Progresses of Mid-Infrared Glass Fiber for Laser Power Delivery
Xiaolin Liang,
Kai Jiao,
Xiange Wang,
Yuze Wang,
Yuyang Wang,
Shengchuang Bai,
Rongping Wang,
Zheming Zhao,
Xunsi Wang
Affiliations
Xiaolin Liang
Laboratory of Infrared Material and Devices, The Research Institute of Advanced Technologies, College of Information Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
Kai Jiao
Laboratory of Infrared Material and Devices, The Research Institute of Advanced Technologies, College of Information Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
Xiange Wang
Laboratory of Infrared Material and Devices, The Research Institute of Advanced Technologies, College of Information Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
Yuze Wang
Laboratory of Infrared Material and Devices, The Research Institute of Advanced Technologies, College of Information Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
Yuyang Wang
Laboratory of Infrared Material and Devices, The Research Institute of Advanced Technologies, College of Information Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
Shengchuang Bai
Laboratory of Infrared Material and Devices, The Research Institute of Advanced Technologies, College of Information Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
Rongping Wang
Laboratory of Infrared Material and Devices, The Research Institute of Advanced Technologies, College of Information Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
Zheming Zhao
College of Data Science, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, China
Xunsi Wang
Laboratory of Infrared Material and Devices, The Research Institute of Advanced Technologies, College of Information Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
High-power laser delivery in infrared optical fiber has received much attention due to the urgent needs in the fields of national defense security, biomedicine, advanced manufacturing, and so on. In recent decades, there has been extensive research aimed at enhancing the capabilities of infrared laser power delivery through the purification of infrared glass or the optimization of fiber structures. This article provides an overview of common passive mid-infrared (MIR) optical fibers with numerous glasses and fiber structures, as well as their characteristics in laser power delivery. This review also highlights potential research directions and analyzes the challenges of passive mid-infrared fibers in the current applications.
