Title :
Advances in all-solid-state lasers for medicine
Author :
Marshall, Larry R.
Author_Institution :
Light Solutions Corp., Mountain View, CA, USA
Abstract :
In corneal sculpting, mid-infrared wavelengths provided by optical parametric oscillators (OPOs) access similar corneal absorption features to those exploited by excimer lasers. While creating high power UV solid-state lasers can be quite expensive, mid-IR outputs are relatively well developed using optical parametric oscillators (OPOs). The tunability of OPOs also allows selectivity of absorption characteristics between the regimes of ablation and coagulation
Keywords :
brightness; eye; infrared sources; laser applications in medicine; laser tuning; optical parametric oscillators; solid lasers; surgery; OPOs; absorption characteristics; all-solid-state lasers; coagulation; corneal absorption features; corneal sculpting; eye; high power UV solid-state lasers; laser ablation; laser surgery; medicine; mid-IR outputs; mid-infrared wavelengths; optical parametric oscillators; Brightness; Diodes; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Laser ablation; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Optical fiber devices; Pump lasers; Retina; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS '99. IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 1999 12th Annual Meeting
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5634-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1999.813528
