Abstract:A fiber-optic Fabry-Perot interferometer (FPI) has been proposed and demonstrated for the ultrasound wave (UW) imaging of seismic-physical models. The sensor probe comprises a single mode fiber (SMF) that is inserted into a ceramic tube terminated by an ultra-thin gold film. The probe performs with an excellent UW sensitivity thanks to the nanolayer gold film, and thus is capable of detecting a weak UW in air medium. Furthermore, the compact sensor is a symmetrical structure so that it presents a good directionality in the UW detection. The spectral band-side filter technique is used for UW interrogation. After scanning the models using the sensing probe in air, the two-dimensional (2D) images of four physical models are reconstructed.
An integrated ultrasonic detection system that consists of emission and detection has been proposed and demonstrated experimentally. The proposed emission source is based on plastic optical fiber (POF). In order to promote the coupling of ultrasound-to-POF, and the end of the POF is heated to form a circular pedestal. A homemade fiber Fabry-Perot interferometer is employed to evaluate the coupling efficiency of ultrasound-to-POF. The sensing head is spliced with a short section of hollow-core fiber and single-mode fiber, resulting in an air microbubble formation by discharging. The experimental results show that ultrasound can be transmitted effectively in a narrow space using the coupling method, and the compact sensor also presents a considered sensitivity for ultrasonic detection. This all-fiber ultrasonic interrogation can be integrated as a system for the application in the bioimaging field, especially the organism body.
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