Abstract
The optoacoustic signal generated via pulsed laser excitation-transducer detection is frequency analyzed via a discrete Fourier transform. The frequency spectrum is found to exhibit a pronounced maximum at the transducer resonant frequency. Use of this maximum as a measure of the optoacoustic signal strength allows for discrimination against window absorption and various electrical and mechanical noise sources.
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