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femtosecond

One quadrillionth of a second. Lasers have reached speeds that are measured in femtoseconds. A femtosecond laser emits a pulse with a duration that is less than one picosecond. See space/time and ohnosecond.

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Femto-lasik: The recent innovation in laser assisted refractive surgery

A femtosecond (very fast, short-pulsed) laser makes cuts within the cornea, creating a disc-shaped piece of tissue that is removed by the surgeon through a small incision in the surface of the cornea.

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OptiMedica Expands International Footprint with Catalys[TM] Installations at Renowned Japanese Centers

we are looking for an amplified femtosecond laser system for the generation and characterization of ultrashort, Intense and wavelength-tunable laser pulses.

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OptiMedica has developed a system that enables surgeons to substitute some of the technically demanding manual steps in cataract surgery with a computer-guided, femtosecond laser technology.