Simultaneous spatial and temporal focusing for tissue ablation
Open Access
- 8 May 2013
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Biomedical Optics Express
- Vol. 4 (6), 831-841
- https://doi.org/10.1364/boe.4.000831
Abstract
Simultaneous spatial temporal focusing (SSTF) is used to deliver microjoule femtosecond pulses with low numerical aperture geometries (<0.05 NA) with characteristics that are significantly improved compared to standard focusing paradigms. Nonlinear effects that would normally result in focal plane shifts and focal spot distortion are mitigated when SSTF is employed. As a result, it is shown that SSTF will enable surgical implementations that are presently inhibited.Keywords
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