AIR-COUPLED PIEZOELECTRIC DETECTION OF LASER-GENERATED ULTRASOUND

Authors
HUTCHINS DA WRIGHT WMD HAYWARD G GACHAGAN A
Citation
Da. Hutchins et al., AIR-COUPLED PIEZOELECTRIC DETECTION OF LASER-GENERATED ULTRASOUND, IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control, 41(6), 1994, pp. 796-805
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic",Acoustics
Journal title
IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control → ACNP
ISSN journal
08853010
Volume
41
Issue
6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
796 - 805
Database
ISI
SICI code
0885-3010(1994)41:6<796:APDOLU>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
A pulsed laser has been used to generate ultrasonic transients in samp les of metal and fiber-reinforced polymer composite material. These ha ve been detected using an air-coupled piezoelectric transducer. It is demonstrated that such a transduction system can be used for longitudi nal waves in bulk material, Rayleigh waves at solid surfaces and Lamb waves in thin plates.