Published 1990 | Version v1
Book

Mid-infrared solid state laser for medical applications

Creators

  • 1. Schwartz Electro-Optics, Inc., Concord, MA (United States)

Description

The last five years have seen the emergence of mid-infrared solid state lasers in medical applications. This paper describes the laser characteristics of fixed-wavelength systems based on holmium-, thulium- and erbium-doped crystals and tunable-wavelength devices based on cobalt-doped magnesium fluoride. In addition, the authors discuss some fundamental studies of mid-infrared laser-tissue interactions and survey the existing and potential clinical uses

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
IEEE Service Center.
Imprint Place
Piscataway, NJ (United States)
ISBN
0-87942-550-4
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the IEEE laser and electro-optics society annual meeting
Imprint Pagination
678 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 100.

Conference

Title
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Lasers and Electro-Optics Society annual meeting.
Acronym
LEOS '90
Dates
4-9 Nov 1990.
Place
Boston, MA (United States).

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-9011264--.