Title :
High power Er3-/Yb3+-doped fiber laser suitable for medical applications
Author :
Alvarez-Chavez, J.A. ; de la Cruz May, L. ; Martínez-Ríos, A. ; Torres-Gómez, I. ; Martínez-Piñón, F.
Author_Institution :
Centro de Investigaciones en Opt., Leon
Abstract :
We present results on high-radiance quasi-single mode, high power, double clad, Er/Yb-doped fiber lasers with suitable output power for laser surgery in the 1550 nm wavelength region (central wavelength at 1545 nm) and also suitable for optical coherence tomography (OCT), microsurgery, and skin resurfacing. We have demonstrated >5W from a co-doped fiber laser and a 5 nm line-width. Note that this is the first step in our fiber laser work for medical applications.
Keywords :
biomedical optical imaging; erbium; fibre lasers; laser applications in medicine; optical tomography; skin; surgery; ytterbium; 1550 nm; OCT; high power co-doped fiber laser; high-radiance quasisingle laser; laser output power; laser surgery; medical applications; microsurgery; optical coherence tomography; skin resurfacing; Biomedical optical imaging; Coherence; Erbium; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Laser surgery; Microsurgery; Power generation; Power lasers; Tomography;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics and Photonics, 2006. MEP 2006. Multiconference on
Conference_Location :
Guanajuato
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0627-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0628-5
DOI :
10.1109/MEP.2006.335681
