Detection of ultrasound-modulated diffuse photons using spectral-hole burning

Opt Express. 2008 Sep 15;16(19):14862-74. doi: 10.1364/oe.16.014862.

Abstract

The lack of efficient detection techniques has so far prevented ultrasound-modulated optical tomography from achieving maturity. By applying a quantum spectral filter based on spectral-hole burning, one modulation sideband of the ultrasound-modulated diffuse photons can be efficiently selected while the DC and the other sidebands are blocked. This technique features a large etendue as well as the capability of processing numerous speckles in parallel. It is also immune to speckle decorrelation, potentially allowing real-time in vivo imaging. Both theory and experiments are presented.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms*
  • Image Enhancement / methods*
  • Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / methods*
  • Tomography, Optical / methods*
  • Ultrasonography / methods*