Hollow alumina fibers for CO2 laser delivery systems

Christopher C. Gregory; James A. Harrington

doi:10.1117/12.18638

Hollow alumina fibers for CO₂ laser delivery systems

Christopher C. Gregory, James A. Harrington

School of Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Abstract

An articulated arm containing hollow-alumina waveguides has been developed for use with surgical, carbon-dioxide lasers. It has been demonstrated that this arm has excellent pointing ability and it can be used with micromanipulators, handpieces, and endoscopic-waveguides. This arm incorporates lower cost materials and much shorter assembly and alignment times than conventional articulated arms. A separate system has been developed for the combining of a carbon-dioxide laser beam delivered by an articulated arm with a Nd:YAG laser beam delivered by a fiber and the launching of the combined beams into an endoscopic alumina waveguide. This system can deliver more then 85% of the CO₂ and over 40% of the Nd-YAG radiation to tissue.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Publisher	Publ by Int Soc for Optical Engineering
Pages	178-186
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Print)	0819402699, 9780819402691
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.18638
State	Published - 1990
Event	Infrared Fiber Optics II - Los Angeles, CA, USA Duration: Jan 18 1990 → Jan 19 1990

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	1228
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X

Other

Other	Infrared Fiber Optics II
City	Los Angeles, CA, USA
Period	1/18/90 → 1/19/90

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Gregory, CC & Harrington, JA 1990, Hollow alumina fibers for CO₂ laser delivery systems. in Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 1228, Publ by Int Soc for Optical Engineering, pp. 178-186, Infrared Fiber Optics II, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 1/18/90. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.18638

Hollow alumina fibers for CO₂ laser delivery systems. / Gregory, Christopher C.; Harrington, James A.
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. Publ by Int Soc for Optical Engineering, 1990. p. 178-186 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 1228).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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