Affiliation:
1. Laboratory of Infrared Material and Devices, The Research Institute of Advanced Technologies, College of Information Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
2. College of Data Science, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, China
Abstract
High-power laser delivery in infrared optical fiber has received much attention due to the urgent needs in the fields of national defense security, biomedicine, advanced manufacturing, and so on. In recent decades, there has been extensive research aimed at enhancing the capabilities of infrared laser power delivery through the purification of infrared glass or the optimization of fiber structures. This article provides an overview of common passive mid-infrared (MIR) optical fibers with numerous glasses and fiber structures, as well as their characteristics in laser power delivery. This review also highlights potential research directions and analyzes the challenges of passive mid-infrared fibers in the current applications.
Funder
Natural Science Foundation of China
Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China
Ten-Thousands Talents Program of Zhejiang Province
Leading and top-notch personnel training project of Ningbo
Outstanding talent training program of Jiaxing
K.C. Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University
Subject
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging,Instrumentation,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics