Delivery of high peak power laser light through photonic bandgap fibres

D. P. Hand, J. D. Shephard, J. D C Jones, J. C. Knight, P. St J Russell, B. J. Mangan

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Abstract

High peak power laser light is used in a wide range of applications, including precision machining of a range of materials and measurement of high speed gas flows. Previously, fibre optic delivery for such applications has only been possible using either large core multimode step-index fibres, or hollow waveguide fibres based on Fresnel reflections; in each case low beam quality is produced. The high damage thresholds which have been demonstrated with photonic bandgap fibres provide an alternative solution, delivering a very high quality beam. In this paper results obtained with such fibres are presented, with reference to machining and flow measurement applications.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 2004 6th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks
Pages103-106
Number of pages4
Volume2
Publication statusPublished - 2004
EventProceedings of 2004 6th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks - Wroclaw, Poland
Duration: 5 Jul 20048 Jul 2004

Conference

ConferenceProceedings of 2004 6th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks
Country/TerritoryPoland
CityWroclaw
Period5/07/048/07/04

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