Basics of Semiconductor Lasers for Photodynamic Therapy

• Ishii Katsunori

  Medical Beam Physics Laboratory, Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University

• Awazu Kunio

  Medical Beam Physics Laboratory, Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University Global Center for Medical Engineering and Informatics, Osaka University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 光線力学治療に利用される半導体レーザーの基礎

Abstract

Semiconductor lasers are compact and lightweight compared with other lasers, and are suitable for medical laser devices. Application of semiconductor lasers for photodynamic therapy is highly expected. In this paper, basics of semiconductor lasers and specifications of semiconductor laser devices domestically approved for photodynamic therapies are reviewed.

Journal

• Nippon Laser Igakkaishi

  Nippon Laser Igakkaishi 36 (2), 154-158, 2015

  Japan Society for Laser Surgery and Medicine

Keywords

• semiconductor laser
• pn junction
• double heterostructure
• photodynamic therapy

Details

• CRID: 1390001204768341632
• NII Article ID: 130005540289
• DOI: 10.2530/jslsm.jslsm-36_0023
• ISSN: 18811639
• ISSN: 02886200
• Web Site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jslsm/36/2/36_jslsm-36_0023/_pdf
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2016092712
• Text Lang: en
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