TRANSMISSION CHARACTERISTICS OF GERMANIUM THIN-FILM-COATED METALLIC HOLLOW WAVE-GUIDES FOR HIGH-POWERED CO2-LASER LIGHT

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HONGO, A [1 ]
MOROSAWA, KI [1 ]
SHIOTA, T [1 ]
MATSUURA, Y [1 ]
MIYAGI, M [1 ]
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[1] TOHOKU UNIV,FAC ENGN,DEPT ELECT COMMUN,SENDAI,MIYAGI 980,JAPAN
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10.1109/3.102628
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
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Transmission properties of germanium-coated nickel and silver hollow waveguides were fully analyzed experimentally. Transmission losses of 0.05 dB/m have been attained for waveguides with a 1.5 mm diameter and around 500 W of CW C02 laser light have been successfully transmitted through a straight germanium-coated silver waveguide. © 1990 IEEE
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