title: Shock-wave measurement using a calibrated interferometric fiber-tip sensor.
abstract: The results of shock-wave measurements using a calibrated fiber-tip sensor based on a Michelson interferometer are presented. A transfer function, obtained by an independent experiment that describes the properties of the sensor system, was used to correct the measured shock-wave data in the Fourier frequency domain. The phase of the transfer function was determined from its amplitude by a fitting procedure using minimum-phase terms. As an example of application, the acoustic output field of an electromagnetic lithotriptor was investigated, and the shock-wave source was reliably characterized. The measured data provide a basis for estimating the hazard to which a patient is exposed during shock-wave treatment and for optimizing a lithotriptor system to produce a sharply localized and effective acoustic field.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory 1.43, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig, Germany. christian.koch@ptb.de
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Koch
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Molkenstruck
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Reibold
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation; D005583:Fourier Analysis; D019220:High-Energy Shock Waves; D006801:Humans; D007368:Interferometry / Q000295:instrumentation; D008096:Lithotripsy