Title :
Ultra-broad bandwidth ultrasound detector using imprinted polymer microring resonator
Author :
Cheng Zhang ; Tao Ling ; Sung-Liang Chen ; Guo, L. Jay
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
A novel ultra-broad bandwidth ultrasound detector is demonstrated using imprinted polymer microring, with flat frequency response up to ~350 MHz at -3dB. A record high sub-3μm axial resolution in ultrasound/photoacoustic imaging applications is demonstrated.
Keywords :
micro-optics; optical polymers; optical resonators; photoacoustic effect; ultrasonic measurement; axial resolution; flat frequency response; imprinted polymer microring resonator; photoacoustic imaging; ultrabroad bandwidth ultrasound detector; ultrasonic imaging; Bandwidth; Detectors; Image resolution; Imaging; Optical resonators; Polymers; Ultrasonic imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
