Ultra short laser pulse processing of wave guides for medical applications

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4978, Issue , 2003, Pages 180-187

  Ashkenasi, D ^a,d   Rosenfeld, A ^b   Spaniol, S ^c   Terenji, A ^c  

^a Laser und Medizin Technologie GmbH   (Germany)

^b MAX BORN INSTITUT   (Germany)

^c CeramOptec GmbH   (Germany)

^d NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Laser processing; Medical application; Sub surface modification; Ultra short laser pulses; Wave guides

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MICROMACHINING; PHOTONS; SURFACE TREATMENT; WAVEGUIDES;

LASER PROCESSING;

ULTRASHORT PULSES;

EID: 0141679389     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.478583     Document Type: Conference Paper

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