Development of a new laser-surgery tool using high-brightness laser arrays and specially designed beam-shaping optics

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6368, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Causa, F ^a   Bonora, S ^b,c   Masanotti, D ^a   Villoresi, P ^b,c  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Beam shaping optics; Coupling to fibre; High brightness; Laser surgery applications

Indexed keywords

COSTS; LASER BEAMS; LASER OPTICS; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

BEAM-SHAPING OPTICS; LASER ARRAYS; LASER SURGERY APPLICATIONS; MEDICAL TOOLS; OPTICAL CAVITY;

LASER SURGERY;

EID: 33846799204     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.686006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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