Laser damage threshold trends for sub-100-fs pulses in the retina

Robert J. Thomas; Gary D. Noojin; Paul K. Kennedy; Benjamin A. Rockwell; Kate S. Denning; Jesse H. Shaver; Gavin D. Buffington

doi:10.1117/12.472517

27 June 2002 Laser damage threshold trends for sub-100-fs pulses in the retina

Robert J. Thomas, Gary D. Noojin, Paul K. Kennedy, Benjamin A. Rockwell, Kate S. Denning, Jesse H. Shaver, Gavin D. Buffington

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Proceedings Volume 4617, Laser Tissue Interaction XIII: Photochemical, Photothermal, and Photomechanical; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.472517
Event: International Symposium on Biomedical Optics, 2002, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

We have previously demonstrated that retinal damage thresholds can vary as a function of ultrashort laser pulse chirp. Computations and in-vivo experiments have both demonstrated such results. Here, we present a study of the computation of damage thresholds as functions of laser wavelength, pulse duration, and chirp. Damage threshold trends are explored and related to current and future laser safety exposure limits.

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Robert J. Thomas, Gary D. Noojin, Paul K. Kennedy, Benjamin A. Rockwell, Kate S. Denning, Jesse H. Shaver, and Gavin D. Buffington "Laser damage threshold trends for sub-100-fs pulses in the retina", Proc. SPIE 4617, Laser Tissue Interaction XIII: Photochemical, Photothermal, and Photomechanical, (27 June 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.472517

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