Title :
Observation of Micro-Bubbles Generated by Laser-Induced Breakdown in Water
Author :
Takahashi, Noriyuki ; Yasuda, Takashi ; Tei, Kazuyoku ; Yamaguchi, Shigeru ; Fujioka, Tomoo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Tokai Univ., Hiratsuka
Abstract :
Discriminations between extraneous material and bubbles in liquid is important in the field of medical industry. We have generated micro-bubbles by YAG laser-induced breakdown (LIB) in water. We observed bubbles generated by LIB, and characterized them in size and light scattering.
Keywords :
biological effects of laser radiation; laser applications in medicine; laser beam effects; light scattering; YAG laser-induced breakdown; extraneous material; light scattering; medical industry; microbubbles; Biomedical imaging; Electric breakdown; Laser theory; Light emitting diodes; Light scattering; Optical materials; Optical pulse generation; Optical scattering; Space vector pulse width modulation; Water;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics - Pacific Rim, 2007. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1173-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1174-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2007.4391360
