Conventional ultrasound technology based on spot scanning or phased array encounters significant challenge in real-time imaging with a single detector. In this paper, we present a Hadamard acoustic correlated imaging based on photoacoustic modulation with one transducer. The process of accurately generating the Hadamard acoustic field is to apply the carbon-nanotubes–polydimethylsiloxane composite to absorb the optimized Hadamard basis pattern. Taking advantage of correlated imaging, our system without scanning can reduce imaging artifacts and its resolution could be about four times higher than that of traditional ultrasound imaging. The use of a single transducer rather than an array of transducers can reduce the cost of the imaging system. Therefore, the proposed scheme can find applications in biomedical imaging and nondestructive evaluation.
