Optical measurements of self-induced oscillations

High speed digital holographic interferometry is used to measure the self-induced mechanical oscillations produced by frequency signals near the first natural resonance mode of a rectangular polyester membrane. The external excitation produces very low mechanical amplitude levels in the membrane. This non-invasive optical technique has high temporal and spatial resolution allowing large data acquisition and hence allowing the processing of thousands of recorded images acquired in a CMOS camera set at 5000 frames per second (fps).