Progress In The Fabrication Of Mid-Infrared Optical Fibers

Bernard Bendow; Edward Hartouni; John J. Mecholsky

doi:10.1117/12.976066

28 December 1982 Progress In The Fabrication Of Mid-Infrared Optical Fibers

Bernard Bendow, Edward Hartouni, John J. Mecholsky

Proceedings Volume 0357, Lasers in Medicine and Surgery; (1982) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.976066
Event: 26th Annual Technical Symposium, 1982, San Diego, United States

Abstract

Progress in the design, fabrication, and characterization of vitreous mid-infrared (IR) optical fibers suitable for medical applications such as surgery, cauterization, thermal imaging, and microanalysis is reviewed. Specifically, we describe the current status and future prospects for chalcogenide glass fibers operating from approximately 2 to 12 microns in the IR; and heavy metal fluoride glass fibers operating from the near-UV to approximately 7 microns in the IR. Results of recent measurements of optical and mechanical characteristics of IR glass fibers will be presented.

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Bernard Bendow, Edward Hartouni, and John J. Mecholsky "Progress In The Fabrication Of Mid-Infrared Optical Fibers", Proc. SPIE 0357, Lasers in Medicine and Surgery, (28 December 1982); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.976066

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