Title :
Er:YAG laser delivery system for dental application using small-bore hollow fibers
Author :
Abe, Y. ; Iwai, K. ; Mohri, S. ; Yi-Wei Shi ; Matsuura, Y. ; Miyagi, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Commun., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
Abstract :
Er:YAG laser delivery system based on small-bore hollow fibers with an inner diameter of 320 /spl mu/m has been developed. Fabrication process and transmission properties of the fiber and other related attachment optics are reported.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; dentistry; erbium; laser applications in medicine; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre losses; solid lasers; Er:YAG laser delivery system; YAG:Er; YAl5O12:Er; attachment optics; bending losses; dentistry; fiber fabrication; flexible hollow fiber; high-energy capability; laser medicine; sealed cap; small-bore hollow fibers; tapered input coupler; transmission properties; Dentistry; Fiber lasers; Glass; Laser beams; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber couplers; Optical surface waves; Polymer films; Silver; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967817
