Abstract
The fabrication and temperature-dependent mid-infrared transmission characteristics of gold-on-nickel, silver-on-nickel, silica, and sapphire hollow lightpipes are discussed. The metal tubes offer improved low-temperature transmission and more versatile fabrication methods than do conventional FT-IR lightpipes. The dielectric tubes offer extremely low loss in certain spectral regions, outstanding high-temperature performance, and, in some cases, sufficiently low cost to be considered disposable.
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