Ultrashort Lasers and Their Bioeffects

Abstract

Previous chapters in this volume present basic information related to the biomedical implications of military lasers. Traditional laser applications involve possible exposures to laser light with pulse durations ranging from as long as several seconds of continuous exposure to as short as several billionths of a second. Novel applications are emerging for lasers with much shorter pulse durations within the ultrashort regime, pulses with duration in the range of trillionths to quadrillionths of a second.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 28, 2005
Accession Number
AD1125911

Entities

People

  • Benjamin A. Rockwell
  • William P. Roach

Organizations

  • 711th Human Performance Wing

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Cells
  • Cellular Structures
  • Dispersions
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Electromagnetic Shielding
  • Electrons
  • Femtosecond Lasers
  • Femtosecond Time
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Laser Applications
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Pulses
  • Laser Safety
  • Lasers
  • Light (Electromagnetic Radiation)
  • Light Pulses
  • Measurement
  • Metamaterial Absorbers
  • Optical Phenomena
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Refractive Index
  • Scattering

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Auditory Neuroscience/Auditory Physiology.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Directed Energy