Electromagnetic Radiation Techniques for In Vivo Tissue

Abstract

A soliton beam useful in influencing material in a target structure is described. Such a soliton beam can be generated suing a plasma antenna to generate an electromagnetic carrier wave, λ. The confined plasma antenna also pulses the carrier wave at a sonic frequency, f, to create a sonic wave. Pulsing the carrier wave results in a soliton beam having a sequential plurality of solitons which are separated from each other by a periodicity p, wherein λ<<p.

Claims

1. A soliton beam, comprising: a beam of electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength λ, wherein the beam of electromagnetic radiation acts as a carrier wave; wherein the carrier wave of the electromagnetic radiation beam is pulsed at a controlled frequency f to provide a plurality of solitons on the carrier wave, wherein each soliton has a constant shape and the controlled frequency f is a sonic frequency.

2. The soliton beam of claim 1 wherein the electromagnetic radiation comprises a laser beam comprising the wavelength λ.

3. The soliton beam of claim 1 wherein the wavelength λ is established based on a frequency and amplitude of an electric field of a surface wave of a target towards which the soliton beam is directed.

4. The soliton beam of claim 1 wherein amplitude of the plurality of solitons is fixed.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0013] The novel features of this invention, as well as the invention itself, both as to its structure and its operation, will be best understood from the accompanying drawings, taken in conjunction with the accompanying description, in which similar reference characters refer to similar parts, and in which:

[0014] FIG. 1 is a schematic presentation of the components of the present invention in their intended operational environment; and

[0015] FIG. 2 is a cross-section view of the electromagnetic/sonic-soli ton beam generated in accordance with the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0016] Referring initially to FIG. 1, a system in accordance with the present invention is shown and is generally designated 10. As shown, the system 10 includes a confined plasma antenna 12 which is controlled by a modulator 14 to generate an electromagnetic/sonic-soliton beam 16. Further, the system 10 can optionally include a waveguide 18 which will direct the electromagnetic/sonic-soliton beam 16 along a beam path 20 toward a target, such as the patient 22. As envisioned for the present invention, the waveguide 18 can be of any type well known in the pertinent art. For instance, when the ES-S wave 16 incorporates a laser as its the carrier, the waveguide 18 may be an optical fiber. In any event, as indicated in FIG. 1, the waveguide 18 is intended to have the capability of radiating all, or selected portions, of the target (patient 22).

[0017] As shown in FIG. 2, an electromagnetic/sonic-soliton beam 16 is shown to include a plurality of solitons 24, of which the solitons 24a, 24b and 24c are exemplary. Further, it will be seen that the electromagnetic/sonic-soliton beam 16 is based on an electromagnetic radiation 26 which has a wavelength λ, and effectively acts as a carrier for a sonic wave 28.

[0018] Operationally, the sonic wave 28 is created by pulsing the electromagnetic wave 26 at a sonic frequency f, prior to a radiation of the electromagnetic/sonic-soliton beam 16 from the confined plasma antenna 12. As intended for the present invention, pulsing of the electromagnetic wave 26 is accomplished with a periodicity p for the sonic frequency f. As indicated in FIG. 2, λ is very much shorter than p. The result of all this is that each soliton is contained within a defining envelope 30 that effectively acts as a sonic wave 28. Thus, each soliton 24, in sequence with other solitons 24, can be directed onto a target/patient 22 to influence material (e.g. cellular structure) in the target/patient 22 as the sonic wave 28.