Interferometric and holographic imaging of surface-breaking cracks

James L. Blackshire; Bradley D. Duncan

doi:10.1117/1.1731201

1 June 2004 Interferometric and holographic imaging of surface-breaking cracks

James L. Blackshire, Bradley D. Duncan

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 43, Issue 6, (June 2004). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.1731201

Abstract

Two advanced nondestructive evaluation systems are developed for imaging surface-breaking cracks in aerospace materials. The systems use scanning heterodyne interferometry and frequency-translated holography principles to image ultrasonic displacement fields on material surfaces with high resolution and sensitivity. Surface-breaking cracks are detected and characterized by visualizing near-field ultrasonic scattering processes, which in turn results in local intensification of ultrasonic displacement fields in the immediate vicinity of a crack. The local intensification permits cracks to be easily distinguished from background levels, and creates unique displacement field images that follow the contours and morphology of the cracks with microscopic precision. The interferometric and holographic imaging approaches each provide noncontact and near optical-diffraction-limited measurement capabilities that are essential for probing ultrasonic displacement fields in the immediate vicinity of cracks. Several representative crack-imaging results are provided, along with detailed descriptions of both experimental techniques, and the capabilities and limitations of each method. The resulting systems provide simple yet very powerful tools for evaluating surface-breaking cracks in detail.

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James L. Blackshire and Bradley D. Duncan "Interferometric and holographic imaging of surface-breaking cracks," Optical Engineering 43(6), (1 June 2004). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.1731201

Published: 1 June 2004

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