High Power 2053 nm Transmission through Single-mode Chalcogenide Fiber

• DOI: 10.1364/assl.2017.atu5a.5
• Publication Date: 2017-09-25T15:06:32Z
• Authors: Alex Sincore; Justin Cook; Felix Tan; Ahmed El Halawany; Anthony Riggins; Lawrence Shah; Ayman F. Abouraddy; Martin C. Richardson; Kenneth L. Schepler
• Keywords: Reflection; Facet (psychology); Chalcogenide glass

An in-house drawn chalcogenide fiber sustained 12.2 MW/cm2 CW irradiation on the facet without damage, limited by available laser power. After depositing single-layer, anti-reflection coatings facets, 90.6% transmission was achieved with 10.2 W output.