Title :
Compact, Q-switched Yb:YAG laser with a new longitudinal pumping concept
Author :
Zimmermann, Dennis ; Bollmann, Dennis ; Rohde, Ingo ; Theisen-Kunde, Dirk ; Brinkmann, Ralf
Author_Institution :
Med. Laser Center Luebeck GmbH, Germany
Abstract :
The selective retina therapy (SRT) is a new laser treatment at the fundus of the eye for diseases originating from an altered metabolism in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). The objective of the project is the realization of a compact longitudinally diode pumped Yb:YAG laser system for this new therapy. Therefore the laser system has to emit μs-pulses with a repetition rate of 100 Hz in the spectral range of 500-520 nm with pulse energies of 1-2 mJ.
Keywords :
Q-switching; eye; laser applications in medicine; photodynamic therapy; solid lasers; ytterbium; 1 to 2 mJ; 500 to 520 nm; Q-switched Yb:YAG laser; YAG:Yb; YAl5O12:Yb; compact longitudinally diode pumped Yb:YAG laser system; diseases; eye; laser treatment; longitudinal pumping; retinal pigment epithelium metabolism; selective retina therapy; Diodes; Laser excitation; Medical treatment; Mirrors; Optical coupling; Optical harmonic generation; Pigmentation; Pump lasers; Retina; Thermal management;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1567867
