Optical Ultrasonic Sensor

Hear What Other Sensors Can’t

Non-Contact. Unparalleled Bandwidth. Ultra-Sensitive.

A broadband (5 MHz), all-optical, omnidirectional point sensor (<100 μm) providing unprecedented capabilities for air-coupled ultrasonics.

For Transducer Characterization

BROADSONIC control unit and sensor head
5 MHz Bandwidth
10+ Peer-Reviewed Papers
100 µPa/√Hz Noise Floor
12+ Research & Industry Partners

Hear the Full Picture

With up to 5 MHz bandwidth, BROADSONIC captures signals that human ears and standard sensors miss. It delivers real-time data for acoustic analysis, gas leak detection, ultrasonic cleaning monitoring, and partial discharge detection.


Learn About BROADSONIC
BROADSONIC optical ultrasonic sensor
Human Hearing
20 kHz
Conventional Sensor
100 kHz
BROADSONIC
5 MHz
20 Hz 1 kHz 100 kHz 1 MHz 5 MHz
Ultracoustics Data Visualizer showing real-time time-domain and FFT frequency plots on a laptop

Included Software

Ready Out of the Box

Every BROADSONIC ships with the Ultracoustics Data Visualizer — real-time time-domain and FFT streaming, broadband analysis, and one-click data export.

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Transducer Characterization Service

Ship us your transducer. Get a full broadband beam profile — 0 to 5 MHz at 0.1 mm resolution — delivered as an interactive report within one week. No couplant, no water tank, no repeat scans.

Why BROADSONIC

How We Compare

Feature BROADSONIC Air-Coupled Piezo Conventional Ultrasonic
Bandwidth DC – 5 MHz (flat) Narrowband (~30% fractional) 20 Hz – 100 kHz
Contact Required No (air-coupled) No (high insertion loss) No (air-coupled)
EMI Immunity Complete (optical) Poor Partial
Sensing Principle Optical (Fabry-Perot) Piezoelectric / Composite Capacitive / MEMS
Omnidirectional > ±60° Directional Varies
Active Sensor Diameter 100 μm 10–25 mm ~6 mm

At a Glance

Technology Comparison

BROADSONIC Air-Coupled Piezo Conventional Ultrasonic

Peer-Reviewed

Backed by Peer-Reviewed Research

10+ peer-reviewed publications in JASA, Applied Physics Letters, Nature Microsystems & Nanoengineering, Optica, and more.

Ecosystem

Backed by Leading Institutions