Frequency doubling of ultrashort laser pulses in biological tissues
- 1 December 1999
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Applied Optics
- Vol. 38 (34) , 7145-7150
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ao.38.007145
Abstract
Theoretical and experimental studies of second-harmonic generation (SHG) in biological tissues was performed by use of ultrashort laser pulses (in vitro against measurements of pig and chicken tissue and human tooth. The experimental results indicate that the intensity of SHG varies significantly among tissue types and between test sites in individual tissue. Possibilities of using this nonlinear tissue property in imaging and diagnostics are discussed.Keywords
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