Abstract
Thermal effects caused by launching conditions in a CO2 laser beam delivery that uses metallic hollow waveguides is investigated. It is found that front-end clipping is the main cause of thermal loading and generates a steep temperature gradient at the fiber front end while the continuous beam attenuation produces a temperature distribution declining slowly along the waveguide. © 1998 Optical Society of America.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4787-4789 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Applied Optics |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 24 |
| Publication status | Published - 20 Aug 1996 |
Keywords
- CO 2 beam delivery
- Hollow waveguides
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