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Long Pulse Generation Technology of an Alexandrite Laser System for Hair Removal  

Kim, Hee-Je (Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Pusan University)
Park, Jin-Young (Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Pusan University)
Kwak, Su-Young (Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Pusan University)
Kim, Su-Weon (Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Pusan University)
Min, Byoung-Dae (Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Pusan University)
Jung, Jong-Han (Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Pusan University)
Hong, Jung-Hwan (Technical Research Institute of MEDIMIR Inc.)
Publication Information
KIEE International Transactions on Electrophysics and Applications / v.3C, no.4, 2003 , pp. 155-160 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, an Alexandrite laser system for hair removal adopting a multi-discharge method in which three flash lamps are turned on consecutively was designed and fabricated to examine the pulse width and the pulse shape of the laser beams depending upon the changes in the lamp turn-on time. Specifically, this study demonstrates a technology that makes it possible to formulate various pulse shapes by turning on three flashlamps consecutively on a real-time basis with the aid of a PIC (program integrated circuit) one-chip microprocessor. With this technique, the lamp turn-on delay time can be varied more diversely from 0 to 10 ms and real-time control is possible with an external keyboard, enabling an assortment of pulse shapes. In addition, longer pulses can be more widely used for industrial processing as well as for numerous medical purposes.
Keywords
Hair removal; Multi-discharge; PIC one-chip microprocessor; Long pulse; Pulse shape;
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