Fabrication of a 10-m-length IR imaging bundle from arsenic trisulfide glass fibers

Albert Ray Hilton Sr.; James McCord; Glen Whaley; Thomas J. Loretz; Paul Modlin

doi:10.1117/12.346728

21 April 1999 Fabrication of a 10-m-length IR imaging bundle from arsenic trisulfide glass fibers

Albert Ray Hilton Sr., James McCord, Glen Whaley, Thomas J. Loretz, Paul Modlin

Proceedings Volume 3596, Specialty Fiber Optics for Medical Applications; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.346728
Event: BiOS '99 International Biomedical Optics Symposium, 1999, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Amorphous Materials (AMI) has been engaged for several years in developing a process suitable for forming coherent imaging bundles from small diameter chalcogenide glass fibers. Currently, in a SBIR II program funded by the Navy Air Warfare Center at Patuxent River, Md., efforts are directed towards forming a bundle 10 meters in length from arsenic trisulfide glass fibers using the stacked ribbon method. A drum 10 meters in circumference was constructed on which to wind the ribbons. The fiber core diameter goal is 50 micrometer. The bundle will be 7 mm square with an active fiber area greater than 50% and an overall transmission goal of 50%. Anti-reflection coatings on both ends are provided using the AMI coating facility. A unique method of forming imaging bundles will be discussed. Images formed during evaluation will be shown.

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Albert Ray Hilton Sr., James McCord, Glen Whaley, Thomas J. Loretz, and Paul Modlin "Fabrication of a 10-m-length IR imaging bundle from arsenic trisulfide glass fibers", Proc. SPIE 3596, Specialty Fiber Optics for Medical Applications, (21 April 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.346728

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