Ultrasound detection is one of the major components of photoacoustic imaging systems.
Advancement in ultrasound transducer technology has a significant impact on the translation …

Photoacoustic imaging (PAI) is an emerging imaging technique that bridges the gap
between pure optical and acoustic techniques to provide images with optical contrast at the …

This Letter demonstrates lithium niobate (LiNbO_3)-based transparent ultrasound
transducers (TUTs) for photoacoustic imaging applications. The TUTs were fabricated by …

This paper reports the fabrication and characterization of the first flexible transparent
capacitive micromachined ultrasound transducer (CMUT) array for through-illumination …

The opacity of conventional ultrasound transducers can impede the miniaturization and
workflow of current photoacoustic systems. In particular, optical-resolution photoacoustic …

Photoacoustic (optoacoustic) imaging is able to generate highly resolved images of
structures with optical absorption contrast in biological tissues. This is made possible by …

Conventional electromagnetic (EM) sensing techniques such as radar and LiDAR are widely
used for remote sensing, vehicle applications, weather monitoring, and clinical monitoring …

Ultrasound (US) transducer is a crucial component for several imaging modalities, where
acoustic sensing is utilized as a part of hybrid or combination of pure optical and US …

Integration of acoustic and optical techniques prompted the need for transparent ultrasonic
transducers to guide the light through the transducer and improve the signal to noise ratio. In …

Photoacoustic imaging (PAI) is drawing extensive attention and gaining rapid development
as an emerging biomedical imaging technology because of its high spatial resolution, large …