Semiconductor-based lasers in medicine

Summary form only received as follows: Diode-pumped lasers and direct diodes have enabled a new level of efficacy in the treatment of tumors, skin lesions, diabetic retinopathy, retinopathy of prematurity, age-related macular degeneration, and hair removal. CW-based frequency conversion enables tuna...

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Published inConference Proceedings. LEOS'98. 11th Annual Meeting. IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 1998 Annual Meeting (Cat. No.98CH36243) Vol. 2; p. 339 vol.2
Main Author Marshall, L.R.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 1998
Subjects
Diabetes
Hair
Laser ablation
Laser surgery
Lesions
Medical diagnostic imaging
Retinopathy
Semiconductor diodes
Semiconductor lasers
Skin neoplasms
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Summary:Summary form only received as follows: Diode-pumped lasers and direct diodes have enabled a new level of efficacy in the treatment of tumors, skin lesions, diabetic retinopathy, retinopathy of prematurity, age-related macular degeneration, and hair removal. CW-based frequency conversion enables tunable laser output for selective ablation and coagulation in a single surgical laser for speciality surgery. Breakthroughs in understanding the underlying mechanism in laser/tissue interactions have led to new diagnostic techniques which allow real time visualization of the healing response. New brightness enhancing techniques have enabled direct diodes to replace CO/sub 2/ lasers in certain markets, and have greatly improved both fundamental laser and wavelength conversion efficiency of diode-pumped lasers.
ISBN:9780780349476
0780349474
DOI:10.1109/LEOS.1998.739641