DocumentCode :
1111706
Title :
Silver halide optical fibers for medical applications
Author :
Gal, Dov ; Katzir, Abraham
Author_Institution :
Tel Aviv Univ., Tel Aviv, Israel
Volume :
23
Issue :
10
fYear :
1987
fDate :
10/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
1827
Lastpage :
1835
Abstract :
Optical fibers fabricated from silver halide crystals (AgClx Br1-x ) are transparent in the far infrared ( 
m). They can transmit CO2 laser radiation with power densities greater than 
W/cm2in the CW mode or short pulses with power densities on the order of 
W/cm2. A laser catheter system based on a silver halide fiber and a pulsed CO2 laser was used to perform laser angioplasty and atrial septostomy in vivo. A similar system was used to coagulate bleeding gastric ulcers in vivo. Silver halide fibers were also used in diagnostic procedures, such as noncontact temperature measurements during laser surgery and hyperthermia cancer treatment.
m). They can transmit CO W/cm2in the CW mode or short pulses with power densities on the order of W/cm2. A laser catheter system based on a silver halide fiber and a pulsed COKeywords :
Bibliographies; Infrared radiometry; Infrared spectroscopy; Laser biomedical applications; Optical fibers; Silver materials/devices; Biomedical equipment; Crystals; Fiber lasers; Gas lasers; In vivo; Laser modes; Medical services; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Silver;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9197
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1987.1073240
Filename :
1073240
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