• Advanced Photonics Nexus
  • Vol. 2, Issue 1, 016002 (2023)
Yitian Tong1、†,*, Xudong Guo1, Mingsheng Li1, Huajun Tang1, Najia Sharmin1, Yue Xu1, Wei-Ning Lee1, Kevin K. Tsia1、2、3, and Kenneth K. Y. Wong1、3、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1The University of Hong Kong, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Hong Kong, China
  • 2The University of Hong Kong, School of Biomedical Science, Hong Kong, China
  • 3Advanced Biomedical Instrumentation Centre, Hong Kong, China
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    DOI: 10.1117/1.APN.2.1.016002 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Yitian Tong, Xudong Guo, Mingsheng Li, Huajun Tang, Najia Sharmin, Yue Xu, Wei-Ning Lee, Kevin K. Tsia, Kenneth K. Y. Wong. Ultrafast optical phase-sensitive ultrasonic detection via dual-comb multiheterodyne interferometry[J]. Advanced Photonics Nexus, 2023, 2(1): 016002 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Highly sensitive and broadband ultrasound detection is important for photoacoustic imaging, biomedical ultrasound, and ultrasonic nondestructive testing. The elasto-optical refractive index modulation induced by ultrasound arouses a transient phase shift of a probe beam. Highly sensitive phase detection with a high Q factor resonator is desirable to visualize the ultraweak transient ultrasonic field. However, current phase-sensitive ultrasonic detectors suffer from limited bandwidth, mutual interference between intensity and phase, and significant phase noise, which become key to limiting further improvement of detection performance. We report a phase-sensitive detector with a bandwidth of up to 100 MHz based on dual-comb multiheterodyne interferometry (DCMHI). By sensing the phase shift induced by the ultrasound without any resonators in the medium, the DCMHI boosted the phase sensitivity by coherent accumulation without any magnitude averaging and extra radio frequency amplification. DCMHI offers high sensitivity and broad bandwidth as the noise-equivalent pressure reaches 31 mPa / √Hz under 70 MHz acoustic responses. With a large repetition rate difference of up to 200 MHz of dual comb, DCMHI can achieve broadband acoustic responses up to 100 MHz and a maximum possible imaging acquisition rate of 200 MHz. It is expected that DCMHI can offer a new perspective on the new generation of optical ultrasound detectors.
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    Yitian Tong, Xudong Guo, Mingsheng Li, Huajun Tang, Najia Sharmin, Yue Xu, Wei-Ning Lee, Kevin K. Tsia, Kenneth K. Y. Wong. Ultrafast optical phase-sensitive ultrasonic detection via dual-comb multiheterodyne interferometry[J]. Advanced Photonics Nexus, 2023, 2(1): 016002
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