Semiconductor emitters are used in many areas of medicine, allowing for new methods of diagnosis, treatment and effective prevention of many diseases. The article presents selected areas of application of semiconductor sources in UVVIS- NIR range, where in recent years competition in semiconductor lasers and LEDs applications has been observed. Examples of applications of analyzed sources are indicated for LLLT, PDT and optical diagnostics using the procedure of color contrast. Selected results of LLLT research of the authors are presented that were obtained by means of the developed optoelectronic system for objectified irradiation and studies on the impact of low-energy laser and LED on lines of endothelial cells of umbilical vein. Usefulness of the spectrally tunable LED lighting system for diagnostic purposes is also demonstrated, also as an illuminator for surface applications - in procedure of variable color contrast of the illuminated object.

Date Published: 8 December 2016
PDF: 19 pages
Proc. SPIE 10159, Laser Technology 2016: Progress and Applications of Lasers, 101590I (8 December 2016); doi: 10.1117/12.2263516

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 10159:
Laser Technology 2016: Progress and Applications of Lasers
Ryszard S. Romaniuk; Krzysztof Kopczynski; Jan K. Jabczyński; Zygmunt Mierczyk, Editor(s)