Publications [#245931] of Glenn S. Edwards

Papers Published

1. Shen, JH; Harrington, JA; Edwards, GS; Joos, KM, Hollow-glass waveguide delivery of an infrared free-electron laser for microsurgical applications., Applied optics, vol. 40 no. 4 (February, 2001), pp. 583-587, ISSN 0003-6935 [doi]
   (last updated on 2024/12/31)

   Abstract:
   The purpose of this research is to deliver free-electron-laser (FEL) pulses for intraocular microsurgery. The FEL at Vanderbilt University is tunable from 1.8 to 10.8 microm. To deliver the FEL beam we used a metallic-coated hollow-glass waveguide of 530-mum inner diameter. A 20-gauge cannula with a miniature CaF2 window shielded the waveguide from water. Open-sky retinotomy was performed on cadaver eyes. The system delivered as much as 6 x 10(5) W of FEL peak power to the intraocular tissues without damage to the waveguide or to the surgical probe.