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Nonlinear side effects of fs pulses inside corneal tissue during photodisruption

  • A. Heisterkamp*
  • , T. Ripken
  • , T. Mamom
  • , W. Drommer
  • , H. Welling
  • , W. Ertmer
  • , H. Lubatschowski
  • *Korrespondierende*r Autor*in für diese Arbeit

Publikation: Beitrag in FachzeitschriftArtikelForschungPeer-Review

Abstract

In order to evaluate the potential for refractive surgery, fs laser pulses of 150-fs pulse duration were used to process corneal tissue of dead and living animal eyes. By focusing the laser radiation down to spot sizes of several microns, very precise cuts could be achieved inside the treated cornea, accompanied with minimum collateral damage to the tissue by thermal or mechanical effects. During histo-pathological analysis by light and transmission electron microscopy considerable side effects of fs photodisruption were found. Due to the high intensities at the focal region several nonlinear effects occurred. Self-focusing, photodissociation, UV-light production were observed, leading to streak formation inside the cornea.

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)419-425
Seitenumfang7
FachzeitschriftApplied Physics B: Lasers and Optics
Jahrgang74
Ausgabenummer4-5
DOIs
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Apr. 2002

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

  • Physik und Astronomie (sonstige)
  • Allgemeine Physik und Astronomie

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