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PHOTOACOUSTIC IMAGING DEVICES AND METHODS OF IMAGING

  • US 20100268058A1
  • Filed: 12/10/2008
  • Published: 10/21/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A photoacoustic medical imaging device comprising:

  • a substrate;

    an array of ultrasonic transducers on the substrate;

    at least one groove etched on the substrate;

    at least one optical fiber, each optical fiber disposed in one of said at least one groove; and

    at least one facet, each facet etched in one of said at least one groove and coated with a layer of metal having high infrared reflectivity, each said optical fiber being configured to guide infrared light from a light source through said fiber and toward said facet, said at least one facet being configured to reflect the infrared light toward a target.

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