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Laser generation of convergent acoustic waves and applications to materials evaluation

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DOIResolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ULTSYM.1986.198792
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  1. National Research Council of Canada
FormatText, Article
ConferenceIEEE 1986 Ultrasonics Symposium, Nov. 11-17, 1986, Williamsburg, VA
Subjectacoustic waves; optical materials; acoustic materials; surface acoustic waves; acoustic signal detection; surface emitting lasers; thermoelasticity; laser theory, inspection; optical pulse generation
Abstract
A converging-wave technique for laser generation and detection of focused acoustic waves is described together with a number of applications to the nondestructive testing and characterization of industrial materials. An annular-shaped wave is produced by irradiating the inspected material with a laser beam focused through a suitable combination of spherical and conical lenses. The ultrasonic pulse reaches a relatively high amplitude in the center of convergence, where it is probed by a noncontact interferometric optical sensor. Applications to the ultrasonic characterization of ceramic materials, coating thickness evaluation, detection of delaminations in layered materials as well as crack inspection are described.
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  • IEEE 1986 Ultrasonics Symposium: 515–526.
LanguageEnglish
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NRC numberCNRC 26653
NRC-IGM86-404-434
NPARC number23004068
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