title: Robust multimaterial tellurium-based chalcogenide glass fibers for mid-wave and long-wave infrared transmission.
abstract: We describe an approach for producing robust multimaterial chalcogenide glass fibers for mid-wave and long-wave mid-infrared transmission. By combining the traditional rod-in-tube process with multimaterial coextrusion, we prepare a hybrid glass-polymer preform that is drawn continuously into a robust step-index fiber with a built-in, thermally compatible polymer jacket. Using tellurium-based chalcogenides, the fibers have a transparency window covering the 3-12 μm spectral range, making them particularly attractive for delivering quantum cascade laser light and in space applications.
authors: Guangming
authors: G
authors: Tao
authors: Soroush
authors: S
authors: Shabahang
authors: He
authors: H
authors: Ren
authors: Farnood
authors: F
authors: Khalilzadeh-Rezaie
authors: Robert E
authors: RE
authors: Peale
authors: Zhiyong
authors: Z
authors: Yang
authors: Xunsi
authors: X
authors: Wang
authors: Ayman F
authors: AF
authors: Abouraddy