Laser generated ultrasound by material ablation using fiber optic delivery

Ultrasonics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-7

  Hopko, Sandra Nowland ^a   Ume, I Charles ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Focusing objective; Laser electronics; Optical fiber; Optics

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTICS; FOCUSING; LASER ABLATION; NEODYMIUM LASERS; OPTICAL FIBERS; Q SWITCHED LASERS;

LASER GENERATED ULTRASOUND;

ULTRASONICS;

EID: 0032712862     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-624X(98)00046-8     Document Type: Article

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