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Infrared optical fibers for surgical applications
R W Waynant1, M N Ediger, M Fink
1Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD 20857.
Journal of Laser Applications
|January 4, 1991
Abstract:
The basic characteristics of fibers that are appropriate for surgical use in the infrared are reviewed. New fiber materials, such as sapphire, fluorozirconate and chalcogenide glasses, and polycrystalline fibers are discussed as well as their applicability for surgical procedures.