Laser sources at 2 um and 3 um

Enzo Nava; Luciano Garifo; Rinaldo Cubeddu; Gianluca Valentini; Angelo Ferrario

doi:10.1117/12.229557

10 January 1996 Laser sources at 2 um and 3 um

Enzo Nava, Luciano Garifo, Rinaldo Cubeddu, Gianluca Valentini, Angelo Ferrario

Proceedings Volume 2624, Laser-Tissue Interaction and Tissue Optics; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.229557
Event: BiOS Europe '95, 1995, Barcelona, Spain

Abstract

Two laser systems emitting at 2 and 3 micrometers have been developed for application in the biomedical field, such as photoablation and microsurgery. The design involved the evaluation of active materials, the optimization of pumping chamber and the analysis of different configurations of the resonant cavity. Holmium, Thulium and Erbium active ions in the YAG host have been considered. A complete characterization of the laser behavior has been carried out for the most interesting combinations of components. The Erbium laser has been also operated in Q-switch regime. The achieved results are comparable with the state of the art performances on the international market.

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Enzo Nava, Luciano Garifo, Rinaldo Cubeddu, Gianluca Valentini, and Angelo Ferrario "Laser sources at 2 um and 3 um", Proc. SPIE 2624, Laser-Tissue Interaction and Tissue Optics, (10 January 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.229557

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