Oxide Glass Fiber Optimized for Short Pulse IR Lasers

临床需要优化短脉冲中红外激光的光纤传输，以满足外科激光应用的需要。巨大的潜在医疗市场，如美容皮肤置换，牙科和眼科利用Er: YAG和Er:YSGG激光器进行治疗程序。第一阶段研究的目标是进一步开发IFS生产的氧化锗玻璃纤维，使其可以用于这些应用。本研究有三个目的：(1)使用短脉冲ER:YAG激光器测试和开发光纤，用于需要进一步精度的潜在眼科应用；(2)在高功率、高脉冲重复率下测试，用于需要快速去除大量组织的牙科和美容应用；(3)开发更兼容的氧化锗光纤。进一步的第二阶段工作将继续进行光纤开发和专门的光纤探头设计，以便在定制外科激光手术过程中灵活地输送激光辐射。拟议的商业应用：能够从短脉冲中红外激光器传输激光能量的红外光纤将在激光外科和牙科，包括眼科和皮肤科，例如有许多应用。

There is a clinical need for optimized optical fiber transmission of short pulse mid-infrared laser radiation for surgical laser applications. Large potential medical markets such as cosmetic skin resurfacing, dentistry, and ophthalmology utilize the Er: YAG and Er:YSGG lasers for therapeutic procedures. The goal of this Phase I study is to further develop the germanium oxide glass fibers made by IFS so that they may be used in these applications. There are three aims of this study: (1) Testing and development of fibers using a short-pulse ER:YAG laser for potential ophthalmic applications requiring further precision, (2) Testing at high-power, high pulse repetition rates for dental and cosmetic applications requiring rapid removal of large amounts of tissue, and (3) development of more compatible germanium oxide fibers. Further Phase II work will be done on the continued fiber development and the development of specialized fiber probe tip designs for flexible delivery of laser radiation during custom surgical laser procedures. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS: IR fiber able to deliver laser energy from short pulse mid-infrared lasers would have many applications in laser surgery and dentistry, including ophthalmology and dermatology, for example.