YAG laser may refer to two types of lasers that use yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG):
Nd:YAG laser (doped with neodymium)
Er:YAG laser (doped with erbium)
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YAGlaser may refer to two types of lasers that use yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG): Nd:YAGlaser (doped with neodymium) Er:YAGlaser (doped with erbium)...
can be doped into YAG as active laser ions, yielding Nd:YAG and Er:YAGlasers, respectively. Cerium-doped YAG (Ce:YAG) is used as a phosphor in cathode...
glaucoma cases, surgical iridectomy has been superseded by Nd:YAGlaser iridotomy, because the laser procedure is much safer. Opening the globe for a surgical...
lasers include carbon dioxide, argon, Nd:YAGlaser, and potassium titanyl phosphate, among others. Soft-tissue laser surgery is used in a variety of applications...
The experimental thulium fiber laser (TFL) is being studied as a potential alternative to the holmium:YAG (Ho:YAG) laser for the treatment of kidney stones...
for different applications. Diode lasers Carbon dioxide lasers Nd:YAGlaser Diode lasers wavelengths in the 810–1,100 nm range are poorly absorbed by the...
Nd:YAGlaser is used where very high power is needed and for boring and engraving. Both CO2 and Nd/Nd:YAGlasers can be used for welding. CO2 lasers are...
active laser medium. YAG is an abbreviation for yttrium aluminum garnet which are crystals that are used for solid-state lasers while Nd:YAG refers to...
a YAGlaser designed specifically for vitreolysis, reported side effects and complications associated with vitreolysis are rare. However, YAGlasers have...
costs. The two types of lasers commonly used are solid-state lasers (especially ruby lasers and Nd:YAGlasers) and gas lasers. The first type uses one...
diode-side-pumped triangular Nd:YAG and Nd:YAP laser" (PDF). In Hoffman, Hanna J; Shori, Ramesh K (eds.). Solid State Lasers XIV: Technology and Devices....
only by visible light. For example, some people exposed to high power Nd:YAGlasers emitting invisible 1064 nm radiation may not feel pain or notice immediate...
other substrate crystals, such as yttrium aluminium garnet in the Nd:YAGlaser. Neodymium alloys are used to make high-strength neodymium magnets, which...
Neodymium-doped YAG (Nd:YAG) has proven to be one of the best solid-state laser materials. Its indisputable dominance in a broad variety of laser applications...
of more efficient Nd:YAG rangefinders a decade later. Ruby lasers were used mainly in research. The ruby laser was the first laser used to optically pump...
being most effective and producing the best results, but lasers such as the Nd:YAGlaser are able to target black hair in patients with dark skin with...
laser. It can be performed using CO2 lasers, Nd:YAGlasers, Diode lasers and Fiber lasers. When a laser encounters the surface of plastics, it can be reflected...
IR light. Dual-frequency so-called YAGlaser eyewear is significantly more expensive than single frequency laser eyewear, and is often not supplied with...
block glaucoma. Surgical iridectomy can be done manually or with a Nd:YAGlaser. Laser peripheral iridotomy may be done either before or following cataract...
ceramic surface. Since then Q-switched YAGlasers were used for a period as they provided a more focusable laser beam as well as increased pulsing frequencies...