Recent progress in fiber laser technology has provided lasers operating at mid-infrared wavelengths, at power levels and temporal regimes previously inaccessible to bulk crystal lasers. This paper reports on the development of new continuous wave fiber lasers; a Tm-silica fiber laser operating at 1.98 micrometers , an Er,Pr:ZBLAN fiber laser at 2.78 micrometers and a Yb:Er-silica fiber laser at 1.5 micrometers , and pulsed fiber laser sources; gain-switched and Q-switched Tm- silica systems, specifically targeting applications in medicine. The first studies on the interaction of high- power, continuous wave mid-infrared fiber laser light and soft biological tissues are presented, demonstrating the ability of 2 and 3 micrometers fiber lasers to remove soft tissue cleanly, and with minimum collateral damage.


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    Title :

    Development and application of fiber lasers for medical applications


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Optical Fibers and Sensors for Medical Applications ; 2001 ; San Jose,CA,United States


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2001-06-04





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English





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