What makes a fiber tip do the job: an optical and thermal evaluation study

Rudolf M. Verdaasdonck; Christiaan F. P. van Swol

doi:10.1117/12.208419

1 May 1995 What makes a fiber tip do the job: an optical and thermal evaluation study

Rudolf M. Verdaasdonck, Christiaan F. P. van Swol

Proceedings Volume 2396, Biomedical Optoelectronic Instrumentation; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.208419
Event: Photonics West '95, 1995, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

The success of a medical laser treatment is highly dependent on the optical, thermal and mechanical characteristics of an optical system or shaped tip on the end of a fiber '. Atpresent, this can be well illustrated by the laser delivery devices which are developed for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) 2 Thedesigns are based on either side-firing fibers or contact probes coupled to continuous wave (CW) laser systems. For the first, the optical properties are important and, for the latter, the thermal and mechanical properties.

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Rudolf M. Verdaasdonck and Christiaan F. P. van Swol "What makes a fiber tip do the job: an optical and thermal evaluation study", Proc. SPIE 2396, Biomedical Optoelectronic Instrumentation, (1 May 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.208419

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