System and method of binary optical communication for ultrasonic

Details System and method of binary optical communication for ultrasonic System and method of binary optical communication for ultrasonic

1995-11-29

1996-10-15

Pihulic, Daniel T.

Communications, electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices

Acoustic image conversion

With memory means

367149, G03B 4206

Patent

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055661335

ABSTRACT:
An optical communication system for ultrasound imaging systems employs a light source and photodetector array in the imaging console. The light source and photodetector array are coupled to each other through an optical fiber passing through the probe. Information from the probe is communicated to the console by an optical modulator, situated in the optical path from source to detector. The ultrasound signals are converted into electrical signals by probe electronics, and these electrical signals serve to alter either the phase or amplitude of optical signals passing through the modulator. Since the light source and photodetectors reside in the imaging console, very little power is dissipated in the probe.

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patent: 5353262 (1994-10-01), Yakymyshyn et al.
Giallorenzi et al., "Optical-Fiber Sensors Challenge The Competition", IEEE Spectrum; Sep., 1986, pp. 44-49.

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