SPIE Photonics West 2018, IRflex Corporation: North Hall, Booth No. 5264
SPIE Photonics West Exhibition is the premier photonics and laser event. With more than 1,300 companies, this exhibition is the flagship event for the photonics industry. Visit IRflex Corporation at North Hall, Booth No. 5264. An invited paper Mid-infrared chalcogenide fiber devices for medical applications by Francois Chenard, Oseas Alvarez, Andrew Buff will also be presented at SPIE BiOS on 28 January 2018 at 10:30 – 10:50 AM. Room 2010 (West/Level 2).
Abstract
High-purity chalcogenide glasses and fiber draw processes enable the production of state-of-the-art mid-infrared fibers for 1.5-10 micron transmission. Multimode and single-mode mid-infrared fibers are produced with low-loss (<0.1dB/m), high tensile strength (>20kpsi), and high power laser capability (>11.8MW/cm2). Chalcogenide fibers support the development of cutting-edge devices for mid-infrared applications. Connectorized cables transmit laser power to a sample or mid-infrared radiation to a detector. Broadband antireflection microstructures have been developed. Fiber bundle probes perform reflection/backscatter spectroscopy. Imaging fiber bundles are small and flexible to perform remote thermal and spectral imaging. Optical performances and fabrication processes of mid-infrared fiber devices are presented.