Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 61, Issue 2, 0211032(2024)

Miniaturized Optical Ultrasound Sensors and their Applications in Photoacoustic Imaging (Invited)

Xiankun Qiu1, Jiayu Zhao1, and Yuecheng Shen2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong , China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Imaging Systems

    Received: Oct. 10, 2023

    Accepted: Dec. 13, 2023

    Published Online: Feb. 6, 2024

    The Author Email: Shen Yuecheng (ycshen@lps.ecnu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP232279

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