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Optical Generation and Detection of Ultrasound
Author(s) -
Sorazu B.,
Thursby G.,
Culshaw B.,
Dong F.,
Pierce S. G.,
Yang Y.,
Betz D.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
strain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.477
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1475-1305
pISSN - 0039-2103
DOI - 10.1046/j.1475-1305.2003.00070.x
Subject(s) - ultrasonic sensor , ultrasound , transducer , laser , computer science , optical imaging , acoustics , optics , materials science , electronic engineering , engineering , physics
This is a review of the optical generation and detection of ultrasound on work carried out in different optical detection techniques at the Strathclyde University. We start by pointing out some limitations of conventional ultrasonic transducers and show how the use of optical‐based transducers can overcome them. After explaining how laser generation of ultrasound works, we will describe and compare the advantages and disadvantages of three optical detection techniques. Finally, we describe applications in which optical ultrasound techniques appear to have a promising future.