Internet poster, Saratov Fall Meeting 2002

Computer simulation of pressure wave generation in biological media by pulsed lasers with various beam profiles.

Steven L. Jacques

Oregon Medical Laser Center
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland, OR, USA
Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR

OMLC home page and Steve Jacques' home page
Email: jacquess@ohsu.edu

Table of Contents

• 1. Abstract
• 2. The basic idea
• 3. The mathematics
• 4. Calibration: uniform sphere of deposition
• 5. Flat-field beam of pulsed laser exposure
• 6. Gaussian-profile beam of pulsed laser exposure
• 7. Conclusion

"This paper discusses how to simulate laser-generated
pressure waves using computer code."