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Limits of Optical Fiber Systems for Pulsed Lasers

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Laser Lithotripsy

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We have used common pulsed lasers to determine the transmission characteristics of different step-index quartz fibers with core diameters of 200 urn up to 1500 urn. The pulsewidth varied from 10 ns up to 1.5 us and the applied energies up to 0.5 joules per pulse.

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  1. Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, D-8046, Garching, Fed. Rep. of Germany

    P. Hering

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  1. Institut für Lasertechnologien in der Medizin, Universität Ulm, Postfach 40 66, D-7900, Ulm, Fed. Rep. of Germany

    Rudolf W. Steiner

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Hering, P. (1988). Limits of Optical Fiber Systems for Pulsed Lasers. In: Steiner, R.W. (eds) Laser Lithotripsy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73864-7_13

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