Noncontact material evaluation for characterization and wear detection using laser-generated ultrasound and interferometric detection

Graham Thursby; Brian Culshaw; Borja Sorazu; Syed Atique; Fengzhong Dong

doi:10.1117/12.549024

27 July 2004 Noncontact material evaluation for characterization and wear detection using laser-generated ultrasound and interferometric detection

Graham Thursby, Brian Culshaw, Borja Sorazu, Syed Atique, Fengzhong Dong

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Proceedings Volume 5384, Smart Structures and Materials 2004: Smart Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.549024
Event: Smart Structures and Materials, 2004, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

This paper describes an all optical non-contact technique to determine material properties in a mechanical structure. Using optical generation of ultrasound and interferometric optical detection to determine the dispersion curves for acoustic (Lamb) waves, readily available numerical algorithms have produced values of Young's Modulus and Poisson ratio with confidence limits of a few percent. The approach may be applied to inspection regions with dimension in the range microns to centimetres.

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Graham Thursby, Brian Culshaw, Borja Sorazu, Syed Atique, and Fengzhong Dong "Noncontact material evaluation for characterization and wear detection using laser-generated ultrasound and interferometric detection", Proc. SPIE 5384, Smart Structures and Materials 2004: Smart Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems, (27 July 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.549024

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