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How are Lasers Used to Perform Life-Saving Surgeries on Unborn Babies?

Article - 26 May 2021

Operating on a baby while still inside the womb once seemed impossible, however, medical technology has advanced to the point that not only is this possible, but fetal surgery has better results than...

What are Optical Tweezers?

Article - 12 Mar 2019

Optical tweezers are a top-end research tool that employ a highly focused laser beam to trap and manipulate incredibly small particles.

Using Lasers in Surgery

Article - 10 Jul 2018

This article talks about using lasers in surgery.

Holmium YAG Lasers - Properties and Applications

Article - 17 May 2013

Holmium YAG laser is a solid state laser, where YAG (Yttrium Aluminum Garnet) crystals are doped with rare-earth holmium. The first experiments with doping the YAG laser with holmium were carried out...

Neodymium/Chromium Doped YAG (Nd/Cr:YAG) Lasers – Properties and Applications

Article - 17 May 2013

The YAG (yttrium aluminium garnet) laser is doped with chromium and neodymium in order to enhance the absorption characteristics of the laser. The NdCrYAG laser is a solid state laser.

Thulium YAG Lasers - Properties and Applications

Article - 16 May 2013

Thulium-yttrium aluminum garnet (Tm:YAG) laser is used as a suitable means to produce high power laser emission from the 3F4 – 3F6 transition.

Er:YAG Lasers - Properties and Applications

Article - 15 May 2013

Er:YAG lasers are solid-state lasers that have erbium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet as a lasing medium. These lasers emit infrared light at a wavelength of 2940 nm.

Nd:YAG Lasers – Properties and Applications

Article - 9 May 2013

Neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) is a crystal that is commonly used as a lasing medium for solid-state lasers.