ArticlePhotoacoustics2019
Waveform engineering analysis of photoacoustic radar chirp parameters for spatial resolution and SNR optimization.
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- Photoacoustic signal-to-noise ratio comparison for pulse and continuous waveforms of very low optical fluence.Journal of biomedical optics · 2022Article
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Abstract
Recent developments in photoacoustics have witnessed the implementation of a radar matched-filtering methodology into the continuous wave photoacoustic modality. The main merit of using matched filtering in continuous photoacoustics is the improvement in signal to noise ratio (SNR), but the correlation process may result in a loss of resolution. It is possible to enhance both SNR and resolution by matched-filtering and pulse compression with a frequency chirp. However, the theory behind the effect of the chirp parameters on both SNR and resolution is still not clear. In this paper, the one-dimensional theory of the photoacoustic radar with a pulse compressed linear frequency modulated sinusoidal laser chirp is developed. The effect of the chirp parameters on the corresponding photoacoustic signal is investigated, and guidelines for choosing the chirp parameters for resolution and SNR optimization are given based on theory and simulations. The results show that by judiciously manipulating the center frequency, bandwidth, and duration, the resolution and SNR can be easily enhanced.
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