Title :
Optical waveguides for infrared laser sources
Author :
Gannot, Isreal ; Waynant, Ronald W.
Author_Institution :
FDA CDRH, Rockville, MD, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The fast growing field of lasers in medicine with This talk will be concentrated on the results and state of the art of the work done by groups developing flexible waveguide medical laser beam applications. Material used to produce these waveguides consist of tubings made of Teflon, fused silica, a few types of metal and sapphire. Each of these materials carry with them their own degree of flexibility, internal reflecting, and refracting layers and also made of different materials and are produced by a number of procedures. With the introduction of mid-infrared free electron lasers (FELs) a tunable laser source became available for testing broadband transmission waveguides. This laser has a unique pulse structure, but its high peak powers can serve as an excellent testing tool for waveguides damage.
Keywords :
free electron lasers; infrared sources; laser applications in medicine; optical testing; optical waveguides; FELs; Teflon; broadband transmission waveguide testing; flexible waveguide medical laser beam applications; fused silica; high peak powers; infrared laser sources; medical lasers; metal; mid-infrared free electron lasers; optical waveguides; reflecting layers; refracting layers; sapphire; tunable laser source; waveguides damage; Biomedical optical imaging; Free electron lasers; Inorganic materials; Laser applications; Laser beams; Optical materials; Optical refraction; Optical waveguides; Testing; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1996. LEOS 96., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3160-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1996.565301
