• DocumentCode
    3486669
  • Title

    Raman shifted lasers for medical applications

  • Author

    Krapchev, Vladimir B.

  • Author_Institution
    Nonlinear Syst. Inc., Brookline, MA, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1994
  • fDate
    31 Oct-3 Nov 1994
  • Firstpage
    306
  • Abstract
    We propose to operate a Nd:YAG laser at the secondary emission line of 1319 nm and Raman shift in H2 to the first Stokes at 2918 nm near the maximum of water absorption. The quantum efficiency is 45 % and energy conversion of 25 % is achievable in practice. A 300 mJ Nd:YAG laser at 1.32 μm will produce 75 mJ near 2.92 μm and this will be sufficient for corneal sculpting. Such a system has advantages in terms of cost of manufacturing and maintenance compared to excimer lasers
  • Keywords
    neodymium; 1.32 mum; 1319 nm; 2.92 mum; 25 percent; 2918 nm; 300 mJ; 45 percent; 75 mJ; H2; Nd:YAG laser; Raman shifted lasers; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; corneal sculpting; energy conversion; first Stokes; maintenance; manufacturing cost; medical applications; quantum efficiency; secondary emission line; water absorption; Biomedical equipment; Frequency; Gas lasers; Gases; Laser applications; Liquids; Medical services; Neodymium; Optical pulses; Pump lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.1994.586574
  • Filename
    586574
    • Link To Document
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