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41. Developing Mid-IR Fused Fiber Couplers 1/18/2017

    Increasing use of fiber lasers and fused fiber technology for industrial, medical, and sensing applications has led to the development of fused fiber devices in all-fiber system architectures. This article demonstrates G&H efforts developing single-mode fused couplers in a ZBLAN fiber in the mid-IR range.

42. Benefits Of Acousto-Optic Devices For Operation With 2mm Fiber Lasers 1/18/2017

    Fiber lasers operating in the 2 µm region with a large mode area in an “eye safe” region of the spectrum are attractive to many applications such as laser machining and biomedical systems. G&H has made recent developments in acousto-optic modulators and tunable filters that are specifically optimized for fiber systems operating at or around 2 µm. This article discusses the important consideration of the choice of interaction medium, such as acousto-optic devices, especially for the polarization behavior of the device when used in a fiber system.

43. Confocal Microscopy Evolves With Acousto-Optical Tunable Filters (AOTF) 10/13/2016

    Acousto-optical tunable filter (AOTF) technology is replacing conventional mechanical techniques within biomedical applications for confocal microscopy. This article discusses the evolution of confocal microscopy in using AOTF technologies, as well as maximizing the potential of AOTF systems and their benefits.