PERFORMANCE OF A DIELECTRIC-COATED MONOLITHIC HOLLOW METALLIC WAVE-GUIDE

被引:17
作者
BHARDWAJ, P [1 ]
GREGORY, OJ [1 ]
MORROW, C [1 ]
GU, G [1 ]
BURBANK, K [1 ]
机构
[1] SURGILASE INC,WARWICK,RI 02886
关键词
D O I
10.1016/0167-577X(93)90041-U
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
A dielectric-coated monolithic hollow metallic waveguide was developed for the transmission of CO2 laser light which employs a hollow silver tube as the support onto which a dense, defect-free native silver halide coating was formed. This waveguide exhibited high-power transmission and low loss of CO2 laser light when tested straight and bent. The performance of this hollow metallic waveguide is discussed in terms of surface finish, dielectric film thickness and dielectric film quality.
引用
收藏
页码:150 / 156
页数:7
相关论文
共 19 条
[1]  
BORNSTEIN A, 1986, APPL OPTICS, V25, P335
[2]   NORMAL MODES IN OVERMODED DIELECTRIC-LINED CIRCULAR WAVEGUIDE [J].
CARLIN, JW ;
DAGOSTIN.P .
BELL SYSTEM TECHNICAL JOURNAL, 1973, 52 (04) :453-486
[3]   LOW-LOSS MODES IN DIELECTRIC LINED WAVEGUIDE [J].
CARLIN, JW ;
DAGOSTIN.P .
BELL SYSTEM TECHNICAL JOURNAL, 1971, 50 (05) :1631-+
[4]  
GAMIRE E, 1980, IEEE J QUANTUM ELECT, V16, P23
[5]  
GAMIRE E, 1976, APPL OPTICS, V15, P145
[6]   HOLLOW SAPPHIRE FIBERS FOR THE DELIVERY OF CO2-LASER ENERGY [J].
HARRINGTON, JA ;
GREGORY, CC .
OPTICS LETTERS, 1990, 15 (10) :541-543
[7]  
HARRINGTON JA, 1990, Patent No. 4917083
[8]  
HIRATANI Y, 1985, OPTICS LASER TEC JUN, P135
[9]   TRANSMISSION CHARACTERISTICS OF GERMANIUM THIN-FILM-COATED METALLIC HOLLOW WAVE-GUIDES FOR HIGH-POWERED CO2-LASER LIGHT [J].
HONGO, A ;
MOROSAWA, KI ;
SHIOTA, T ;
MATSUURA, Y ;
MIYAGI, M .
IEEE JOURNAL OF QUANTUM ELECTRONICS, 1990, 26 (09) :1510-1515
[10]   TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION ALONG OVERSIZED HOLLOW-CORE WAVE-GUIDES FOR INFRARED RADIATION [J].
KARASAWA, S ;
MIYAGI, M ;
NISHIDA, S .
APPLIED OPTICS, 1987, 26 (21) :4581-4586