Abstract: A photoacoustic detector system combined with transparent ultrasonic sensors may include: a light source from which an optical oscillation device generates light for generating a photoacoustic phenomenon; a light transmission system which transmits the generated light to a probe side; a probe which accommodates an optical system and the transparent ultrasonic sensor therein; the optical system which adjusts the size, focus, path, and other parameters of the generated light; the transparent ultrasonic sensor which detects an ultrasonic wave generated in an observation area in response to light irradiated to the observation area according to a photoacoustic effect, and is made of a light-transmitting material to transmit the generated light; a data collection device which collects photoacoustic data including the ultrasonic wave detected by the transparent ultrasonic sensor; and a data detection device which analyzes the photoacoustic data and determines whether a specific material is detected in the observatio

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a transparent ultrasonic sensor-based ultrasonic optical composite imaging system including at least one light source and a transparent ultrasonic sensor coaxially aligned with light emitted from the light source and allowing the light emitted from the light source to be transmitted therethrough, wherein the transparent ultrasonic sensor is disposed between the light source and a subject.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a transparent ultrasonic sensor including a matching unit configured to perform optical impedance matching and formed of a transparent material, a piezoelectric layer positioned behind the matching unit and formed of a transparent material, a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer positioned on a rear surface and a front surface of the piezoelectric layer, respectively, the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer being formed of a transparent conductive material, a first housing connected to the first electrode layer, and a second housing connected to the second electrode layer.