Pure germanium dioxide hollow-core fiber for transmitting CO 2 laser

Abstract

A method of fabricating pure germanium dioxide hollow-core fibers has been introduced for the first time. The output power of the fabricated fiber can come to 18 W, with the transmission loss of 1.23 dB/m at 10.6 μm. The mechanism of transmitting CO2 laser by the fiber is analyzed, the transmitting loss is further discussed and its application fields are envisaged.