Multicomponent Glass Optical Fibers for Mid-Infrared Invited Presentation

Multicomponent glass optical fibers are being developed for mid-infrared (MIR) fiber lasers for beyond 4 microns' wavelength for: narrow-band biomolecular sensing; medical laser surgery at new, long wavelengths and for pulsed-seeding of long-wavelength, fiber MIR-supercontinua for compact systems for broad-band MIR medical-sensing and hyperspectral imaging.