AIM: To study the efficacy and the safety of laser lithotripsy without direct visual control by using a balloon catheter in patients with bile duct stones that could not be extracted by standard technique. METHODS: Th...AIM: To study the efficacy and the safety of laser lithotripsy without direct visual control by using a balloon catheter in patients with bile duct stones that could not be extracted by standard technique. METHODS: The seventeen patients (7 male and 10 female; mean age 67.8 years) with difficult common bile duct (CBD) stones were not amenable for conventional endoscopic maneuvers such as sphincterotomy and mechanical lithotripsy were included in this study. Laser wavelengths of 532 nm and 1064 nm as a double pulse were applied with pulse energy of 120 mJ. The laser fiber was advanced under fluoroscopic control through the ERCP balloon catheter. Laser lithotripsy was continued until the fragment size seemed to be less than 10 mm. Endoscopic extraction of the stones and fragments was performed with the use of the Dormia basket and balloon catheter. RESULTS: Bile duct clearance was achieved in 15 of 17 patients (88%). The mean number of treatment sessions was 1.7 ± 0.6. Endoscopic stone removal could not be achieved in 2 patients (7%). Adverse effects were noted in three patients (hemobilia, pancreatitis, and cholangitis). CONCLUSION: The Frequency Doubled Double Pulse Nd:YAG (FREDDY) laser may be an effective and safe technique in treatment of difficult bile duct stones.展开更多
Ways on energy enhancement for single frequency oscillator are reported in this paper.By quantitative analysis on gain and loss coefficients for each cavity mode with inserted etalons,a 37 mJ,100 Hz high energy single...Ways on energy enhancement for single frequency oscillator are reported in this paper.By quantitative analysis on gain and loss coefficients for each cavity mode with inserted etalons,a 37 mJ,100 Hz high energy single-frequency Nd:YAG oscillator is obtained.The pulse energy is promoted by enhancement of nearly 7 times for a single frequency oscillator reported.The result proves that this method does help for energy enhancement.It has attractive potential for high energy single frequency oscillator design,especially on condition of intensive side pumped or long cavity laser,where strong competitors exist and are hard to be suppressed.展开更多
We present a continuously tunable high-power continuous wave(CW)single-frequency(SF)Nd:YAlO_(3)/lithium triborate(Nd:YAP/LBO)laser with dual-wavelength output,which is implemented by combining an optimized and locked ...We present a continuously tunable high-power continuous wave(CW)single-frequency(SF)Nd:YAlO_(3)/lithium triborate(Nd:YAP/LBO)laser with dual-wavelength output,which is implemented by combining an optimized and locked etalon with an intracavity nonlinear loss.The obtained output powers of the stable SF 1080 and 540 nm lasers are 2.39 and 4.18 W,respectively.After the etalon is locked to an oscilating mode of the laser,the wideband continuous frequency tuning and long-term stable single-longitudinal-mode operation of the laser are successfully realized,which can be well used for the applications of quantum information and quantum computation.To the best of our knowledge,this is the first realization of the continuously tunable high-power CW SF 1080/540 nm dual-wavelength laser.展开更多
We first experimentally demonstrate a laser-diode end-pumped self-Q-switched and mode-locked Nd,Cr：YAG green laser with a KTP crystal as the intra-cavity frequency doubler. The device produces an average output power...We first experimentally demonstrate a laser-diode end-pumped self-Q-switched and mode-locked Nd,Cr：YAG green laser with a KTP crystal as the intra-cavity frequency doubler. The device produces an average output power of 680 mW at 532 nm. The corresponding pulse width of the Q-switched envelope of the green laser is 170 ＋ 20 ns. The mode-locked pulses have a repetition rate of approximately 183 MHz and the average pulse duration is estimated to be around sub-nanosecond. It is found that the intra-cavity frequency doubling greatly improves the modulation depth and stability of the mode-locked pulses within the Q-switched envelope.展开更多
基金The 2007 research fund of Wonkwang University and Wonkwang Clinical Research Institute
文摘AIM: To study the efficacy and the safety of laser lithotripsy without direct visual control by using a balloon catheter in patients with bile duct stones that could not be extracted by standard technique. METHODS: The seventeen patients (7 male and 10 female; mean age 67.8 years) with difficult common bile duct (CBD) stones were not amenable for conventional endoscopic maneuvers such as sphincterotomy and mechanical lithotripsy were included in this study. Laser wavelengths of 532 nm and 1064 nm as a double pulse were applied with pulse energy of 120 mJ. The laser fiber was advanced under fluoroscopic control through the ERCP balloon catheter. Laser lithotripsy was continued until the fragment size seemed to be less than 10 mm. Endoscopic extraction of the stones and fragments was performed with the use of the Dormia basket and balloon catheter. RESULTS: Bile duct clearance was achieved in 15 of 17 patients (88%). The mean number of treatment sessions was 1.7 ± 0.6. Endoscopic stone removal could not be achieved in 2 patients (7%). Adverse effects were noted in three patients (hemobilia, pancreatitis, and cholangitis). CONCLUSION: The Frequency Doubled Double Pulse Nd:YAG (FREDDY) laser may be an effective and safe technique in treatment of difficult bile duct stones.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11504389)the Funds of Key Lab of Function Crystal and Laser Technology,Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry,Chinese Academy of Sciences
文摘Ways on energy enhancement for single frequency oscillator are reported in this paper.By quantitative analysis on gain and loss coefficients for each cavity mode with inserted etalons,a 37 mJ,100 Hz high energy single-frequency Nd:YAG oscillator is obtained.The pulse energy is promoted by enhancement of nearly 7 times for a single frequency oscillator reported.The result proves that this method does help for energy enhancement.It has attractive potential for high energy single frequency oscillator design,especially on condition of intensive side pumped or long cavity laser,where strong competitors exist and are hard to be suppressed.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.62105192,61975100,and 62027821)Applied Basic Research Program of Shanxi Province(No.201901D211186)+1 种基金Program for the Innovative Talents of High Education Institutions of ShanxiFund for Shanxi"1331 Project"Key Subjects Construction。
文摘We present a continuously tunable high-power continuous wave(CW)single-frequency(SF)Nd:YAlO_(3)/lithium triborate(Nd:YAP/LBO)laser with dual-wavelength output,which is implemented by combining an optimized and locked etalon with an intracavity nonlinear loss.The obtained output powers of the stable SF 1080 and 540 nm lasers are 2.39 and 4.18 W,respectively.After the etalon is locked to an oscilating mode of the laser,the wideband continuous frequency tuning and long-term stable single-longitudinal-mode operation of the laser are successfully realized,which can be well used for the applications of quantum information and quantum computation.To the best of our knowledge,this is the first realization of the continuously tunable high-power CW SF 1080/540 nm dual-wavelength laser.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Grant Nos 60278024 and 60438020）.
文摘We first experimentally demonstrate a laser-diode end-pumped self-Q-switched and mode-locked Nd,Cr：YAG green laser with a KTP crystal as the intra-cavity frequency doubler. The device produces an average output power of 680 mW at 532 nm. The corresponding pulse width of the Q-switched envelope of the green laser is 170 ＋ 20 ns. The mode-locked pulses have a repetition rate of approximately 183 MHz and the average pulse duration is estimated to be around sub-nanosecond. It is found that the intra-cavity frequency doubling greatly improves the modulation depth and stability of the mode-locked pulses within the Q-switched envelope.
