Abstract
Hollow fibers for CO2 laser light have been fabricated with a cyclic olefin polymer as the inner dielectric. A film of cyclic olefin polymer was coated inside the glass capillary tubing by a simple liquid-flowing process. A polymer-coated fiber with a 700-μm bore showed a loss of 0.06 dB/m for CO2 laser light because cyclic olefin polymer has low absorption at a 10.6-μm wavelength.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 89-90 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Optics Letters |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1998 Jan 15 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics