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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 13, 1997
Manfred Fischer, Tuttlingen, DE;
Maximilian Reindl, Heroldsberg, DE;
Jorn Sander, Heroldsberg, DE;
Klaus Vogler, Eckental, DE;
Aesculap AG & Co. KG, , DE;
Aesculap-Meditec GmbH, , DE;
Abstract
A device designed for generating a laser beam having a homogenized cross section has the following features: a) a pulsed solid-state laser with an emission in a wavelength range of between 2 and 3 .mu.m, b) a pulse energy of between 100 .mu.J and 1 J, c) a transmission fiber made of a material transparent to the wavelength and having a length of at least 0.2 m and a diameter of between 50 and 1000 .mu.m, d) an end piece made of quartz or sapphire and having a length of between 4 and 50 mm, the end piece following the fiber and having plane end surfaces arrange perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.