The invention discloses a photoacoustic lithium battery detection system based on optical fibers, and belongs to the field of battery structure health monitoring. Comprising an excitation module, a signal demodulation module, a detection module and an optical fiber coupler. Excitation light enters the surface of the battery through the beam shaping unit, the optical fiber coupler and the optical fiber ultrasonic probe to generate an ultrasonic signal. The detection light is reflected to form a detection signal after passing through the optical fiber circulator, the optical fiber coupler and the optical fiber ultrasonic probe. The lithium battery is moved through the displacement control platform, ultrasonic signals of different parts of the lithium battery can be obtained, accordingly, corresponding detection signals are generated, structural information of the different parts of the lithium battery is obtained through analysis, and imaging of the battery structure is achieved. According to the method, an optical and ultrasonic combined method is adopted, internal structure data of the lithium battery can be measured in practical application, and analysis and prediction of internal damage of the battery are achieved. The device has the advantages of being small in size and high in resolution ratio, can conduct nondestructive testing on the lithium battery and has the high-precision imaging capacity.