Full objective aperture laser scanning for application in a photo-acoustic microscope

R Carey, DFL Jenkins, DM Newman, BWJ THomas

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Abstract

A laser scanning system has been developed with two-axis galvanometer mirrors and full objective aperture illumination, enabling a focused spot to be rapidly scanned across the surface of the stationary sample under investigation. Present specification allows scan fields of up to 5 mm × 5 mm to be studied with a spot size of 30 μm; direct trade-off is possible between scan area and spatial resolution. Using the scanning system, a microscope with photo-acoustic detection has been developed. Examples are given of the detection of well-defined surface and sub-surface variations using amplitude and phase information respectively.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)263-266
Number of pages0
JournalEngineering optics
Volume6
Issue number3
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 1993

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