The invention discloses a super-resolution photoacoustic imaging
system and method based on a saturated
absorption effect. The
system comprises a
laser emission module, a
laser beam splitting / combining module and a
signal acquisition / scanning imaging module; the
laser beam splitting / combining module comprises a first
beam splitting sheet, a first reflector, a
chopper, a second reflector, a secondbeam splitting sheet, an optical
delay unit and a vortex slide, wherein the first beam splitting sheet, the first reflector, the
chopper, the second reflector and the second beam splitting sheet are connected in sequence to form a first
optical branch. The first beam splitting sheet, the optical
delay unit, the vortex slide and the second beam splitting sheet are connected in sequence to form a second
optical branch; the first beam splitting sheet is connected with the laser emission module, and the second beam splitting sheet is connected with the
signal acquisition / scanning imaging module. According to the invention, super-resolution photoacoustic imaging of a target object can be realized, super-resolution
microscopy of non-fluorophores can be realized, an imaging sample cannot be damaged, and the authenticity of
structural imaging and
functional imaging is ensured.