Laser phased array generated ultrasound for nondestructive evaluation of ceramic materials

Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-9

  Yang, Jr Syu ^a   Sanderson, Terry ^b   Ume, Charles ^b   Jarzynski, Jacek ^b  

^a TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beamsteering; Directivity patterns; Laser ultrasonics; Phased optical fiber array

Indexed keywords

FIBER LASERS; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

LASER PHASED ARRAYS; ROSE POINT SOURCE THEORY;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0031095891     PISSN: 01959298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03325380     Document Type: Article

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