Light beamshaping and homogenization (LSBH) by irregular microlens structure for medical applications

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3251, Issue , 1998, Pages 28-33

  Semchishen, Vladimir ^a   Mrochen, Michael ^a   Seminogov, Vladimir ^a   Panchenko, Vladislav ^a   Seiler, Theo ^a  

^a Scientific Research Center for Technological Lasers   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Erbium:YAG laser; Excimer laser; Homogenization; Light shaping; Photorefractive keratectomy

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL POLISHING; ETCHING; EXCIMER LASERS; HOLOGRAPHIC OPTICAL ELEMENTS; LASER ABLATION; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MICROLENSES; MODULATION; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SOLID STATE LASERS; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

LIGHT SHAPING BEAM HOMOGENIZERS (LSBH); PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY (PRK);

COHERENT LIGHT;

EID: 0032225832     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.306065     Document Type: Conference Paper

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