Visual sensitivity of the eye to infrared laser radiation

J Opt Soc Am. 1976 Apr;66(4):339-41. doi: 10.1364/josa.66.000339.

Abstract

The foveal sensitivity to several near-infrared laser wavelengths was measured. It was found that the eye could respond to radiation at wavelengths at least as far as 1064 nm. A continuous 1064 nm laser source appeared red, but a 1060 nm pulsed laser source appeared green, which suggests the presence of harmonic generation in the retina.

MeSH terms

  • Color Perception
  • Fovea Centralis
  • Humans
  • Infrared Rays*
  • Lasers*
  • Photic Stimulation / methods
  • Time Factors
  • Visual Perception*