Modeling Supercontinuum Lasers to Simulate Damage Thresholds on the Retina

Authors

Levi Hickert, Fort Hays State UniversityFollow
Clay Burk, Fort Hays State UniversityFollow
Payton Hoffman, Fort Hays State UniversityFollow

Classification

Empirical Undergraduate

Abstract

Laser damage thresholds depend on the amount of energy absorbed, and in this specific case, energy absorbed by the retina. The goal of our research is to simulate a supercontinuum laser source and compare the resulting damage to that of the current ANSI approach. To calculate retinal damage we utilize the Arrhenius integral, which returns numerical values for laser-induced damage with values ranging from zero to one depending on the severity. Our simulations use numerical analysis to iterate through different coordinates in space and time to return data representative of the physical situation after we expose the eye to a gaussian laser beam. We have performed simulations ranging from a singular laser source up to a three-laser source and are currently working towards an automated method of generating these complex configurations in the hopes of more efficiently replicating the damage properties of a specific laser product and comparing it to the existing ANSI approach.

Faculty Advisor

Dr. Gavin Buffington

Department/Program

Physics

Submission Type

in-person poster

DOI

10.58809/JIHX3633

Date

4-17-2023

Rights

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Recommended Citation

Hickert, Levi; Burk, Clay; and Hoffman, Payton (2023) "Modeling Supercontinuum Lasers to Simulate Damage Thresholds on the Retina," SACAD: John Heinrichs Scholarly and Creative Activity Days: Vol. 2023, Article 3.
DOI: 10.58809/JIHX3633
Available at: https://scholars.fhsu.edu/sacad/vol2023/iss2023/3