Femtosecond lasers in biology: Nanoscale surgery with ultrafast optics

Contemporary Physics

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 391-411

  Gabel, Christopher V ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Femtosecond laser; Laser ablation; Laser surgery; Nanosurgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 65249187751     PISSN: 00107514     EISSN: 13665812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00107510802628263     Document Type: Article

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