Title :
Build your own photonic fence to zap mosquitoes midflight [Backwards Star Wars]
Author :
Kare, Jordin ; Buffum, Jude
fDate :
5/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper developed a photonic fence to help in an epic struggle against malaria and other vicious insect-borne diseases. This paper studies installing a near-infrared fibre laser operating at 1570 nanometers, which won´t harm the human retina, or an ultraviolet laser.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser beam applications; mosquito prevention; near-infrared fibre laser; photonic fence; ultraviolet laser; Diseases; Fiber lasers; Humans; Retina;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.2010.5453138
