Optics and Lasers in Biomedicine and Culture: Contributions to the Fifth International Conference on Optics Within Life Sciences OWLS V Crete, 13–16 October 1998

Front Matter....Pages I-XIII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
In Search of the Earliest Known Lenses (Dating Back 4500 Years)....Pages 3-13
Study on Reproduction of Sound from Old Wax Phonograph Cylinders Using the Laser....Pages 14-19
Dynamic Holographic Image Projection: The Key to Optical Interfacing....Pages 20-28
A Novel Electronic-Speckle-Pattern Interferometer (ESPI) for Dynamic Holographic Endoscopy....Pages 29-32
The Endoscopic Application of the Deconvolution Filter Set Method....Pages 33-36
A Coherent Optical Technique Useful in Biomechanics: Holographic Interferometry....Pages 37-49
Relative and Absolute Coordinates Measurement by Phase-Stepping Laser Interferometry....Pages 50-53
Reproduction of Sounds from an Old Russian Wax Phonograph Cylinder by Various Optical Methods....Pages 54-57
Optical Reproduction of Sounds from Negative Phonograph Cylinders....Pages 58-61
Applications of Video Holographic Interferometry in Textile Conservation....Pages 62-65
Second-Harmonic Generation Imaging....Pages 66-69
Non-Steady-State Photocurrents in Indium-Oxide Thin-Film Holographic Recorders....Pages 70-74
Bending Loss in Mid-Infrared Waveguides and Fibers....Pages 75-78
Twin-image Elimination in Digital In-line Holography....Pages 79-82
Examination of Jade Conditions by Laser Technology....Pages 83-86
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
Application of UV-Lasers in Historical Glass Cleaning....Pages 89-94
Humanoid Machine Vision Systems and Underwater Archeology....Pages 95-99
Near-Ultraviolet Pulsed Laser Interaction with Contaminants and Pigments on Parchment: Spectroscopic Diagnostics for Laser Cleaning Safety....Pages 100-107
A Preliminary Study into the Suitability of Femtosecond Lasers For the Removal of Adhesive from Canvas Paintings....Pages 108-114
UV-laser Ablation of Polymerized Resin Layers and Possible Oxidation Processes in Oil-Based Painting Media....Pages 115-122
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
Vibration Monitoring by TV-Holography — a Diagnostic Tool in the Conservation of Historical Murals....Pages 123-126
Algorithms for Pigment Identification....Pages 127-130
Investigations of Handwritten Manuscripts by Means of Optical Correlation Methods....Pages 131-134
Optical Fibers for the Cultural Heritage II: The Monitoring of Lighting in Museum Environments....Pages 135-138
Fast and Precise Determination of Painted Artwork Composition by Laser Induced Plasma Spectroscopy....Pages 139-142
Application of Factor Analysis and Multivariate Curve Resolution Techniques for the Separation and Identification of Raman Spectra from Pigments on Artworks....Pages 143-146
Automatic Acquisition and Evaluation of Optically Achieved Range Data of Medical and Archaeological Samples....Pages 147-150
Surface Modification of Wood by Laser Irradiation....Pages 151-154
Decoration of Glass by Surface and Sub-surface Laser Engraving....Pages 155-158
Experimental Studies on Black Encrusted Sandstone Cleaning by Various UV Wavelengths....Pages 159-162
Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy in the Analysis of Pigments in Painted Artworks. A Database of Pigments and Spectra....Pages 163-168
Optical Fibers for the Cultural Heritage I: Picture Varnishes as Thermosensitive Fiber Cladding....Pages 169-173
Non-invasive Measurements of Damage of Frescoes Paintings and Icons by Laser Scanning Vibrometer: A Comparison of Different Exciters Used with Artificial Samples....Pages 174-178
FTIR Imaging Spectroscopy for Organic Surface Analysis of Embedded Paint Cross-Sections....Pages 179-182
