Title :
Femtosecond and nanosecond laser-induced nanoeffects for cell surgery and modification of glass
Author :
Vogel, Alfred ; Linz, Norbert ; Freidank, Sebastian ; Noack, Joachim ; Paltauf, Gunther
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Biomed. Opt., Univ. of Lubeck, Lubeck
Abstract :
Both femtosecond and nanosecond pulses can create low-density plasmas in transparent dielectrics suitable for nano-cell surgery and modification of glasses. The variation of mechanisms with pulse repetition rate and duration is discussed.
Keywords :
cellular biophysics; high-speed optical techniques; laser applications in medicine; plasma production by laser; surgery; femtosecond pulses; glass modification; laser-induced nanoeffects; low-density plasma; nanocell surgery; nanosecond pulses; transparent dielectrics; Biomedical optical imaging; Electric breakdown; Free electron lasers; Glass; Laser modes; Laser surgery; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Plasma waves; Ultrafast optics; (140.3440) Laser-induced breakdown; (190.7110) Ultrafast nonlinear optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
