Silica fibers with enhanced UV performance

Bolesh J. Skutnik; Wolfgang Neuberger; Jose L. Castro; Vladimir P. Pashinin; Leonid M. Blinov; Vitali I. Konov; Vjacheslav G. Artioushenko

doi:10.1117/12.60223

1 August 1992 Silica fibers with enhanced UV performance

Bolesh J. Skutnik, Wolfgang Neuberger, Jose L. Castro, Vladimir P. Pashinin, Leonid M. Blinov, Vitali I. Konov, Vjacheslav G. Artioushenko

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Proceedings Volume 1649, Optical Fibers in Medicine VII; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.60223
Event: OE/LASE '92, 1992, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

In developing a better understanding of the requirements on optical fibers to make them more useful for medical and other applications where UV light/lasers are the preferred source, previous papers have dealt with all silica optical fibers. Here we describe the UV transmission of all the available fiber types; illustrating, for commercially available fibers, the effects of fiber type, core diameter, cladding thickness, and core OH level on this transmission. We also describe our first efforts to fabricate a new, modified hard plastic clad silica fiber with enhanced UV performance. Finally some of the remaining problems and concerns are identified and reviewed.

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Bolesh J. Skutnik, Wolfgang Neuberger, Jose L. Castro, Vladimir P. Pashinin, Leonid M. Blinov, Vitali I. Konov, and Vjacheslav G. Artioushenko "Silica fibers with enhanced UV performance", Proc. SPIE 1649, Optical Fibers in Medicine VII, (1 August 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.60223

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