Corning launches double clad fiber.(Brief Article) From: Fiber Optics Weekly Update | Date: March 5, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 Information Gatekeepers, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Corning announced the introduction of a ytterbium-doped double clad fiber with all-glass cladding enabling output power in excess of 100 Watts. This newest addition to Corning's broad specialty fiber portfolio captures emerging technology trends in the growing fiber laser market and is targeted for defense, commercial materials processing, marking lasers and other high power laser applications. This development was supported in part by Defense Advanced Research Proje...