DocumentCode
3400891
Title
Medical applications of ultrashort pulse lasers
Author
Kim, B.-M. ; Feit, M.D. ; Rubenchik, A.M. ; Da Silva, L.B.
Author_Institution
Med. Technol. Program, Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., CA, USA
Volume
1
fYear
1999
fDate
Aug. 30 1999-Sept. 3 1999
Firstpage
43
Abstract
The characteristics of the ultrashort pulse laser (USPL, <1 ps) ablation of biological tissues are investigated both theoretically and experimentally. Effective USPL parameters for minimal damage and high ablation rates are discussed.
Keywords
biological effects of laser radiation; biological tissues; laser ablation; laser applications in medicine; laser beams; optical pulse generation; 1 ps; ablation; biological tissues; high ablation rates; medical applications; minimal damage; ultrashort pulse laser; ultrashort pulse lasers; Biomedical equipment; Electric breakdown; Laser ablation; Laser theory; Medical services; Optical materials; Optical pulses; Plasma materials processing; Space vector pulse width modulation; Ultrafast optics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO/Pacific Rim '99. The Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location
Seoul, South Korea
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5661-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEOPR.1999.811614
Filename
811614
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