Compact phase-shifted Sagnac interferometer for ultrasound detection |
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Authors: | PA Fomitchov S Krishnaswamy JD Achenbach |
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Institution: | The authors are at the Center for Quality Engineering and Failure Prevention, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA |
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Abstract: | A compact fibre, phase-shifted Sagnac interferometer for ultrasound detection has been developed. The interferometer is a truly path-matched device, and therefore requires no path stabilization or heterodyning. It is a less expensive and more robust alternative to the heterodyne or path-stabilized Michelson interferometer. The device provides high spatial resolution of ultrasonic detection. It has been used in conjunction with conventional piezoelectric transducers (PZT) to detect Rayleigh and Lamb waves and to image a crack in a thin plate, rivet cracks in riveted plates, and for ultrasonic beam profiling. |
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Keywords: | laser-based ultrasonics Sagnac interferometers non-destructive evaluation |
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