Abstract
Due to their high reliability, modest electrical and cooling repuirements, and their compactness, diode laser systems are attractive for medical use. We briefly reviewed requirements made on diode lasers for three medical applications (low-energy level laser therapy, photodynamic therapy of tumors and surgery) in this paper. Then our newly developed diode laser system for photodynamic therapy (664nm, 500mW at tissue) has also been presented more specifially.
