Steerable ultrasonic source using low power laser sources and fibre optic delivery

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4327, Issue , 2001, Pages 60-66

  Swift, C I ^a   Pierce, G ^a   Culshaw, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS; DELAY CIRCUITS; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURE; FIBER OPTICS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); ULTRASONIC DEVICES;

LOW POWER LASER SOURCES;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0034755473     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.436575     Document Type: Conference Paper

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