Optodynamic energy-conversion efficiency during an Er:YAG-laser-pulse delivery into a liquid through different fiber-tip geometries

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Gregorčic, Peter ^a   Jezeršek, Matija ^a   Možina, Janez ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Cavitation bubble; Erbium laser pulse; Fiber tip geometry; Laser tissue interaction; Lasers in medicine; Optodynamics; Shadowgraphy; Vapor bubble formation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FIBER OPTICS; INSTRUMENTATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SOLID STATE LASER; TRANSDUCER;

BODY FLUIDS; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; RADIATION DOSAGE; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 84872020535     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.JBO.17.7.075006     Document Type: Article

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