Femtosecond Technology for Technical and Medical Applications

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.

List of contents

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.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Assisted by: Friedrich Dausinger (Editor), Friedeman Lichtner (Editor), Friedemann Lichtner (Editor), Holger Lubatschowski (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.10.2010
• EAN: 9783642057595
• ISBN: 978-3-642-05759-5
• No. of pages: 327
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 21 mm x 229 mm
• Weight: 523 g
• Illustrations: XIII, 327 p.
• Series: Topics in Applied Physics; Topics in Applied Physics
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Electricity, magnetism, optics; Laser, C, Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering, Microwaves, RF Engineering and Optical Communications, Lasers, Quantum Optics, Quantum physics (quantum mechanics & quantum field theory), Physics and Astronomy, Optical physics, Photonics, Applied optics, Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices, Optical engineering, Microwaves, Microwave technology