A novel photoacoustic sensing probe using optical fiber acoustic delay line

Arif Ustun; Jun Zou

doi:10.1117/12.2288809

19 February 2018 A novel photoacoustic sensing probe using optical fiber acoustic delay line

Arif Ustun, Jun Zou

Proceedings Volume 10494, Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2018; 104946F (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2288809
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2018, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

In this paper, we report a new photoacoustic sensing probe design consisting of two optical fibers. One optical fiber is used for delivering the excitation light pulses. The other one serves as an acoustic delay line to relay the generated PA signal from the target to an outside ultrasound transducer. With the addition of suitable time delay, the original PA signal can be easily separated from the interference signals. To demonstrate this new design, a prototype probe was designed, fabricated and tested. The PA sensing performance was characterized with different concentration of black dye solutions. The testing results show that the PA sensing probe can provide good sensitivity and can maintain high linearity over a wide range of concentrations.

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Arif Ustun and Jun Zou "A novel photoacoustic sensing probe using optical fiber acoustic delay line", Proc. SPIE 10494, Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2018, 104946F (19 February 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2288809

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