Mid-IR Germanium oxide fibers for contact erbium laser tissue ablation in endoscopic surgery

Nicholas J. Scott; Robert A. Barton; Andrew L. Casperson; Alexei Tchapyjnikov; Ken Levin; Danh Tran; Nathaniel M. Fried

doi:10.1109/JSTQE.2007.910557

Mid-IR Germanium oxide fibers for contact erbium laser tissue ablation in endoscopic surgery

Nicholas J. Scott, Robert A. Barton, Andrew L. Casperson, Alexei Tchapyjnikov, Ken Levin, Danh Tran, Nathaniel M. Fried

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Abstract

Endoscopic surgical applications of erbium lasers have been limited due to the lack of a suitable mid-IR optical fiber delivery system. Germanium oxide fibers are used for noncontact tissue ablation, but are not recommended for contact tissue ablation applications typically required during endoscopic surgery. This study describes the assembly and characterization of hybrid mid-IR fibers consisting of germanium oxide trunk fibers and sapphire fiber tips, and side-firing germanium oxide fibers with either 45 $^{\circ}$ angled tips or micromirrors. Average powers up to 8.5 W (850 mJ at 10 Hz) and transmission up to 70% was demonstrated through 450-$\mu$m-core, 1.5-m-long fibers, sufficient for endoscopic laser ablation of soft and hard tissues in contact mode.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1709-1714
Number of pages	6
Journal	IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics
Volume	13
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTQE.2007.910557
State	Published - Nov 2007
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Ablation
Erbium
Laser ablation
Laser biomedical applications
Optical fiber testing

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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Mid-IR Germanium oxide fibers for contact erbium laser tissue ablation in endoscopic surgery

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