Ultrasound modulated laser confocal feedback imaging inside turbid media.

ABSTRACT

Ultrasound modulated laser confocal feedback technology is proposed in the imaging inside turbid media. By selecting the detectable signal photons and rejecting the background noise photons in the frequency domain based on the ultrasound modulation, the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) can be much improved, especially in the turbid media, compared with the traditional imaging without ultrasound modulation. This is a promising method to reach both a larger penetration depth and a better SNR than other optical methods.