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Medical applications of infrared fibers and waveguides

Waynant et al., 1999

Document ID
17843695862030953363
Author
Waynant R
Ilev I
Gannot I
Publication year
Publication venue
Infrared Optical Fibers and Their Applications

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Recent work has been done to study the transmission properties of infrared fibers (sapphire, fluoride and chalcogenide) and hollow reflecting waveguides for a range of cw and pulsed infrared lasers. Performance of these devices for medical applications has also been …
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