• DocumentCode
    375829
  • Title

    The novel variable function laser surgical system using mid-IR cascade oscillation fiber laser with Ho/sup 3+/ ion: tissue interaction and system construction

  • Author

    Arai, T. ; Sumiyoshi, T. ; Naruse, K. ; Kawauchi, S. ; Sato, S. ; Ishihara, M. ; Sekita, H. ; Kikuchi, M. ; Obara, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Nat. Defence Med. Coll., Japan
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    15-19 July 2001
  • Abstract
    Summary form only given, as follows. We demonstrated function variability to living soft tissue of the mid-IR cascade oscillation Ho/sup 3+/ fiber laser at 3 μm and 2 μm operation of continuous wave radiation for surgical applications. Our study was both experimental and theoretical.
  • Keywords
    fibre lasers; holmium; infrared sources; laser applications in medicine; laser transitions; surgery; 2 micron; 3 micron; CW lasers; Ho/sup 3+/ ion; continuous wave laser radiation; function variability; living soft tissue; mid-IR cascade oscillation fibre laser; tissue interaction; variable function laser surgical system; Fiber lasers; Laser surgery; Laser theory; Quantum cascade lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Chiba, Japan
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-6738-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967816
  • Filename
    967816