Nd:YAG (neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet; Nd:Y3Al5O12) is a crystal that is used as a lasing medium for solid-state lasers. The dopant, neodymium...

can be doped into YAG as active laser ions, yielding Nd:YAG and Er:YAG lasers, respectively. Cerium-doped YAG (Ce:YAG) is used as a phosphor in cathode...

lasers include carbon dioxide, argon, Nd:YAG laser, and potassium titanyl phosphate, among others. Soft-tissue laser surgery is used in a variety of applications...

An Er:YAG laser (erbium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet laser, erbium YAG laser) is a solid-state laser whose active laser medium is erbium-doped yttrium...

costs. The two types of lasers commonly used are solid-state lasers (especially ruby lasers and Nd:YAG lasers) and gas lasers. The first type uses one...

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)...

Nd:YAG laser is used where very high power is needed and for boring and engraving. Both CO2 and Nd/Nd:YAG lasers can be used for welding. CO2 lasers are...

glaucoma cases, surgical iridectomy has been superseded by Nd:YAG laser iridotomy, because the laser procedure is much safer. Opening the globe for a surgical...

laser uses an electrical discharge in the helium-neon gas mixture, a Nd:YAG laser uses either light focused from a xenon flash lamp or diode lasers,...

solid-state laser (DPSSL) is a solid-state laser made by pumping a solid gain medium, for example, a ruby or a neodymium-doped YAG crystal, with a laser diode...

neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG at 1064 nm wavelength) is used by a dentist or periodontist to treat the periodontal pocket. The laser is intended to selectively...

gynecology, the Nd:YAG laser has been used for removal of uterine septa within the inside of the uterus. In dentistry, Nd:YAG lasers are used for soft...

various other substrate crystals, such as yttrium aluminium garnet in the Nd:YAG laser. Neodymium alloys are used to make high-strength neodymium magnets, which...

only by visible light. For example, some people exposed to high power Nd:YAG lasers emitting invisible 1064 nm radiation may not feel pain or notice immediate...

being most effective and producing the best results, but lasers such as the Nd:YAG laser are able to target black hair in patients with dark skin with...

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...

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...

rectum. Treatment with Nd:YAG lasers and with Nd:YAG laser passed through a Potassium titanyl phosphate crystal, and with an argon laser has been studied in...

and Nd:Yag lasers, with ablative and coagulation effects. Holmium laser use results in smaller fragments than 320 or 365 micron pulsed dye lasers or electrohydraulic...

less. Compared to Nd:YAG, the Nd:YLF crystal is very brittle and fractures easily. It is also slightly water-soluble — a YLF laser rod may very slowly...

block glaucoma. Surgical iridectomy can be done manually or with a Nd:YAG laser. Laser peripheral iridotomy may be done either before or following cataract...

nearsighted; have undergone cataract surgery or clear lens extraction; have had Nd:YAG laser surgery of the eye; have had inflammation inside the eye.[better source needed]...

the first CO2 laser in 1964, in the same year the Nd:YAG Laser was invented at Bell Labs. Laser scalpel Laser surgery Soft-tissue laser surgery Air abrasion...

The material may be an ion-doped crystal like Cr:YAG, which is used for Q-switching of Nd:YAG lasers, a bleachable dye, or a passive semiconductor device...

used in the welding of polymers include CO2 lasers, Nd:YAG lasers, Diode lasers and fiber lasers. CO2 lasers are mostly applied to weld thin films and thin...

acid, urea, or retinoids to the skin. Fractional carbon dioxide lasers and Nd:YAG laser therapies are also effective. KP results in small, rough bumps...

induces regeneration) can be carried out by chemicals (chemoablation), by lasers (laser ablation), by freezing (cryoablation), or by electricity (fulguration)...

laser for hair removal may aid in the treatment of HS. A randomized control study has shown improvement in HS lesions with the use of a Nd:YAG laser....

material, dominates when a flashtube pumped Nd:YAG laser is used.[citation needed] A Q-switched Nd:YAG laser normally has pulse duration in the order of...

will leave a scar. Laser therapy has become the mainstay of therapy. Published research suggests that the Long Pulsed Nd:YAG laser is a very effective...