DocumentCode
861287
Title
Transmission properties of some hollow glass waveguides at 10.6 mu m wavelength
Author
Worrell, Charles A.
Author_Institution
ERA Technol. Ltd., Leatherhead, UK
Volume
25
Issue
9
fYear
1989
fDate
4/27/1989 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
570
Lastpage
571
Abstract
The CO2 laser transmission properties of two hollow glass waveguides of different composition are reported. The results for both straight and bent guide clearly demonstrate the reductions in waveguide loss with a glass of refractive index of less than unity at 10.6 mu m wavelength.
Keywords
light transmission; optical losses; optical waveguides; 10.6 micron; CO 2 laser transmission properties; bent guide; hollow glass waveguides; refractive index; straight guide; waveguide loss;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19890388
Filename
19785
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