Title :
In-vivo precise brain tissue ablation using smart infrared optical fibers
Author :
Ilev, Ilko K. ; Waynant, Ronald W. ; Romanczyk, Tara B. ; Gorman, Erik H. ; Moore, Christopher A. ; Anders, Juanita J.
Author_Institution :
US Food & Drug Adm., Center for Devices & Radiol. Health, Rockville, MD, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents a novel and simple all-optical-waveguide mid-infrared (mid-IR) Er:YAG (λ = 2.94 μm) laser delivery system for precise brain tissue ablation using a direct laser-to-taper coupling and a smart tissue-activated fiber probe.
Keywords :
biological effects of optical radiation; brain; laser ablation; laser applications in medicine; optical fibres; surgery; 2.94 mum; YAG:Er; YAl5O12:Er; all-optical-waveguide laser delivery system; direct laser-to-taper coupling; midinfrared laser delivery system; precise brain tissue ablation; smart infrared optical fibers; smart tissue-activated fiber probe; Brain; Fiber lasers; Free electron lasers; Laser ablation; Laser modes; Optical coupling; Optical fibers; Optical waveguides; Solid lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7888-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2003.1251813
