Transparent Ultrasound Transducers: From Materials to Applications

Ultrasound transducers are essential components for photoacoustic imaging (PAI) detection, which has high imaging depth and high contrast. Since conventional ultrasound transducers are opaque, complicated and bulky system designs are usually required for PAI utilizing different light and acoustic pa...

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Main Authors: Jiaming Zhang, Guocui Bao, Shilin Hou, Fan Yang, Guo Li, Jiyan Dai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2025-01-01
Series:Advanced Devices & Instrumentation
Online Access:https://spj.science.org/doi/10.34133/adi.0083
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Shilin Hou
Fan Yang
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Jiyan Dai
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description Ultrasound transducers are essential components for photoacoustic imaging (PAI) detection, which has high imaging depth and high contrast. Since conventional ultrasound transducers are opaque, complicated and bulky system designs are usually required for PAI utilizing different light and acoustic paths. To overcome the problem, transparent ultrasound transducers are highly desired, as light can transmit through transducers directly for easy alignment of light and acoustic wave. Recently, various types of transparent ultrasound transducers have been investigated for high-quality PAI. In this review, different transparent ultrasound transducers based on transparent piezoelectric materials are reviewed. Additionally, further improvement of transparent ultrasound transducers by optimization of structures of designs is discussed, and their potential applications are also discussed.
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spelling doaj-art-b8565bd2ac394f7b8ae27b4912c57fa22025-08-20T03:16:42ZengAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)Advanced Devices & Instrumentation2767-97132025-01-01610.34133/adi.0083Transparent Ultrasound Transducers: From Materials to ApplicationsJiaming Zhang0Guocui Bao1Shilin Hou2Fan Yang3Guo Li4Jiyan Dai5Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.School of Automation, Xi’an University of Posts & Telecommunications, Xi’an, China.Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.Ultrasound transducers are essential components for photoacoustic imaging (PAI) detection, which has high imaging depth and high contrast. Since conventional ultrasound transducers are opaque, complicated and bulky system designs are usually required for PAI utilizing different light and acoustic paths. To overcome the problem, transparent ultrasound transducers are highly desired, as light can transmit through transducers directly for easy alignment of light and acoustic wave. Recently, various types of transparent ultrasound transducers have been investigated for high-quality PAI. In this review, different transparent ultrasound transducers based on transparent piezoelectric materials are reviewed. Additionally, further improvement of transparent ultrasound transducers by optimization of structures of designs is discussed, and their potential applications are also discussed.https://spj.science.org/doi/10.34133/adi.0083
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