Laser Keys Terms Test Flashcards
Chromophore
Target
Photon
Elementary - Primary particle of light
Ablation
Blowup/Remove/Cutout
Photothermalysis
Light/heat/death
Active Medium
When the light becomes a laser
Controlled Light Source
Flash Lamp
J/cm2
Jewels centimeter squared
RF
Radio Frequency
TRT
Thermal Relaxation Time
EMS
Electromagnetic Spectrum
LASER
Light Amplification by the Stimulation Emission of Radiation
ELOS
Electric optic synergy
Polychromatic
Wave with many colors
Coherent
Waves traveling in unison
Monochromatic
Wave with one color
Photons traveling in multiple speeds and directions
Divergent
Collimated
traveling parallel for a long distance
Fluence
J/cm2
Hz
Hertz
Hertz
Repitition
pulse width/pulse duration
ms
Wavelength (nm)
measured from the top of one peak of a wave to the next peak
Spot Size (mm)
point of impact
Depth (um)
Amplitude
STAR (Skin Reactions)
Scatter Transmission Absorption Reflection
Scatter
Negative outcome or a Burn
Absorption
Laser light loses its heat to the chromophore
Reflection
Bounces off a surface
Reflection
Laser beam bounces off a surface and is not absorbed by the chromophore
ms
one thousandth of a second
mm
one thousandth of a meter
um
one millionth of a meter
nm
one billionth of a meter
