• DocumentCode
    2685274
  • Title

    Sealed hollow infrared fibers for medical applications: experiment in laser lithotripsy

  • Author

    Iwai, Katsumasa ; Endo, Masashi ; Matsuura, Yuji ; Shi, Yi-Wei ; Miyagi, Mitsunobu

  • Author_Institution
    Graduate Sch. of Eng., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    15-19 Dec. 2003
  • Abstract
    An infrared laser delivery system with a hollow optical fiber whose output end is sealed with a quartz cap is introduced. The potential of the fiber delivery system in medicine is shown by a laser lithotripsy experiment.
  • Keywords
    biological effects of laser radiation; biomedical equipment; laser applications in medicine; optical fibres; quartz; SiO2; hollow infrared fibers; infrared laser delivery system; laser lithotripsy; quartz cap; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical equipment; Biomedical optical imaging; Calculus; Fiber lasers; Laser applications; Lithotripsy; Medical services; Optical scattering; Shape;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2003. The 5th Pacific Rim Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7766-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOPR.2003.1277269
  • Filename
    1277269
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2685274