Femtosecond Laser Eyewear Protection: Measurements and Precautions for Amplified High Power Applications.

ABSTRACT: Ultrafast lasers have become increasingly important as research tools in laboratories and commercial enterprises suggesting laser safety, personal protection and awareness become ever more important. Laser safety eyewear are typically rated by their optical densities (OD) over various spectral ranges, but these measurements are usually made using low power, large beam size, and continuous beam conditions. These measurement scenarios are vastly different than the high power, small beam size, and pulsed laser beam conditions where ultrafast lasers have extremely high peak powers and broad spectra due to the short pulse durations. Many solid-state lasers are also tunable over a broad wavelength range, further complicating the selection of adequate laser safety eyewear. Eighteen laser eyewear

SUBMITTER: Riedel-Topper M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6459187 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature