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Hollow Silica Waveguides Offer IR Solutions

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James P. Clarkin, Polymicro Technologies LLC

Applications in the mid- and far-infrared regions have long suffered from the lack of a reliable, cost-effective means of guiding optical power in an optical fiber or other flexible waveguide. Many systems still depend on line-of-sight configurations, lensing and mirrors, or cumbersome articulated arms. This severely limits the scope of potential applications, particularly remote spectroscopy, minimally invasive surgical procedures, and CO2 laser materials processing and printing. Flexible hollow silica waveguides offer a solution to this problem. These waveguides are hollow silica tubes...Read full article

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    Optical fiber is a thin, flexible, transparent strand or filament made of glass or plastic used for transmitting light signals over long distances with minimal loss of signal quality. It serves as a medium for conveying information in the form of light pulses, typically in the realm of telecommunications, networking, and data transmission. The core of an optical fiber is the central region through which light travels. It is surrounded by a cladding layer that has a lower refractive index than...
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