High power acoustic resonator with integrated optical interfacial elements
US7804598B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 4, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2021/154
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for integrating optical interfacial elements with a high power acoustic resonator. More specifically, but not by way of limitation, in certain embodiments of the present invention, one or more optical interfacial elements may be integrated with a high power acoustic resonator to provide a robust sensing device that may provide for acoustic cleaning of the optical interfacial elements and/or combining optical and acoustic measurements made by the integrated system for analysis purposes. In certain aspects, the high power acoustic resonator may include an acoustic horn for focusing acoustic energy and the optical interfacial elements may be integrated with the acoustic horn.
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