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Record Nr.

UNINA9910634039203321

Titolo

Femtosecond Technology for Technical and Medical Applications [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Friedrich Dausinger, Friedemann Lichtner, Holger Lubatschowski

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2004

ISBN

3-540-39848-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2004.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIII, 327 p.)

Collana

Topics in Applied Physics, , 0303-4216 ; ; 96

Disciplina

621.36/6

Soggetti

Lasers

Photonics

Microwaves

Optical engineering

Quantum optics

Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices

Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering

Quantum Optics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

Femtosecond technology, with its ultrashort light pulses, forms an innovative laser technology that can be used for numerous technical applications. This monograph gives a comprehensive overview of the principles and applications of femtosecond lasers, especially as applied to medicine and to production technology. The principles and features of such femtosecond technology are described, and 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 such as dental, ophthalmologic, neurological and otolaryngological applications; in metrology; and in the generation of x-rays. Safety aspects are also considered.