Retinal damage mechanisms from ultrashort laser exposure

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3255, Issue , 1998, Pages 50-55

  Rockwell, B A ^a   Payne, D J ^a   Hopkins, R A ^a   Hammer, D X ^a   Kennedy, P K ^a   Amnotte, R E ^a   Eilert, B ^a   Druessel, J J ^a   Toth, C A ^a   Roach, W P ^a   Phillips, S L ^a   Stolarski, D J ^a   Noojin, G D ^a   Thomas, R J ^a   Cain, C P ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eye; Laser; Nonlinear optics; Retinal damage; Safety

Indexed keywords

EYE PROTECTION; INFRARED RADIATION; LASER SAFETY; NONLINEAR OPTICS; PULSE WIDTH MODULATION;

RETINAL DAMAGE;

ULTRASHORT PULSES;

EID: 18544382076     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.308221     Document Type: Conference Paper

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