Advanced Materials, Vol.25, No.16, 2351-2356, 2013
Ultrasensitive Non-Resonant Detection of Ultrasound with Plasmonic Metamaterials
Optical sensors for ultrasound detection provide high sensitivity and bandwidth, essential for photoacoustic imaging in clinical diagnostics and biomedical research. Implementing plasmonic metamaterials in a non-resonant regime facilitates sub-nanosecond, highly sensitive detectors while eliminating cumbersome optical alignment necessary for resonant sensors.