Detection of laser-generated ultrasound based on phase demodulation technique using a fibre Fabry-Perot interferometer

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1261-1266

  Park, Hee Su ^a,b   Thursby, Graham ^a   Culshaw, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acoustical measurements; Fabry Perot interferometer; Fibre optics amplifiers; Fibre optics sensors; Laser ultrasound

Indexed keywords

DEMODULATION; DETECTORS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ERBIUM; FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; FIBER LASERS; LASER APPLICATIONS;

ACOUSTIC DETECTORS; LASER-GENERATED ULTRASOUND; LASER-ULTRASOUND SYSTEM; PHASE DEMODULATION TECHNIQUE;

ULTRASONICS;

ULTRASONIC TECHNIQUE;

EID: 19944387947     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 09570233     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/16/6/004     Document Type: Article

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