Title :
Medical applications of erbium lasers
Author :
McMillan, Kathleen
Author_Institution :
Candela Laser Corp., Wayland, MA, USA
fDate :
31 Oct-3 Nov 1994
Abstract :
The strong absorption by water at 3 μm allows erbium lasers to efficiently and precisely vaporize most hard and soft tissues. With careful selection of laser host material, delivery system, and laser output parameters, erbium lasers can be optimized for the performance of numerous surgical procedures. Examples are discussed here, for procedures with widely varying requirements
Keywords :
erbium; 3 mum; Er; erbium lasers; hard tissues; laser delivery system; laser host material; laser output parameters; soft tissues; surgical procedures; tissues vaporization; water laser absorption; Biomedical equipment; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Irrigation; Laser ablation; Laser applications; Laser modes; Laser surgery; Medical services; Optical pulses;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1994. LEOS '94 Conference Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1470-0
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1994.586943
