DocumentCode
2749783
Title
Fiber beam shaping for optical nerve stimulation
Author
Tozburun, Serhat ; Lagoda, Gwen A. ; Burnett, Arthur L. ; Farahi, Faramarz ; Fried, Nathaniel M.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys. & Opt. Sci., Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA
fYear
2011
fDate
9-13 Oct. 2011
Firstpage
493
Lastpage
494
Abstract
Chemical etching of single-mode fiber tip transformed Gaussian to flat-top beam profile, providing more uniform infrared laser irradiation of the nerve and simplifying alignment of the visible aiming beam during optical nerve stimulation.
Keywords
eye; laser applications in medicine; neurophysiology; radiation therapy; Gaussian profile; chemical etching; fiber beam shaping; flat-top beam profile; infrared laser irradiation; optical nerve stimulation; single-mode fiber tip; Chemical lasers; Etching; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Optical fibers; Stimulated emission; chemical etching; fiber beam shaping; single-mode;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-8940-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110642
Filename
6110642
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