Fast axial-scanning photoacoustic microscopy using tunable acoustic gradient lens

Opt Express. 2017 Apr 3;25(7):7349-7357. doi: 10.1364/OE.25.007349.

Abstract

An optical-resolution photoacoustic microscope (OR-PAM) with capability of fast axial-scanning was developed by using a tunable acoustic gradient (TAG) lens. The TAG lens was designed to continuously changing the focal plane of OR-PAM by modulating its refractive power with fast-changing ultrasonic standing wave. The performance was shown by imaging a carbon fiber. We achieved a DoF of about 750 μm. The head of a zebrafish was also imaged to further demonstrate the feasibility of our method.