Title :
Mid-IR laser tissue ablation with little collateral damage using a laser tunable in the water absorption peak
Author :
Chuchumishev, D. ; Nagel, Eike ; Nierlich, A. ; Philipov, S. ; Genadiev, T. ; Fiebig, Torsten ; Buchvarov, Ivan ; Richter, Claus-Peter
Author_Institution :
Deptartment of Otolaryngology, Northwestern Univ., Chicago, IL, USA
Abstract :
A comprehensive experimental study of mid-IR laser tissue ablation within the water absorption peak is presented. A novel all-solid-state table-top sub-ns mid-IR laser designed for efficient tissue ablation have been used for observation of wavelength-dependent effects on the ablation of hard and soft tissue.
Keywords :
biological effects of laser radiation; biological tissues; high-speed optical techniques; infrared sources; laser ablation; laser applications in medicine; radiation therapy; solid lasers; spectral line intensity; water; H2O; all-solid-state mid-IR laser; hard tissue ablation; mid-IR laser design; mid-IR laser tissue ablation; soft tissue ablation; sub-ns mid-IR laser; table-top mid-IR laser; tissue damage; tunable laser; water absorption peak; wavelength-dependent effect observation; Absorption; Biological tissues; Educational institutions; Free electron lasers; Laser ablation; Laser beams; Laser tuning;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
