DocumentCode
1111706
Title
Silver halide optical fibers for medical applications
Author
Gal, Dov ; Katzir, Abraham
Author_Institution
Tel Aviv Univ., Tel Aviv, Israel
Volume
23
Issue
10
fYear
1987
fDate
10/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1827
Lastpage
1835
Abstract
Optical fibers fabricated from silver halide crystals (AgClx Br1-x ) are transparent in the far infrared ( 
m). They can transmit CO2 laser radiation with power densities greater than 
W/cm2in the CW mode or short pulses with power densities on the order of 
W/cm2. A laser catheter system based on a silver halide fiber and a pulsed CO2 laser was used to perform laser angioplasty and atrial septostomy in vivo. A similar system was used to coagulate bleeding gastric ulcers in vivo. Silver halide fibers were also used in diagnostic procedures, such as noncontact temperature measurements during laser surgery and hyperthermia cancer treatment.
m). They can transmit CO W/cm2in the CW mode or short pulses with power densities on the order of W/cm2. A laser catheter system based on a silver halide fiber and a pulsed COKeywords
Bibliographies; Infrared radiometry; Infrared spectroscopy; Laser biomedical applications; Optical fibers; Silver materials/devices; Biomedical equipment; Crystals; Fiber lasers; Gas lasers; In vivo; Laser modes; Medical services; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Silver;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JQE.1987.1073240
Filename
1073240
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