Q-switched Er:YAG radiation transmission through medical sapphire fibers

Eirini I. Papagiakoumou; Dimitris N. Papadopoulos; Alexandros A. Serafetinides

doi:10.1117/12.513683

9 April 2003 Q-switched Er:YAG radiation transmission through medical sapphire fibers

Eirini I. Papagiakoumou, Dimitris N. Papadopoulos, Alexandros A. Serafetinides

Proceedings Volume 5131, Third GR-I International Conference on New Laser Technologies and Applications; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.513683
Event: Third GR-I International Conference on New Laser Technologies and Applications, 2003, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The effect of the 2.94 μm Er:YAG laser radiation propagation through sapphire fibers with diameters varying from 250 μm to 550 μm, on the quality of the laser beam is investigated. A comparison was made between the fibers performance in free-running and Q-switched Er:YAG laser radiation.

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Eirini I. Papagiakoumou, Dimitris N. Papadopoulos, and Alexandros A. Serafetinides "Q-switched Er:YAG radiation transmission through medical sapphire fibers", Proc. SPIE 5131, Third GR-I International Conference on New Laser Technologies and Applications, (9 April 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.513683

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