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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: IEEE J Sel Top Quantum Electron. 2020 Dec 18;27(4):1–8. doi: 10.1109/jstqe.2020.3045912

TABLE I.

Optical Parameters of Normal and Thermally Coagulated, Compressed Tissue at a Wavelength of 1470 nm [14, 17, 19]

Parameter Normal, Compressed Coagulated, Compressed
Seal beam length (mm) 8.0 – 9.5 NA
Seal beam width (mm) 2.0 – 5.0 NA
Cut beam length (mm) NA 8.0 – 9.5
Cut beam width (mm) NA 1.0 – 1.5
Absorption coefficient, μa (mm−1) 2.04 2.04
Scattering coefficient, μs (mm−1) 26.7 35.7
Anisotropy factor, g 0.875 0.875
Refractive index, n 1.52 1.52
Tissue thickness (mm) 0.4 0.4