Hybrid optical parametrically oscillating emitter-enabled photoacoustic imaging of water: enhanced contrast, dynamic range, and multifaceted applications

Huajun Tang; Yitian Tong; Mingsheng Li; Najia Sharmin; Jiawei Shi; Bingfeng Li; Chandra Jinata; Nikki Pui-Yue Lee; Kevin K. Tsia; Kenneth K. Y. Wong

doi:10.1117/1.APN.3.4.046013

Advanced Photonics Nexus, Volume. 3, Issue 4, 046013(2024)

Hybrid optical parametrically oscillating emitter-enabled photoacoustic imaging of water: enhanced contrast, dynamic range, and multifaceted applications

Huajun Tang^1、†, Yitian Tong^1、*, Mingsheng Li¹, Najia Sharmin¹, Jiawei Shi¹, Bingfeng Li², Chandra Jinata^1,3, Nikki Pui-Yue Lee², Kevin K. Tsia^1,3, and Kenneth K. Y. Wong^1,3、*

Author Affiliations

¹The University of Hong Kong, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Hong Kong, China

²The University of Hong Kong, Department of Surgery, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, Hong Kong, China

³Advanced Biomedical Instrumentation Centre, Hong Kong, China

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Paper Information

Category: Research Articles

Received: Oct. 13, 2023

Accepted: Jun. 27, 2024

Published Online: Jul. 25, 2024

The Author Email: Yitian Tong (tongyt89@hku.hk), Kenneth K. Y. Wong (kywong@eee.hku.hk)

DOI:10.1117/1.APN.3.4.046013

CSTR:32397.14.1.APN.3.4.046013

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