Fiber-coupled CO[sub]2[/sub] Laser For Medical Use

Heihachi Sato; Mitsunori Saito

doi:10.1117/12.950736

14 January 1986 Fiber-coupled CO₂ Laser For Medical Use

Heihachi Sato, Mitsunori Saito

Proceedings Volume 0576, Optical Fibers in Medicine and Biology I; (1986) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.950736
Event: 29th Annual Technical Symposium, 1985, San Diego, United States

Abstract

A fiber-coupled laser is proposed for an internal mirror type system, in which the fiber is directly connected to the coupling-hole of a resonator mirror by taking exact matching of their diameters each other. This is, on trial, experimentally demonstrated for a CO₂ laser combining with a KRS-5 fiber, obtaining the peak power up to 3 watts with the KRS-5 fiber having the diameter of 1 mm in a conventional compact laser. The theoretical estimates for optimum design is also described, especially on the optimum coupling of a mirror in hemispherical configuration. Furthermore, advantages of the proposed scheme are discussed.

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Heihachi Sato and Mitsunori Saito "Fiber-coupled CO₂ Laser For Medical Use", Proc. SPIE 0576, Optical Fibers in Medicine and Biology I, (14 January 1986); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.950736

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