Review Article

Optical Ultrasound Generation and Detection for Intravascular Imaging: A Review

Table 2

Summary of performance characteristics of fiber-based optical ultrasound transmitters.

AbsorberLayer structureThickness (μm)Fiber diameterPressure (MPa)−6 dB bandwidth (MHz)Laser power (mJ/cm2)Measurement distance (mm)

CNTs [29]Single-layer1050.451241.62
CNTs [29]Single-layer2000.91536.32
AuNPs [35]Single-layer1054000.64~88.75~1
AuNPs [33]Single-layer~1000.4115.155.31.5
Dye [33]Single-layer~500.94.586.31.5
CNTs [30]Multilayer~202001.34–4.523.15–39.816.2–87.93