Characterization of a Nd-YAG laser connection to an optical fiber

Bruno Richou; L. Berthe; Jacques Richou

doi:10.1117/12.155831

10 August 1993 Characterization of a Nd-YAG laser connection to an optical fiber

Bruno Richou, L. Berthe, Jacques Richou

Proceedings Volume 1970, Systems-Oriented Optical Design; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.155831
Event: Optical Engineering and Photonics in Aerospace Sensing, 1993, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

This paper describes some observations of high pulsed laser damage on optical fiber endfaces (approximately 8 - 9 GW/cm²). In the experimental set-up, the pulse of an Nd-Yag laser (wavelength 1060 nm, pulse duration 10 ns, output energy 0.3 J) is focused upstream from the end surface. Five-hundred-forty micrometers core diameter fibers are used. For a limited number of pulses, transmitted energies can raise 50 to 115 mJ.

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Bruno Richou, L. Berthe, and Jacques Richou "Characterization of a Nd-YAG laser connection to an optical fiber", Proc. SPIE 1970, Systems-Oriented Optical Design, (10 August 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.155831

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