Simultaneous delivery of neodymium:yttrium aluminum garnet and CO laser beams by a single As-S glass fiber

Tsunenori Arai, Makoto Kikuchi, Mitsunori Saito, Masaya Takizawa

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Abstract

The simultaneous energy delivery of neodymium:yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) and CO laser beams by a single As-S glass fiber is described. The transmission loss in the fiber of a Nd:YAG laser beam was 2.6 dB/m under the energy delivery. A fiber output of 14 W was obtained at an approximately 1:1 power ratio from these lasers with a 400-μm core diameter fiber.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1887-1888
Number of pages2
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume51
Issue number23
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1987

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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