Comparison of double-pulse digital holography and HPFEM measurements

Pulsed digital holographic interferometry is a widely used technique for measurement of surface deformations. The results are displayed as high-quality images containing the surface deformation represented as a continuous function with high-precision and good resolution. On the theoretical side, the high precision finite-elements method (HPFEM) can be used to compute whole deformation maps of elastic continua, with a resolution comparable to that obtained with digital holographic interferometry. To prove the latter a series of resonant modes from a flat rectangular metal plate obtained with digital holographic interferometry will be compared to the same modes obtained under the same conditions with HPFEM. A very useful measurement concept is reached by combining both methods since they can be performed in parallel and within the same working area.