Amplification of high-intensity pressure waves and cavitation in water using a multi-pulsed laser excitation and black-TiOx optoacoustic lens

Tašič Muc, Blaž (author), Vella, Daniele (author), Lukač, Nejc (author), Kos, Matjaž (author), Jezeršek, Matija (author)

A method for amplification of high-intensity pressure waves generated with a multi-pulsed Nd:YAG laser coupled with a black-TiOx optoacoustic lens in the water is presented and characterized. The investigation was focused on determining how the multi-pulsed laser excitation with delays between 50 µs and 400 µs influences the dynamics of the bubbles formed by a laser-induced breakdown on the upper surface of the lens, the acoustic cavitation in the focal region of the lens, and the high-intensity pressure waves generation. A needle hydrophone and a high-speed camera were used to analyze the spatial distribution and time-dependent development of the above-mentioned phenomena. Our results show how different delays (t$_d$) of the laser pulses influence optoacoustic dynamics. When t$_d$ is equal to or greater than the bubble oscillation time, acoustic cavitation cloud size increases 10-fold after the fourth laser pulse, while the pressure amplitude increases by more than 75%. A quasi-deterministic creation of cavitation due to consecutive transient pressure waves is also discussed. This is relevant for localized ablative laser therapy.

• Language: English
• Keywords: black-tiox, optoacoustic lens, acoustic cavitation, laser induced ultrasound
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FS - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2022
• Number of pages: Str. 3993-4006
• Numbering: Vol. 13, no. 7, art. 460713
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-137543
• UDC: 534
• ISSN on article: 2156-7085
• DOI: 10.1364/BOE.460713
• COBISS.SI-ID: 112319235

Copyright

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• Publication date in RUL: 21.06.2022

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Biomedical optics express
• Shortened title: Biomed. opt. express
• Publisher: Optica
• ISSN: 2156-7085
• COBISS.SI-ID: 24857383

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: črni TiOx, optoakustične leče, akustična kavitacija, lasersko inducirani ultrazvok