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CO2 Laser Radiation Delivery Systems

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The realization of flexible waveguides for CO2 laser light is an important problem in industrial and medical applications. In general the guidance is carried out mainly by means of an articulated arm consisting of a number of metallic pipes with a flat mirror at each rotating joint, whose optical axis must be precisely aligned. The main drawbacks for surgical use are:

  • misalignement of the mirrors which give rise to instability and degradation of the beam

  • large dimensions and poor handling capability

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  2. Hughes Aircraft Company, El Segundo, California, USA

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Scheggi, A.M. (1985). CO2 Laser Radiation Delivery Systems. In: Martellucci, S., Chester, A.N. (eds) Laser Photobiology and Photomedicine. Ettore Majorana International Science Series, vol 22. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2461-4_25

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