An opto-acoustic subsystem is provided.

A first acousto-optic deflector receives a laser beam.

A second acousto-optic deflector receives the diffracted laser beam.

The opto-acoustic modulator is optically connected to the polariser.

The invention further relates to a production method in particular for an opto-acoustic contact glass system consisting in particular of an opto-acoustic contact glass and an attachment according to the invention.

Furthermore, an imaging device for multi-spectral opto-acoustic tomography is described.

The invention relates to an array having an acousto-optic switch (2) which comprises an acousto-optic modulator (3) and through which a fed laser beam (4) passes multiple times in order to increase the efficiency.

In addition the optoacoustic imaging system may be configured to produce 3D maps from the reconstructed optoacoustic images of the body.

In an acoustooptic tunable filter embodiment, polarization coupling results from a surface acoustic wave and tuning is accomplished by changing the acoustic frequency.

The first acousto-optic deflector diffracts the received laser beam along a first axis.

The present invention is a guide wire imaging device for vascular or non-vascular imaging utilizing optic acoustical methods, which device has a profile of less than 1 mm in diameter.

The second acousto-optic deflector diffracts the received diffracted laser beam along a second axis.

Furthermore, an imaging method of optoacoustic imaging of an object (1) using the imaging device (100) is described.

The handheld probe comprising a transducer array capable of receiving an optoacoustic return signal.

A method for logging operational information concerning an optoacoustic device is further disclosed.