Retinal damage mechanisms from ultrashort laser exposure
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Rockwell, BA; Payne, DJ; Hopkins, RA; Hammer, DX; Kennedy, PK; Amnotte, RE; Eilert, B; Druessel, JJ; Toth, CA; Roach, WP; Phillips, SL ...
December 1, 1998
Extensive research of ultrashort ocular damage mechanisms has shown that less energy is required for retinal damage for pulses shorter than one nanosecond. Laser minimum visible lesion (MVL) thresholds for retinal damage from ultrashort (i.e. < 1 ns) laser pulses occur at lower energies than in the nanosecond (ns) to microsecond (μs) laser pulse regime. We review the progress made in determining the trends in retinal damage from laser pulses of one nanosecond to one hundred femtoseconds in the visible and near-infrared wavelength regimes. We discuss the most likely damage mechanism(s) operative in this pulse width regime and discuss implications on laser safety standards.
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December 1, 1998
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3255
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Related Subject Headings
- 5102 Atomic, molecular and optical physics
- 4009 Electronics, sensors and digital hardware
- 4006 Communications engineering
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Rockwell, B. A., Payne, D. J., Hopkins, R. A., Hammer, D. X., Kennedy, P. K., Amnotte, R. E., … Cain, C. P. (1998). Retinal damage mechanisms from ultrashort laser exposure (Vol. 3255, pp. 50–55). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.308221
Rockwell, B. A., D. J. Payne, R. A. Hopkins, D. X. Hammer, P. K. Kennedy, R. E. Amnotte, B. Eilert, et al. “Retinal damage mechanisms from ultrashort laser exposure,” 3255:50–55, 1998. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.308221.
Rockwell BA, Payne DJ, Hopkins RA, Hammer DX, Kennedy PK, Amnotte RE, et al. Retinal damage mechanisms from ultrashort laser exposure. In 1998. p. 50–5.
Rockwell, B. A., et al. Retinal damage mechanisms from ultrashort laser exposure. Vol. 3255, 1998, pp. 50–55. Scopus, doi:10.1117/12.308221.
Rockwell BA, Payne DJ, Hopkins RA, Hammer DX, Kennedy PK, Amnotte RE, Eilert B, Druessel JJ, Toth CA, Roach WP, Phillips SL, Stolarski DJ, Noojin GD, Thomas RJ, Cain CP. Retinal damage mechanisms from ultrashort laser exposure. 1998. p. 50–55.
DOI
Publication Date
December 1, 1998
Volume
3255
Start / End Page
50 / 55
Related Subject Headings
- 5102 Atomic, molecular and optical physics
- 4009 Electronics, sensors and digital hardware
- 4006 Communications engineering