Optical transducer for reception of ultrasonic waves.
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Phillips, PJ; von Ramm, OT; Swartz, JC; Guenther, BD
Published in: The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
February 1993
A new optical transducer for the detection of acoustic pressure in the diagnostic ultrasound frequency range is described. This transducer is based on the modulation of an evanescent light field by the incident acoustic energy. Theoretical design considerations are presented for the purpose of developing the most sensitive transducer. Based on these considerations an experimental transducer was constructed. Although less sensitive than predicted this device was capable of transducing ultrasonic pulses with a 1.0-MHz center frequency at diagnostic ultrasound amplitude levels. The techniques developed here are applicable for two-dimensional transduction and may prove a viable alternative to piezoelectric array transducers.
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The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
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EISSN
1520-8524
ISSN
0001-4966
Publication Date
February 1993
Volume
93
Issue
2
Start / End Page
1182 / 1191
Related Subject Headings
- Ultrasonography
- Transducers
- Optical Rotatory Dispersion
- Models, Biological
- Light
- Equipment Design
- Electromagnetic Fields
- Acoustics
- Acoustics
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Phillips, P. J., von Ramm, O. T., Swartz, J. C., & Guenther, B. D. (1993). Optical transducer for reception of ultrasonic waves. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 93(2), 1182–1191. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.405513
Phillips, P. J., O. T. von Ramm, J. C. Swartz, and B. D. Guenther. “Optical transducer for reception of ultrasonic waves.” The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 93, no. 2 (February 1993): 1182–91. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.405513.
Phillips PJ, von Ramm OT, Swartz JC, Guenther BD. Optical transducer for reception of ultrasonic waves. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 1993 Feb;93(2):1182–91.
Phillips, P. J., et al. “Optical transducer for reception of ultrasonic waves.” The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol. 93, no. 2, Feb. 1993, pp. 1182–91. Epmc, doi:10.1121/1.405513.
Phillips PJ, von Ramm OT, Swartz JC, Guenther BD. Optical transducer for reception of ultrasonic waves. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 1993 Feb;93(2):1182–1191.
Published In
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
DOI
EISSN
1520-8524
ISSN
0001-4966
Publication Date
February 1993
Volume
93
Issue
2
Start / End Page
1182 / 1191
Related Subject Headings
- Ultrasonography
- Transducers
- Optical Rotatory Dispersion
- Models, Biological
- Light
- Equipment Design
- Electromagnetic Fields
- Acoustics
- Acoustics