Terahertz technique for detection of microleaks in the seal of flexible plastic packages

Optical Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-6

  Morita, Yasuyuki ^a   Dobrolu, Adrian ^a   Kawase, Kodo ^a   Otani, Chiko ^a  

^a INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Defect detection; Flexible plastic package; Heat seal; Microleak; Nondestructive inspection; Terahertz radiation

Indexed keywords

FOCUSING; LEAK DETECTION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; OPTICAL TESTING; PACKAGING MATERIALS; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYETHYLENES; RADIATION EFFECTS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SCANNING; SEALS;

DEFECT DETECTION; FLEXIBLE PLASTIC PACKAGES; HEAT SEAL; MICROLEAKS; TETRAHERTZ RADIATION; TETRAHERTZ SYSTEM; TETRAHERTZ TECHNIQUE;

OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 14544280614     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1827222     Document Type: Article

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