Study of bone ablation dynamics with sequenced pulses

Joseph A. Izatt; Douglas Albagli; Irving Itzkan; Michael S. Feld

doi:10.1117/12.44094

1 June 1991 Study of bone ablation dynamics with sequenced pulses

Joseph A. Izatt, Douglas Albagli, Irving Itzkan, Michael S. Feld

Proceedings Volume 1427, Laser-Tissue Interaction II; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.44094
Event: Optics, Electro-Optics, and Laser Applications in Science and Engineering, 1991, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

The dynamics of the ablation process was investigated in bone using two pulses separated by a variable time delay. In one experiment two sub- threshold 7.5 nsec duration pulses at (lambda) equals 355 nm with pulse separation ranging between 1 ns and 100 msec were used to ablate bone. Crater depths remained approximately constant for pulse separations up to approximately equals 100 nsec, then decreased monotonically in time to zero at 10 msec pulse separation. In another experiment the second pulse was replaced by a 7.5 nsec duration pulse at (lambda) equals 532 nm. The combination of sub-threshold pulses at two different wavelengths also ablated bone with a cutting quality matching that of the more strongly absorbed (lambda) equals 355 nm wavelength. Crater depths from dual wavelength ablation increased with increasing fluence in either contributing pulse. Practical consequences of these experiments are discussed.

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Joseph A. Izatt, Douglas Albagli, Irving Itzkan, and Michael S. Feld "Study of bone ablation dynamics with sequenced pulses", Proc. SPIE 1427, Laser-Tissue Interaction II, (1 June 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.44094

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