size and 0.1 dB for the 1000-μm bore fiber.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1858-1860 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Optics Letters |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 23 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1998 Dec 1 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics