US PATENT DOCUMENTS pump coupled to the erbium-doped fiber section, wherein the
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Furcation tubing is made of glass-filled Teflon (PTFE) that provides reduced longitudinal
shrinkage and increased tensile bond strength in the standard colors utilized for fiber …

A method and apparatus use a photonic-crystal fiber having a very large core while
maintaining a single transverse mode. In some fiber lasers and amplifiers having large cores …

An apparatus and process using a high-power, short-pulsed thulium laser to output infrared
laser pulses delivered through an optical fiber, for cutting and ablating biological tissue. In …

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A heatsink comprising a heat exchange device having a plurality of heat exchange elements
each having a surface boundary with respect to a heat transfer fluid, having successive …

A waveguide retroreflector consists of an end cap with curved output surface attached to a
waveguide such as optical fiber. The radius of curvature of the output surface of the end cap …

A fiber assembly having at least one photonic band-gap fiber and opto-electronic devices
coupled to the at least one fiber at either end. The opto-electronic devices serve as electrical …

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An apparatus for detecting vulnerable plaque within a lumen defined by an intraluminal wall
is described. The apparatus includes a probe having a distal portion and a proximal portion …