Photonics Medical Application Notes

1. NDT In Composite Materials With Flash, Transient, And Lockin Thermography 2/16/2012

   Composites are now used in everything from aircraft to prosthetics. By Markus Tarin and Ralph Rotolante

2. Application Note: Nonlinear Microscopy 9/16/2008
   Ultrafast lasers have revolutionized the field of microscopy by enabling new types of nonlinear microscopy techniques. Femtosecond pulse lasers provide the combination of high peak power (1-100 kW) and low average power (10-1000mW) which is ideal for utilizing nonlinear optical processes in scanning laser microscopy (LSM). Here, we describe the two main varieties of nonlinear microscopy: two-photon microscopy, and third-harmonic generation (THG) microscopy. And we show images using these techniques with various types of modelocked fiber lasers. By IMRA America, Inc.
3. Application Note: Medical X-Ray Imaging System Improves Patient Diagnosis 8/20/2010
   For more than 40 years, Italray srl has been a manufacturer of radiological equipment for traditional and digital medical applications, and of computer-assisted systems dedicated to radiological purposes. In recent years, Italray’s laboratories have developed the X-Frame line of digital imaging systems, which includes the X-Frame CCD series for radiology/fluoroscopy applications. With the help of image acquisition boards and software from DALSA, X-Frame CCD systems provide the high-speed image acquisition, real-time data processing and storage capabilities, and image reliability needed to address the challenges of the applications for which the systems were developed.
4. Application Note: Detection Of Hydrocarbon Radicals During Plasma Etching 4/16/2010

   Optical emission spectroscopy is used to study and monitor the plasma etching of hydrogenated amorphous carbon (a-C:H) thin films. T.A.R. Hansen and R. Engeln, Eindhoven University of Technology

5. Solutions For Critical Medical Applications 12/20/2010
   Raytheon ELCAN Optical Technologies is well known for its precise optical solutions for critical military applications. By ELCAN Optical Technologies
6. Using Raman Spectroscopy To Detect Malignant Changes In Tissues 5/25/2012

   Accurate, rapid, and non-invasive detection and diagnosis of malignant disease in tissues is an important goal of biomedical research. Optical methods, such as diffuse reflectance, fluorescence spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy, have all been investigated as ways to attain this goal. Diffuse reflectance utilizes the absorption and scattering properties of tissues, particularly from cell nuclei and stroma.

7. Optical Coherence Tomography 9/26/2022

   Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a noninvasive, high-resolution optical imaging technology that creates cross-sectional images from interference signals received from an object under investigation and a local reference.

8. Applications Of Photodetectors, LEDs, And More 9/6/2023

   This range of reliable photodiodes, IR detectors, LEDs, emitters, assemblies, and photonic modules are built to meet the demands of military, medical, and commercial applications.

9. Technical Note: High-Precision Micromachining 9/16/2008
   Laser micromachining is a large and rapidly-growing application area for pulsed lasers. In fact, the general application area of materials processing forms the largest single application market for all lasers sold. Microelectronics in particular is one of the largest industry sectors that uses laser micromachining for a variety of applications including mask repair, chip repair, linkblowing, wafer processing, via-hole drilling and others. Pulsed lasers that are widely used include excimer lasers and Qswitched solid-state lasers such as Nd:YAG and Vanadate systems. By IMRA America, Inc.
10. Application Note: Nonlinear Microscopy 9/16/2008
    Ultrafast lasers have revolutionized the field of microscopy by enabling new types of nonlinear microscopy techniques. Femtosecond pulse lasers provide the combination of high peak power (1-100 kW) and low average power (10-1000mW) which is ideal for utilizing nonlinear optical processes in scanning laser microscopy (LSM). Here, we describe the two main varieties of nonlinear microscopy: two-photon microscopy, and third-harmonic generation (THG) microscopy. And we show images using these techniques with various types of modelocked fiber lasers. By IMRA America, Inc.