Abstract
A Q-switched frequency-doubled Nd-YAG laser coupled to an optical parametric oscillator generated 4.75 ns 800 nm laser pulses to create a subsurface acoustic wave in planar indocyanine green gel samples and flat segments of elastin biomaterial stained with indocyanine green. The acoustic waves traveled through the target and were detected by a piezoelectric transducer. The waveforms were converted to measurements of pressure (and temperature) as a function of depth in the material. An algorithm was developed and applied to the acoustic signals to extract information about the the absorption coefficient as a function of depth in the samples.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 104-111 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
Volume | 3254 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 1998 |
Event | Laser-Tissue Interaction IX - San Jose, CA, United States Duration: Jan 26 1998 → Jan 28 1998 |
Keywords
- Absorption coefficient
- Depth profiling
- Photoacoustic imaging
- Photothermal imaging
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computer Science Applications
- Applied Mathematics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering