Direct and real-time sub-wavelength resolution photoacoustic imaging method based on acoustic lens with negative refractive index

The signal processing technology based on material with negative refractive index provides researchers with the latest ideas. As a new nondestructive bio-photonic technology, photoacoustic tomography is a kind of imaging method based on the differences of optical absorption within the biological organization However, photoacoustic tomography by the scanning sensor or by the sensors array at present has its inherent disadvantages that may lead to poor real-time performance and high cost in the imaging process. The characteristics of acoustic lens with negative refractive index such as focusing, filtering and directional control on acoustic wave, are very suitable for solving the problem in photoacoustic tomography. With an analysis on the nega-tive quality response of acoustic lens and the advantages of negative refractive imaging, we proposed an approach using the lens to change the current photoacoustic imaging methods. The experiment showed that the imaging effectiveness of photoacoustic tomography by the designed lens is very impressive that the pressure distribution of the absorber is basically consistent with the image of the absorber. In addition, the result of 0. 6 times wavelength in the experimental image is demonstrated on sub-wave-length photoacoustic imaging through the lens designed in this work.

基于增强倏逝波的声透镜光声成像系统设计

光声成像是一种新近迅速发展起来、基于生物组织内部光学吸收差异、以超声作媒介的无损生物光子成像方法。在分析当前光声成像系统中传统声学透镜的倏逝波衰减导致包含图像细节的高频信息丢失的基础上,提出使用负折射透镜,让倏逝波参与成像,突破传统声学透镜的衍射极限,从而大幅提高成像分辨率。同时依据光声效应产生的超声波具有波的特性,在研究中还发展、完善了声学信息系统的相关理论以及三维声成像技术。通过实验对比得到了超越普通声学透镜的生物组织的光声成像效果。