Transmission of Ultrasonic Waves in Optical Fibers with the Use of Sandwich Type Transducer

Optical fibers are commonly used to transmit laser beams. The possibility of acoustic wave propagation in optical waveguides creates new prospects for simultaneous transmission of laser beams and ultrasonic waves. This combined technology could be useful in e.g. surgical treatment. A...

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Main Author: Sylwia MUC
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Language:English
Published: Institute of Fundamental Technological Research Polish Academy of Sciences 2014-09-01
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Online Access:https://acoustics.ippt.pan.pl/index.php/aa/article/view/609
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description Optical fibers are commonly used to transmit laser beams. The possibility of acoustic wave propagation in optical waveguides creates new prospects for simultaneous transmission of laser beams and ultrasonic waves. This combined technology could be useful in e.g. surgical treatment. A comparative analysis of both systems shows that combining the advantages of ultrasounds and laser light in one device, makes it possible to compensate for the faults of each of the technologies and to improve the effectiveness of surgical operations. The article presents the results of experimental studies of transmission of ultrasonic wave in optical fibers using a sandwich-type ultrasonic power transducer. It also presents amplitude characteristics of an ultrasonic signal propagated in an optical fiber. The effect of the length of the fiber on the achieved output signal amplitudes was studied. The relation of the output signal of a capacitive sensor to the power applied to the sandwich-type transducer was presented. The reflected power during ultrasonic wave propagation in an optical fiber was also measured. The measurements of the ultrasonic wave transmission were performed for single-mode and multi-mode step-index optical fibers.
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spelling doaj-art-0f8bc18bceec41379e3df2a4ed9309782025-08-20T03:11:54ZengInstitute of Fundamental Technological Research Polish Academy of SciencesArchives of Acoustics0137-50752300-262X2014-09-01344Transmission of Ultrasonic Waves in Optical Fibers with the Use of Sandwich Type TransducerSylwia MUC0Wrocław University of Technology, Institute of Telecomunications, Teleinformatics and Acoustics Optical fibers are commonly used to transmit laser beams. The possibility of acoustic wave propagation in optical waveguides creates new prospects for simultaneous transmission of laser beams and ultrasonic waves. This combined technology could be useful in e.g. surgical treatment. A comparative analysis of both systems shows that combining the advantages of ultrasounds and laser light in one device, makes it possible to compensate for the faults of each of the technologies and to improve the effectiveness of surgical operations. The article presents the results of experimental studies of transmission of ultrasonic wave in optical fibers using a sandwich-type ultrasonic power transducer. It also presents amplitude characteristics of an ultrasonic signal propagated in an optical fiber. The effect of the length of the fiber on the achieved output signal amplitudes was studied. The relation of the output signal of a capacitive sensor to the power applied to the sandwich-type transducer was presented. The reflected power during ultrasonic wave propagation in an optical fiber was also measured. The measurements of the ultrasonic wave transmission were performed for single-mode and multi-mode step-index optical fibers. https://acoustics.ippt.pan.pl/index.php/aa/article/view/609ultrasoundstransmission of acoustic wave in an optical waveguide
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Transmission of Ultrasonic Waves in Optical Fibers with the Use of Sandwich Type Transducer
Archives of Acoustics
ultrasounds
transmission of acoustic wave in an optical waveguide
title Transmission of Ultrasonic Waves in Optical Fibers with the Use of Sandwich Type Transducer
title_full Transmission of Ultrasonic Waves in Optical Fibers with the Use of Sandwich Type Transducer
title_fullStr Transmission of Ultrasonic Waves in Optical Fibers with the Use of Sandwich Type Transducer
title_full_unstemmed Transmission of Ultrasonic Waves in Optical Fibers with the Use of Sandwich Type Transducer
title_short Transmission of Ultrasonic Waves in Optical Fibers with the Use of Sandwich Type Transducer
title_sort transmission of ultrasonic waves in optical fibers with the use of sandwich type transducer
topic ultrasounds
transmission of acoustic wave in an optical waveguide
url https://acoustics.ippt.pan.pl/index.php/aa/article/view/609
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