Retinal damage mechanisms and safety for ultrashort laser exposure
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Rockwell, BA; Toth, CA; Roach, WP; Payne, DJ; Hopkins, RA; Kennedy, PK; Stolarski, DJ; Noojin, GD; Thomas, RJ; Cain, CP
January 1, 1999
For the past several years the US Air Force has led a research effort to investigate the thresholds and mechanisms for retinal damage from ultrashort laser pulses [i.e. nanosecond (10-9 sec) to femtosecond (10-15 sec) pulse widths]. The goal was to expand the biological database into the ultrashort pulse regime and thus to allow establishment of maximum permissible exposure limits for these lasers. We review the progress made in determining trends in retinal damage by ultrashort laser pulses in the visible and near infrared, including variations in spot size and number of pulses. We also discuss the most likely damage mechanisms operative in this pulse width regime and discuss relevance to laser safety.
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January 1, 1999
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3601
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- 5102 Atomic, molecular and optical physics
- 4009 Electronics, sensors and digital hardware
- 4006 Communications engineering
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Rockwell, B. A., Toth, C. A., Roach, W. P., Payne, D. J., Hopkins, R. A., Kennedy, P. K., … Cain, C. P. (1999). Retinal damage mechanisms and safety for ultrashort laser exposure (Vol. 3601, pp. 4–10). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.349987
Rockwell, B. A., C. A. Toth, W. P. Roach, D. J. Payne, R. A. Hopkins, P. K. Kennedy, D. J. Stolarski, G. D. Noojin, R. J. Thomas, and C. P. Cain. “Retinal damage mechanisms and safety for ultrashort laser exposure,” 3601:4–10, 1999. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.349987.
Rockwell BA, Toth CA, Roach WP, Payne DJ, Hopkins RA, Kennedy PK, et al. Retinal damage mechanisms and safety for ultrashort laser exposure. In 1999. p. 4–10.
Rockwell, B. A., et al. Retinal damage mechanisms and safety for ultrashort laser exposure. Vol. 3601, 1999, pp. 4–10. Scopus, doi:10.1117/12.349987.
Rockwell BA, Toth CA, Roach WP, Payne DJ, Hopkins RA, Kennedy PK, Stolarski DJ, Noojin GD, Thomas RJ, Cain CP. Retinal damage mechanisms and safety for ultrashort laser exposure. 1999. p. 4–10.
DOI
Publication Date
January 1, 1999
Volume
3601
Start / End Page
4 / 10
Related Subject Headings
- 5102 Atomic, molecular and optical physics
- 4009 Electronics, sensors and digital hardware
- 4006 Communications engineering