Title :
Ablation of hard dental tissue using ultrashort pulsetrain-burst (≫100MHz) laser
Author :
Dille, Christian ; Kaifosh, Patrick ; Forrester, Paul ; Mordovanakis, Aghapi G. ; Lilge, Lothar ; Marjoribanks, Robin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Abstract :
Effects of irradiating dental hard tissue with an ultrashort pulsetrain-burst (>100 MHz) laser are studied. The ablation rate is investigated as a function of the pulsetrain duration. Material modification is characterized using micro-Raman spectroscopy.
Keywords :
Raman spectroscopy; high-speed optical techniques; laser ablation; dental hard tissue; hard dental tissue ablation; micro-Raman spectroscopy; ultrashort pulsetrain-burst laser; Biological materials; Dentistry; Laser ablation; Laser theory; Optical materials; Optical pulses; Organic materials; Pulse amplifiers; Scanning electron microscopy; Temperature control; (170.1020) Ablation of tissue; (170.1850) Dentistry; (350.3390) Laser processing of materials;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
