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Sculpted optical silica fiber tips for use in Nd:YAG contact tip laser surgery: part 1--fabrication techniques
A 1992 journal article presents fabrication methods for sculpted silica optical fiber tips intended for use with Nd:YAG contact-tip laser surgery. Publisher metadata identifies the item as a journal article from SPIE–International Society for Optical Engineering.
Categories: science-and-space, technology, public-health
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- Confidence
- 3/10
- Geographic reach
- 1/10
- Global importance
- 3/10
- Impact magnitude
- 3/10
- Positivity
- 6/10
- Urgency
- 1/10
Why it matters
The article documents fabrication techniques for surgical laser fiber tips that are relevant to researchers and device developers.

