Title :
All-optical scanning acoustic microscope: rapid phase imaging
Author :
Sharples, S.D. ; Clark, M. ; Somekh, M.G.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Nottingham Univ., UK
fDate :
12/7/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An all-optical version of a scanning acoustic microscope is described. The electronic data acquisition system is a major advance on that previously reported, in that it is now capable of high speed acquisition of phase as well as amplitude images at 82 and 164 MHz
Keywords :
acoustic microscopes; computer-generated holography; data acquisition; ultrasonic imaging; 164 MHz; 82 MHz; all-optical scanning acoustic microscope; amplitude images; electronic data acquisition system; high speed acquisition; rapid phase imaging;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20001451