Optical properties of plastic materials for medical vision applications

Several types of optical polymer materials suitable for ophthalmic or medical vision applications have been studied. We have measured refractive indices of studied plastics at various wavelengths in the visible and near-infrared spectral regions. Important optical characteristics as Abbe numbers, di...

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Published in:Journal of physics. Conference series 2012-01, Vol.398 (1), p.12030-6
Main Authors: Sultanova, N G, Kasarova, S N, Nikolov, I D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dispersions
Emission analysis
Endoscopes
Infrared spectra
Medical
Medical materials
Microscopes
Near infrared radiation
Optical design
Optical properties
Physics
Polymers
Refractivity
Spectra
Surgery
Vision
Wavelengths
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Summary:Several types of optical polymer materials suitable for ophthalmic or medical vision applications have been studied. We have measured refractive indices of studied plastics at various wavelengths in the visible and near-infrared spectral regions. Important optical characteristics as Abbe numbers, dispersion coefficients and curves, principal and relative partial dispersion have been evaluated. Calculated refractometric data at many laser emission wavelengths used for medical surgery, therapy and diagnostics is included. As an example of a medical vision application of plastics, optical design of a micro-triplet for use in disposable endoscopes is presented.
ISSN:1742-6588
1742-6596
DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/398/1/012030