Determination of the optical absorption coefficient via analysis of laser-generated plate waves

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 902-908

  Hurley, David H ^a   Spicer, James B ^a   Jay Conant, R ^a   Telschow, Ken L ^a  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER APPLICATIONS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NEODYMIUM LASERS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONIC WAVES;

LASER GENERATED PLATE WAVES;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 0031187746     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/58.655205     Document Type: Article

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