• 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