• DocumentCode
    1431462
  • Title

    Acoustic-surface-wave amplitude and phase measurements using laser probes

  • Author

    De La Rue, Richard M. ; Humphryes, R.F. ; Mason, I.M. ; Ash, E.A.

  • Author_Institution
    University of Glasgow, Department of Electronics & Electrical Engineering, Glasgow, UK
  • Volume
    119
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1972
  • fDate
    2/1/1972 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    117
  • Lastpage
    126
  • Abstract
    The investigation of acoustic-field distributions on free surfaces is important in several different classes of application. Measurements of the phase of acoustic surface waves using optical probes allow direct measurement of their velocity. A number of different optical-probe types are compared on the basis of sensitivity and stability. The operation and design of an optical heterodyne probe, capable of high-precision phase and group-velocity measurement, is described.
  • Keywords
    acoustic variables measurement; holography; phase measurement; probes; acoustic field distributions; acoustic surface waves; free surfaces; group velocity measurement; laser probes; optical heterodyne probe; phase measurement; probes; sonic measurements; surface phenomena;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineers, Proceedings of the Institution of
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0020-3270
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/piee.1972.0021
  • Filename
    5251306