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2017 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report

Nanoscale imaging with picosecond ultrasonic computed tomography

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16F16063
Research InstitutionHokkaido University

Principal Investigator

O・B Wright  北海道大学, 工学研究院, 教授 (90281790)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) MEZIL SYLVAIN  北海道大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 外国人特別研究員
Project Period (FY) 2016-04-22 – 2018-03-31
KeywordsComputed tomography / Picosecond ultrasonics / Nanoscale / Imaging
Outline of Annual Research Achievements

The chosen sample for GHz CT testing is a glass fibre containing two holes along the main axis of its cylinder. Our approach is to excite acoustic waves from one side of the sample and to rotate the probe beam on the opposite side to evaluate the propagated acoustic field for various angles (with a fixed pump excitation spot). Then the fibre is rotated along its axis and the operation is repeated.
We realised 3D time-domain acoustic simulations using PZFLex software in a similar geometry. The simulated silica fibre is 5 μm diameter. The two axial air holes of diameter around 1 μm are considered to be vacuum so that no acoustic wave can propagate. This allowed us to demonstrate the detection of both holes with their correct position and also get an estimate of the hole size and shape.
The experimental setup was developed to match the particular needs of controlling probe and sample orientations. The setup has been validated on flat glass, and experiments are still ongoing in order to detect the acoustic signal and experimentally demonstrate acoustic computed tomography down to sub-micrometre scale.

Research Progress Status

29年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。

Strategy for Future Research Activity

29年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。

  • Research Products

    (12 results)

All 2018 2017 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (3 results) Journal Article (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 5 results,  Invited: 1 results) Remarks (2 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] Le Mans Universite(France)

    • Country Name
      France
    • Counterpart Institution
      Le Mans Universite
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Sapienza Universita di Roma(Italy)

    • Country Name
      Italy
    • Counterpart Institution
      Sapienza Universita di Roma
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Recendt(Austria)

    • Country Name
      Austria
    • Counterpart Institution
      Recendt
  • [Journal Article] Time-domain imaging of gigahertz surface waves on an acoustic metamaterial2018

    • Author(s)
      Paul H Otsuka, Sylvain Mezil, Osamu Matsuda, Motonobu Tomoda, Alexei A Maznev, Tian Gan, Nicholas Fang, Nicholas Boechler, Vitalyi E Gusev and Oliver B Wright
    • Journal Title

      New Journal of Physics

      Volume: 20 Pages: 013026-1-12

    • DOI

      10.1088/1367-2630/aa9298

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Active chiral control of GHz acoustic whispering-gallery modes2017

    • Author(s)
      Sylvain Mezil, Kentaro Fujita, Paul H. Otsuka, Motonobu Tomoda, Matt Clark, Oliver B. Wright, and Osamu Matsuda
    • Journal Title

      Applied Physics Letters

      Volume: 111 Pages: 144103-1-4

    • DOI

      10.1063/1.4994886

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Picosecond acoustic computed tomography2017

    • Author(s)
      S. Mezil, P. H. Otsuka, K. Miyoshi, M. Tomoda, O. Matsuda, O. B. Wright
    • Organizer
      19th International Conference on Photoacoustic and Photothermal Phenomena. Bilbao, Spain
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Ultrafast imaging of acoustic wave propagation in microsphere-based metamaterial structures2017

    • Author(s)
      P. H. Otsuka, S. Mezil, V. E. Gusev, O. Matsuda, M. Tomoda, T. Gan, N. Boechler, A. A. Maznev, N. Fang, and O. B. Wright
    • Organizer
      META’17, the 8th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics, Incheon, Korea
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] 3D imaging of buried microstructures in a slab using picosecond acoustics2017

    • Author(s)
      P. H. Otsuka, K. Miyoshi, S. Mezil, M. Tomoda, O. Matsuda, O. B. Wright
    • Organizer
      Symposium on Ultrasonic Electronics (USE), Tagajo, Japan
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Picosecond acoustic computed tomography in a microscopic fibre2017

    • Author(s)
      S. Mezil, P. H. Otsuka, M. Tomoda, O. Matsuda, O. B. Wright
    • Organizer
      International Congress on Ultrasonics (ICU2017), Honolulu, Hawaii
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Imaging subsurface features in a micro-scale slab using laser ultrasonics at GHz frequencies2017

    • Author(s)
      P. H. Otsuka, K. Miyoshi, S. Mezil, M. Tomoda, O. Matsuda and O. B. Wright
    • Organizer
      International Congress on Ultrasonics (ICU2017), Honolulu, Hawaii
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Remarks] 北海道大学大学院工学院量子機能工学研究室

    • URL

      http://kino-ap.eng.hokudai.ac.jp/j-index.html

  • [Remarks] Laboratory of Applied Solid State Physics

    • URL

      http://kino-ap.eng.hokudai.ac.jp/index.html

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Published: 2018-12-17  

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