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A pulsed Er:YAG laser and a preionised pulsed HF laser were used for the evaluation of the transmission properties of fluoride glass fibers as well as a cyclic olefin polymer-coated silver (COP/Ag) hollow glass and a silica hollow glass waveguide. Both lasers provided an output of 100 mJ/pulse, with a repetition rate of 1Hz at 3 μm wavelength. The pulse duration of the two lasers was 200 ns for the HF and 80μs for the Er:YAG. The evaluation of the fiber and waveguide properties include both straight and bend loss characteristics.
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Serafetinides, A.A. et al. (2000). Bending Loss in Mid-Infrared Waveguides and Fibers. In: Fotakis, C., Papazoglou, T.G., Kalpouzos, C. (eds) Optics and Lasers in Biomedicine and Culture. Series of the International Society on Optics Within Life Sciences, vol 5. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56965-4_13
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