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Analytical optimization of the laser induced refractive index change (LIRIC) process: maximizing LIRIC without reaching the damage threshold

  • Samuel Arba-Mosquera ORCID logo EMAIL logo , Luise Krüger , Pascal Naubereit , Simas Sobutas , Shwetabh Verma , Len Zheleznyak und Wayne H. Knox
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Abstract

A method to determine the optimum laser parameters for maximizing laser induced refractive index change (LIRIC) while avoiding exceeding the damage threshold for different materials with high water content (in particular, polymers such as hydrogels or the human cornea) is proposed. The model is based upon two previous independent models for LIRIC and for laser induced optical breakdown (LIOB) threshold combined in a simple manner. This work provides qualitative and quantitative estimates for the parameters leading to a maximum LIRIC effect below the threshold of LIOB.

Keywords: femtosecond lasers; laser induced optical breakdown; laser induced refractive index change
Corresponding author: Samuel Arba-Mosquera, SCHWIND Eye-Tech-Solutions, Kleinostheim, Germany, E-mail:

  1. Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.

  2. Research funding: None declared.

  3. Conflict of interest statement: SAM, LK, PN and SV are employees of SCHWIND eye-tech-solutions. SS is an employee of Light Conversion. WHK is Chief Science Officer at Clerio Vision, with no management or fiduciary responsibilities. LZ is an employee of Clerio Vision, Inc.

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Received: 2021-10-22
Accepted: 2021-10-29
Published Online: 2021-11-19
Published in Print: 2021-12-20

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femtosecond lasers; laser induced optical breakdown; laser induced refractive index change

Artikel in diesem Heft

  1. Frontmatter
  2. Community
  3. Preview: ICO World Congress of optics and photonics 2022
  4. Topical Issue: Lasers in Ophthalmology; Guest Editor: Holger Lubatschowski
  5. Editorial
  6. Lasers in ophthalmology
  7. Views
  8. Analytical optimization of the laser induced refractive index change (LIRIC) process: maximizing LIRIC without reaching the damage threshold
  9. Tutorial
  10. Probing biomechanical properties of the cornea with air-puff-based techniques – an overview
  11. Review Article
  12. Femtosecond lasers for eye surgery applications: historical overview and modern low pulse energy concepts
  13. Research Articles
  14. Effect of laser beam truncation (pinhole), (ordered) dithering, and jitter on residual smoothness after poly(methyl methacrylate) ablations, using a close-to-Gaussian beam profile
  15. Towards temperature controlled retinal laser treatment with a single laser at 10 kHz repetition rate
  16. A simple cornea deformation model
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