Experimental studies on the development and propagation of shock waves created by the interaction of short Nd:YAG laser pulses with a titanium target
Authors:
- Jack M. DodickJDJack M. Dodick
- Jens ChristiansenJCJens Christiansen
- 1 November 1991
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
- Vol. 17 (6) , 794-797
Abstract
The formation and propagation of shock waves created by the interaction of high powered Nd:YAG laser pulses with a titanium target are photographed and analyzed. The titanium target is located at the distal end of a probe, similar to an irrigation/aspiration probe used in cataract surgery, and the Nd:YAG laser is delivered by a cladded 300 microns quartz fiber. This device, and the results of this study, are being applied to develop a device for fragmenting nuclear material for cataract extraction.Keywords
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