Kansas State University Research Foundation

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The University of New Mexico

Brian Washburn

Kristan L Corwin

Chenchen Wang

Wolfgang G Rudolph

John M Zavada

Andrew M Jones

Sajed Hosseini Zavareh

Rajesh Kadel

Amarin Ratanavis

Ryan Luder

Vasudevan Nampoothiri

A fluid-filled hollow optical fiber cell broadly includes a hollow-core optical fiber and a fluid. The optical fiber presents first and second fiber ends and a longitudinal passageway that extends continuously between the fiber ends. The fluid occupies the passageway, with the fiber ends being closed to hermetically seal the fluid within the optical fiber. The first fiber end has a rounded closed shape formed by at least partly melting the first fiber end to form melted fiber material, with the fiber material being permitted to solidify without splicing the first fiber end to another fiber so that the fiber material terminates the passageway at the first fiber end.

Fluid-filled hollow optical fiber cell

Apparatus, systems, and methods using an optically pumped gas filled hollow fiber laser can be implemented in a variety of applications. In various embodiments, operation of an optically pumped gas filled hollow fiber laser is based on population inversion in the gas. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.

Gas filled hollow fiber laser

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Manhattan, KS, United States of America

Brian Washburn