Femtosecond Technology for Technical and Medical Applications / Edition 1

by Friedrich Dausinger, Friedemann Lichtner, Holger Lubatschowski

Overview

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

ISBN-13:	9783540201144
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	12/03/2004
Series:	Topics in Applied Physics , #96
Edition description:	2004
Pages:	327
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.04(d)

Table 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.