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Paper Abstract
Hard tissues are irradiated with combined beam of Er:YAG and Ho:YAG lasers to achieve highly
efficient ablation with lower laser power. We controlled the delay time between pulses of the two lasers and
irradiated alumina ceramic balls that are used as hard tissue samples. By optimizing the delay time, the combined
laser beam provides 40% higher perforation depth compared with the result with independent radiation of
Er:YAG or Ho:YAG laser. The ablation mechanism are observed and investigated by using an ultra-high-speed
camera and infrared thermography camera.
Paper Details
Date Published: 20 February 2009
PDF: 6 pages
Proc. SPIE 7173, Optical Fibers and Sensors for Medical Diagnostics and Treatment Applications IX, 71730R (20 February 2009); doi: 10.1117/12.807910
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 7173:
Optical Fibers and Sensors for Medical Diagnostics and Treatment Applications IX
Israel Gannot, Editor(s)
PDF: 6 pages
Proc. SPIE 7173, Optical Fibers and Sensors for Medical Diagnostics and Treatment Applications IX, 71730R (20 February 2009); doi: 10.1117/12.807910
Show Author Affiliations
Tomonori Watanabe, Tohoku Univ. (Japan)
Katsumasa Iwai, Sendai National College of Technology (Japan)
Katsumasa Iwai, Sendai National College of Technology (Japan)
Yuji Matsuura, Tohoku Univ. (Japan)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 7173:
Optical Fibers and Sensors for Medical Diagnostics and Treatment Applications IX
Israel Gannot, Editor(s)
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