TY - JOUR
T1 - Optical generation and detection of ultrasound
AU - Sorazu, B.L.
AU - Thursby, G.J.
AU - Culshaw, B.
AU - Dong, F.
AU - Pierce, S.G.
AU - Yang, Y.
AU - Betz, D.
A2 - Ruthven, I.
A2 - Borlund, P.
A2 - Ingwersen, P.
A2 - Belkin, N.J.
A2 - Tombros, A.
A2 - Vakkari, P.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - This is a review of the optical generation and detection of ultrasound on work carried out in different optical detection techniques at the Strathclyde University. We start by pointing out some limitations of conventional ultrasonic transducers and show how the use of optical-based transducers can overcome them. After explaining how laser generation of ultrasound works, we will describe and compare the advantages and disadvantages of three optical detection techniques. Finally, we describe applications in which optical ultrasound techniques appear to have a promising future.
AB - This is a review of the optical generation and detection of ultrasound on work carried out in different optical detection techniques at the Strathclyde University. We start by pointing out some limitations of conventional ultrasonic transducers and show how the use of optical-based transducers can overcome them. After explaining how laser generation of ultrasound works, we will describe and compare the advantages and disadvantages of three optical detection techniques. Finally, we describe applications in which optical ultrasound techniques appear to have a promising future.
KW - ultrasound
KW - fibre Bragg gratings
KW - fibre optic interferometry
KW - NDT
UR - http://cmp.eee.strath.ac.uk/str_070-Final%20published%20paper.pdf
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1475-1305.2003.00070.x
U2 - 10.1046/j.1475-1305.2003.00070.x
DO - 10.1046/j.1475-1305.2003.00070.x
M3 - Article
SN - 0039-2103
VL - 39
SP - 111
EP - 114
JO - Strain
JF - Strain
IS - 3
ER -