Advanced Workstation for Controlled Laser Cleaning of Paintings....Pages 183-187
Illumination System for the Theodosius’ Plate....Pages 188-191
Research and Development of Raman Spectroscopy with Optical Fibre. Application to Pigments Identification....Pages 192-196
The Potential Uses of Lasers and Layer Manufacture in Conservation....Pages 197-200
Identification of Pigments by Raman Microscopy: Relevance to the Authentication or Otherwise of Egyptian Papyri....Pages 201-202
Progress in the Use of Excimer Lasers to Clean Easel Paintings....Pages 203-207
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
Discrimination of Photomechanical Effects in the Laser Cleaning of Artworks by Means of Holographic Interferometry....Pages 208-212
Cleaning of Ceramics Using Lasers of Different Wavelength....Pages 213-217
Non-Destructive Analysis of Two Post-Byzantine Icons by Use of the Multi Spectral Imaging System (MU.S.I.S 2007)....Pages 218-222
Front Matter....Pages 223-223
TMLR: Potential Mechanisms of Action and Design Parameters for Excimer-Based Clinical Systems....Pages 225-237
Lasers in Modern Cataract-Surgery....Pages 238-243
Correlation of Thermal and Mechanical Effects of the Holmium Laser for Various Clinical Applications....Pages 244-249
Intra-operative Fluorescence Imaging of ALA-induced PpIX using the Double Ratio Imaging Technique in Malignant Brain Tumours....Pages 250-253
Photon Interactions with Ceramic Bone Implants....Pages 254-259
Easy Human Visual MTF Measurements....Pages 260-263
Measurement of the Anterior Segment of the Eye Using an Improved Slit Lamp....Pages 264-266
Front Matter....Pages 267-267
STM of Light-Sensitive Biological Systems....Pages 269-272
Optical Inspection of Surface Quality of Pharmaceutical Compacts....Pages 273-276
Single Shot, Laser Plasma X-Ray Contact Microscopy of Chlamydomonas ....Pages 277-280
Image Formation in Optical Coherence Tomography and Microscopy....Pages 281-284
In vivo Measurement of the Optical Properties of Human Tissues in the Wavelength Range 610–1010 nm....Pages 285-288
Depth Estimation of an Absorbent Embedded in a Dense Medium Using Diffused Wave Reflectometry....Pages 289-293
In vitro Optical Characterization of Female Breast Tissue with Near Infrared fsec Laser Pulses....Pages 294-296
Bio-Speckle Phenomena for Blood Flow Measurements: Speckle Fluctuations and Doppler Effects....Pages 297-300
Layered Gel-Based Phantoms Mimicking Fluorescence of Cervical Tissue....Pages 301-306
Interferometrical Microscope for Investigations of Biological Objects....Pages 307-311
Front Matter....Pages 267-267
Realization of a Double-Exposure Interferometer with Photorefractive Crystals for Biomedical Applications....Pages 312-315
Comparative Studies of Laser Induced Fluorescence and Intravascular Ultrasound for the Human Coronary Artery Diagnosis of Atherosclerosis....Pages 316-323
Temporal and Spectral Narrowing of Sub-picosecond Laser-Induced Fluorescence of Polymeric Gain Media....Pages 324-327
Laser Induced Fluorescence in Atherosclerotic Plaque with Different Excitation Wavelengths....Pages 328-331
In vitro Laser-induced Fluorescence Measurements of Human and Lamb Heart Tissue....Pages 332-335
Eye Model Using a CCD Camera for Observing the Images Constructed by IOLs....Pages 336-339
Optical Wavefront Sensing Using a 2-Dimensional Diffraction Grating: Application to Biological Microscopy....Pages 340-343
Measurement of Chlorophyll Distribution in a Leaf by Laser Induced Fluorescence....Pages 344-348
High-Resolution Color Holography for Archaeological and Medical Applications....Pages 349-352
Protoporphyrin IX Kinetics in Rat Peritoneal Organs and Tumor After Systemic 5-Aminolevulinic Acid Administration....Pages 353-356