Surface breaking crack evaluation with photorefractive quantum wells and laser-generated Rayleigh waves

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Matsuda, Youichi
Nakano, Hidetoshi
Nagai, Satoshi
Hiratsuka, Hajime
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[1] Natl Metrol Inst Japan, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3058563, Japan
[2] Kubota Corp, Chuo Ku, Tokyo 1038310, Japan
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10.1063/1.2364579
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O59 [应用物理学];
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An adaptive laser ultrasound system using optical two-wave mixing technique with photorefractive quantum wells is developed for crack characterization in noisy environments. AlGaAs/GaAs photorefractive multiple quantum wells featuring a quick response time of 9.1 mu s cancel disturbances below 100 kHz. A laser-generated Rayleigh wave in a thermoelastic regime is used for crack characterization. The positions and depths of artificial cracks, 3 and 5 mm in depth and 0.2 mm in width, were evaluated. The crack orientations were also determined using a shear wave that was generated through mode conversion of a Rayleigh wave at the crack tip. (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics.
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