Free-electron-laser-based biophysical and biomedical instrumentation

GS Edwards, RH Austin, FE Carroll… - Review of scientific …, 2003 - pubs.aip.org
A survey of biophysical and biomedical applications of free-electron lasers (FELs) is
presented. FELs are pulsed light sources, collectively operating from the microwave through …

System and method for voice control of medical devices

MN Islam - US Patent 7,259,906, 2007 - Google Patents
US7259906B1 - System and method for voice control of medical devices - Google Patents
US7259906B1 - System and method for voice control of medical devices - Google Patents …

Infra-red light source including a raman shifter

MN Islam - US Patent 7,433,116, 2008 - Google Patents
(51) Int. Cl. An infrared light source includes one or more combiners that HOIS
3/00(2006.01) are coupled to at least a first pump laser and a second pump (52) US Cl …

Short-wave infrared super-continuum lasers for early detection of dental caries

MN Islam - US Patent 9,500,635, 2016 - Google Patents
A system and method for using near-infrared or short-wave infrared (SWIR) sources such as
lamps, thermal sources, LED's, laser diodes, super-luminescent laser diodes, and super …

Broadband or mid-infrared fiber light sources

MN Islam - US Patent 8,391,660, 2013 - Google Patents
A broadband light source includes one or more laser diodes that are capable of generating
a pump signal having a wavelength shorter than 2.5 microns, a pulse width of at least 100 …

Broadband or mid-infrared fiber light sources

MN Islam - US Patent 8,055,108, 2011 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A broadband light source includes one or more laser diodes 4,063,106 A
12/1977 Ashkin et al. 4,158,750 A 6, 1979 Sakoe et al. that are capable of generating a …

Mechanisms for soft‐tissue ablation and the development of alternative medical lasers based on investigations with mid‐infrared free‐electron lasers

GS Edwards - Laser & Photonics Reviews, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Experimental evidence indicating the potential biomedical advantages of using a Mark‐III
Free‐Electron Laser (FEL) for the ablation of soft tissue were first reported in 1994 …

System and method for voice control of medical devices

MN Islam - US Patent 8,472,108, 2013 - Google Patents
A light-based medical scope system includes a semiconductor diode pump source, a
multiplexer that combines diode outputs to generate an optical signal. First and second …

Mid infrared optical parametric oscillator (OPO) as a viable alternative to tissue ablation with the free electron laser (FEL)

MA Mackanos, D Simanovskii, KM Joos… - Lasers in Surgery …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Objectives Investigations with a Mark‐III free electron laser, tuned
to 6.45 µm in wavelength have demonstrated minimal collateral damage and high ablation …

Short-wave infrared super-continuum lasers for detecting counterfeit or illicit drugs and pharmaceutical process control

MN Islam - US Patent 9,164,032, 2015 - Google Patents
A system and method for using near-infrared or short-wave infrared (SWIR) light sources for
identification of counterfeit drugs may perform spectroscopy using a super-continuum laser …