Comparison of hollow metallic waveguides with optical fibers for IR laser propagation

Dominique Jacques Souilhac; Dominique Billerey

doi:10.1117/12.18637

1 May 1990 Comparison of hollow metallic waveguides with optical fibers for IR laser propagation

Dominique Jacques Souilhac, Dominique Billerey

Proceedings Volume 1228, Infrared Fiber Optics II; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.18637
Event: OE/LASE '90, 1990, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

We present here a comparison between the calculated propagation parameters, the power threshold, the root mean square (RMS) output pulse width and pulse shape for 10.6 itm laser propagation through hollow circular metallic waveguides and infrared (JR) optical fibers. Initially reported experimental results indicate that hollow metallic waveguides exhibit 10 times smaller loss than optical fibers at 10.6 sn and this is in good agreement with the calculated results. On the other hand, compared to common communication fibers at 1.5m, hollow waveguides have an attenuation coefficient 10 210Lf larger and therefore are not suitable for infrared communications.

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Dominique Jacques Souilhac and Dominique Billerey "Comparison of hollow metallic waveguides with optical fibers for IR laser propagation", Proc. SPIE 1228, Infrared Fiber Optics II, (1 May 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.18637

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