摘要 |
Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for applying laser energy having desired pulse characteristics, including a sufficiently short duration and/or a sufficiently high energy for the photomechanical treatment of skin pigmentations and pigmented lesions, both naturally- occurring (e.g., birthmarks), as well as artificial (e.g., tattoos). The laser energy may be generated with an apparatus having a resonator with the capability of switching between a modelocked pulse operating mode and an amplification operating mode. The operating modes are carried out through the application of a time-dependent bias voltage, having waveforms as described herein, to an electro-optical device (e.g., a Pockels cell) positioned along the optical axis of the resonator. |
申请人 |
CYNOSURE, INC.;SIERRA, RAFAEL, ARMANDO;MIRKOV, MIRKO;WELCHES, RICHARD, SHAUN;HOHM, DAN |
发明人 |
SIERRA, RAFAEL, ARMANDO;MIRKOV, MIRKO;WELCHES, RICHARD, SHAUN;HOHM, DAN |