Axially - And Side - Radiating Optical Fibres For Medical Applications

Laser surgery and photoradiation therapy are still rapidly developing: they are therefore placing new requirements and conditions on the associated technology. Thus, optical fibers are often requested to have a particular output which matches the needs of the considered applications. Integral fibre tips are a very convenient solution to many optical systems. The fabrication techniques and the experimental characteristics of different kinds of fibre tips are described.