Femtosecond Technology for Technical and Medical Applications

Softcover version of original hardcover Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-3-642-05759-5
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, Band 96, 327 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 522 g

Reihe: Topics in Applied Physics

Femtosecond technology, with its ultrashort light pulses, forms an innovative laser technology which can be used for multiple technical applications. The book gives a comprehensive overview of the principles and applications of femtosecond lasers, especially applied to medicine and to production technology. The principles and features of such femtosecond technology are described. The lasers, systems and technologies that are required in these potential fields of application are investigated. The advantages and problems of ultrashort laser pulses are discussed in more detail in the context of applications in the micro-machining of technical materials such as drilling, surface structuring and cutting, in medical use like dental, ophthalmologic, neurological and otolaryngological applications, in metrology, and in the generation of x-rays. Safety aspects are also considered.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dausinger, Friedrich

Lubatschowski, Holger

Lichtner, Friedemann

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Elektromagnetismus Quantenoptik, Nichtlineare Optik, Laserphysik
• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Angewandte Optik
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Physik, Chemie für Ingenieure
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Medizinische Physik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction (Dausinger).- High Power Ultrashort Pulse Lasers (Giesen, Tünnermann, Wallenstein).- Ultrashort Interaction with Material (Dausinger, Lubatschowski).- Technical Applications (Dausinger).- Medical Therapy (Weigl, Lubatschowski, Götz, Schwab).- Generation of X-Rays (Schwoerer).- Metrological Applications (Menzel).- Safety Aspects (Kautek, Bunte).- Subject Index.