Criteria for the determination of the 'thermal' retinal image diameter

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 5688, Issue , 2005, Pages 458-468

  Schulmeister, Karl ^a   Edthofer, Florian ^a   Seiser, Bernhard ^a   Grabner, Ulfried ^a   Vees, Georg ^a  

^a ARC SEIBERSDORF RESEARCH GMBH   (Austria)

Author keywords

Allowable emission limit; Angular subtense; ANSI Z136.1; Apparent source; Hazard analysis; IEC 60825 1; Laser safety; Maximum permissible exposure; Product classification; Retinal thermal injury

Indexed keywords

IMAGE PROCESSING; LASER SAFETY; OPTICAL RESONATORS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RADIATION; STANDARDS;

ALLOWABLE EMISSION LIMITS; ANGULAR SUBTENSE; ANSI Z136.1; APPARENT SOURCES; HAZARD ANALYSIS; IEC 60825-1; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE; PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION; RETINAL THERMAL INJURY;

LIGHT SOURCES;

EID: 21844453402     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.608421     Document Type: Conference Paper

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