I recall a science center demonstration had a huge laser that would
cause wood to burst into flame.  They said they had to use Quartz
optics, as glass would melt under the laser.

I imagine that the effect the fiberoptics has on the laser, and the
laser on the fibers, would be directly related to the material the fiber
is made of and the wavelength/power of the laser.

This is an area that has likely been researched quite a bit for
industrial purposes - powerful lasers are not small, and if you can move
the laser via fiber then the machinery has a lot less work to do.

-Adam

rad0 wrote:

>'ok' here's one for you
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>can you transmit laser energy through a fiber optic cable?
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>If you have a laser that melts metal, can you channel this type of
>thing through a fiber optic cable and still melt the metal?
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>Or is there any other way to channel this type of laser?
>mirrors or something else?
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>thanks
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