An optically powered and broadcasted modular receive coil concept (Light Coils) is presented for MRI to simultaneously eliminate the challenges in MRI of pediatric or overweight patients, signal-to-noise ratio losses and potential safety hazards due to electro-magnetic interferences in the transmission cables, and Ohmic losses in the metallic wires. By combining innovative RF antenna architectures, low-noise-low-power front end electronics and state-of-the-art silicon photonics technology, Light Coils might offer a robust and scalable solution for MRI image acquisition. Preliminary experimental results on the power-on-fiber driving of LNAs, and optical active detuning of receive coils are also discussed.
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