Publisher's Synopsis
The increasing use of fiber optics in the field of medicine has created a need for an interdisciplinary perspective of the technology and methods for physicians as well as engineers and biophysicists. This book presents a comprehensive examination of lasers and optical fibers in an hierarchical, three-tier system. Each chapter is divided into three basic sections the Fundamentals section provides an overview of basic concepts and background the Principles section offers an in-depth engineering approach and the Advances section features specific information on systems and biophysical parameters. All those interested in the fields of