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Three-dimensional Optical-resolution Photoacoustic Microscopy
Published on: May 3, 2011
A high-performance DC-AC signal separated photodetector for photothermal heterodyne imaging (PHI)
Ting Pan1,2,3, Mei-Ling Sa2, Tang-Xiu Li2
1CAS Key Laboratory of Chemistry of Northwestern Plant Resources, Key Laboratory for Natural Medicines of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
A direct current-alternating current (DC-AC) separated photodiode detector has been developed and optimized for the signal characteristics of photothermal heterodyne imaging (PHI). The detector features a large photosensitive area (diameter = 5 mm), a flat frequency response, and a single-photodiode design. The gains of the DC and AC signal channels can be independently configured, for example, a gain of 103 for the DC signal and 105 for the AC signal. The cutoff frequency is set to 1.6 kHz, and the -3 dB bandwidth of transimpedance amplifier reaches about 5.8 MHz. This detector is easy to operate, highly resistant to external noise, and meets the imaging requirements of PHI experiments.
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