Ultrasonic transmission from fiber optic generators on steel plate

Siwen Bi; Nan Wu; Jingcheng Zhou; Qixiang Tang; Jones OwusuTwumasi; Tzuyang Yu; Xingwei Wang

doi:10.1117/12.2219205

8 April 2016 Ultrasonic transmission from fiber optic generators on steel plate

Siwen Bi, Nan Wu, Jingcheng Zhou, Qixiang Tang, Jones OwusuTwumasi, Tzuyang Yu, Xingwei Wang

Proceedings Volume 9804, Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, and Civil Infrastructure 2016; 98040Q (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2219205
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2016, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Abstract

Fiber optic acoustic generators have generated a lot of interest due to its great potential in many applications including nondestructive tests. This paper reports four acoustic generation configurations. All the configurations are based on gold nanoparticles/polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) composites. Since gold nanoparticles have high absorption efficiency to optical energy and PDMS has a high coefficient of thermal expansion, the composites can transfer optical energy to ultrasonic waves with high conversion efficiency. The strength and bandwidth of ultrasonic waves generated by the composites can be changed by different designs and structures of the composites. This paper explores the relation between the structure of fiber optic acoustic generators and the profile of generated ultrasonic waves. Experimental results also demonstrated that four ultrasonic generation configurations have similar features of ultrasonic transmission on a steel plate, which is important for future choices of ultrasonic receivers.

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Siwen Bi, Nan Wu, Jingcheng Zhou, Qixiang Tang, Jones OwusuTwumasi, Tzuyang Yu, and Xingwei Wang "Ultrasonic transmission from fiber optic generators on steel plate", Proc. SPIE 9804, Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, and Civil Infrastructure 2016, 98040Q (8 April 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2219205

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