×

Photoacoustic apparatus and method for controlling the same

  • US 9,084,560 B2
  • Filed: 11/26/2010
  • Issued: 07/21/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A photoacoustic apparatus comprising:

  • a light source configured to emit light;

    an optical system configured to guide the light from the light source to an analyte;

    a detecting unit including a receiving element configured to receive an acoustic wave that is generated in the analyte by the light;

    a signal processing unit configured to acquire information about the inside of the analyte from a detected signal that is acquired from the detecting unit; and

    a calculation unit configured to calculate an irradiation intensity distribution of the light from the optical system on the basis of the detected signal that is acquired when the receiving element receives acoustic wave generated from an optical absorber configured to absorb the light from the optical system.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×