Trends in Retinal Damage Thresholds from 100-Millisecond Near-Infrared Laser Radiation Exposures: A Study at 1,110, 1,130, 1,150, and 1,319 nm

Abstract

Retinal damage thresholds from 100-millisecond exposures to laser radiation for wavelengths between 1,100 and 1,350nm have never previously been established. We sought to determine the retinal damage threshold for 100- millisecond exposures of near-infrared (NIR) laser radiation wavelengths at 1,110, 1,130, 1,150, and 1,319 nm. These data were then used to create trends for retinal damage thresholds over the 1,100?1,350nm NIR region based upon linear absorption of laser radiation in ocular media and chromatic dispersion of the eye.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA512812

Entities

People

  • Ashley J. Welch
  • Aurora D. Shingledecker
  • Benjamin A. Rockwell
  • Dave J. Stolarski
  • Gary D. Noojin
  • Jeff W. Oliver
  • Kurt J. Schuster
  • Rebecca L. Vincelette
  • Robert J. Thomas
  • Semih S. Kumru

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Cameras
  • Dispersions
  • Eye
  • Eye Diseases
  • Factor Analysis
  • Infrared Lasers
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Laser Safety
  • Lasers
  • Near Infrared Radiation
  • Optical Lattices
  • Photographs
  • Radiation

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy