Title :
Special hollow-glass waveguides for medical applications
Author :
Jelinkova, H. ; Sulc, J. ; Cemy, P. ; Nemec, M. ; Cech, Martin ; Miyagi, Masaya ; Yi-Wei Shi ; Matsuura, Yasuyuki
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Nucl. Sci. & Phys. Eng., Czech Tech. Univ., Prague, Czech Republic
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Due to an increasing peak power available from solid-state laser systems and growing number of applications of such radiation sources, there is a great demand for a means of laser pulses transport from the source to the interaction place. Waveguides were used for Er:YAG radiation delivery in dentistry (removal of hard tissues), in ophthalmology (laser ablation of human sclera and iris), and in cardiology (for transmyocardial laser revascularization). Also waveguides were used for Nd:YAG radiation delivery in the ophthalmology (for secondary cataract treatment).
Keywords :
cardiology; dentistry; erbium; eye; laser applications in medicine; optical waveguides; solid lasers; Er:YAG radiation delivery; Nd:YAG radiation delivery; YAG:Er; YAl5O12:Er; cardiology; dentistry; hard tissues; hollow-glass waveguides; human sclera; interaction place; iris; laser ablation; laser pulses; medical applications; ophthalmology; radiation sources; secondary cataract treatment; solid-state laser systems; transmyocardial laser revascularization; Biomedical equipment; Dentistry; Humans; Iris; Laser ablation; Medical services; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Solid lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nice
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6319-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2000.909854
