Abstract
We present tube-leaky fiber with microstructured glass supports as a hollow core microstructured
optical fiber. Attenuation constants of tube-leaky fibers are derived by using a ray optic method and designed the
wall thickness of the fibers for Er:YAG laser which is often used for medical applications. From the loss measurements
of Er:YAG laser, the tube-leaky fibers supported by microstructured glass made of borosilicate-glass can deliver laser
with 0.85 dB/m despite of high material absorption around laser wavelength. The high power energy transmission
results of the fabricated fibers are at the order of 80–120 mJ. These energies are enough to ablate
biological tissues in surgical operations.
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