GB1583057A - Sonic pulse generator - Google Patents

Sonic pulse generator Download PDF

Info

Publication number
GB1583057A
GB1583057A GB30414/77A GB3041477A GB1583057A GB 1583057 A GB1583057 A GB 1583057A GB 30414/77 A GB30414/77 A GB 30414/77A GB 3041477 A GB3041477 A GB 3041477A GB 1583057 A GB1583057 A GB 1583057A
Authority
GB
United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
pulse generator
absorbing layer
energy
energy absorbing
layer
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired
Application number
GB30414/77A
Other languages
English (en)
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
International Business Machines Corp
Original Assignee
International Business Machines Corp
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by International Business Machines Corp filed Critical International Business Machines Corp
Publication of GB1583057A publication Critical patent/GB1583057A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • GPHYSICS
    • G10MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10KSOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10K15/00Acoustics not otherwise provided for
    • G10K15/04Sound-producing devices
    • G10K15/046Sound-producing devices using optical excitation, e.g. laser bundle
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01NINVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N2291/00Indexing codes associated with group G01N29/00
    • G01N2291/02Indexing codes associated with the analysed material
    • G01N2291/028Material parameters
    • G01N2291/02827Elastic parameters, strength or force

Landscapes

  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analyzing Materials By The Use Of Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analysing Materials By Optical Means (AREA)
  • Piezo-Electric Transducers For Audible Bands (AREA)
  • Thermotherapy And Cooling Therapy Devices (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)
GB30414/77A 1976-11-23 1977-07-20 Sonic pulse generator Expired GB1583057A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US05/744,354 US4137991A (en) 1976-11-23 1976-11-23 Clamped acoustic elastic wave generator

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB1583057A true GB1583057A (en) 1981-01-21

Family

ID=24992393

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB30414/77A Expired GB1583057A (en) 1976-11-23 1977-07-20 Sonic pulse generator

Country Status (7)

Country Link
US (1) US4137991A (enExample)
JP (1) JPS5811639B2 (enExample)
CA (1) CA1097791A (enExample)
DE (1) DE2732855C2 (enExample)
FR (1) FR2371243A1 (enExample)
GB (1) GB1583057A (enExample)
IT (1) IT1118045B (enExample)

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2172994A (en) * 1984-03-08 1986-10-01 Rockwell International Corp Contact-free ultrasonic transduction for flaw and acoustic discontinuity detection
GB2185816A (en) * 1986-01-27 1987-07-29 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Ultrasonic weld monitoring
GB2270159A (en) * 1992-03-13 1994-03-02 Scient Generics Ltd Optically controlled ultrasound array

Families Citing this family (32)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE2952885C2 (de) * 1978-06-20 1986-01-30 Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd., Osaka Vorrichtung zur berührungslosen Ultraschallfehlerprüfung
US4255971A (en) * 1978-11-01 1981-03-17 Allan Rosencwaig Thermoacoustic microscopy
US4267732A (en) * 1978-11-29 1981-05-19 Stanford University Board Of Trustees Acoustic microscope and method
US4269067A (en) * 1979-05-18 1981-05-26 International Business Machines Corporation Method and apparatus for focusing elastic waves converted from thermal energy
US4276780A (en) * 1979-11-29 1981-07-07 Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated Optoacoustic spectroscopy of thin layers
US4484820A (en) * 1982-05-25 1984-11-27 Therma-Wave, Inc. Method for evaluating the quality of the bond between two members utilizing thermoacoustic microscopy
US6317388B1 (en) * 1982-06-28 2001-11-13 Lockheed Martin Corporation Thermoacoustic bi-static sonar system
US4512197A (en) * 1983-09-01 1985-04-23 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Apparatus for generating a focusable and scannable ultrasonic beam for non-destructive examination
JPS60252257A (ja) * 1984-05-29 1985-12-12 Agency Of Ind Science & Technol 表面欠陥検出方法
US4666308A (en) * 1984-10-30 1987-05-19 Stanford University Method and apparatus for non-destructive testing using acoustic-optic laser probe
US4682897A (en) * 1984-12-10 1987-07-28 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Light scattering measuring apparatus
US4674332A (en) * 1986-02-20 1987-06-23 Union Camp Corporation Laser induced acoustic generation for sonic modulus
JPS638551A (ja) * 1986-06-28 1988-01-14 Japan Spectroscopic Co 顕微光音響赤外分光分析法及び装置
EP0257489A1 (en) * 1986-08-15 1988-03-02 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Method for generating a sound wave by utilizing electron rays etc., and optical device for controlling a light by an elastic wave generated by said method
GB8727875D0 (en) * 1987-11-27 1987-12-31 Cogent Ltd Ultrasonic probe
US5381695A (en) * 1987-11-27 1995-01-17 British Technology Group Ltd. Apparatus for investigating a sample with ultrasound
DE69131528T2 (de) * 1990-05-30 2000-05-04 Hitachi, Ltd. Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Behandlung eines sehr kleinen Bereichs einer Probe
US5226730A (en) * 1992-05-27 1993-07-13 The Babcock & Wilcox Company Internal temperature monitor for work pieces
DE19743336C2 (de) 1997-09-30 2002-01-31 Siemens Ag Vorrichtung zur Erzeugung von Ultraschallfeldern
JP3430258B2 (ja) * 2000-10-17 2003-07-28 独立行政法人産業技術総合研究所 熱拡散率と界面熱抵抗の測定方法
WO2002101377A1 (en) * 2001-06-07 2002-12-19 Tokyo Electron Limited Apparatus and method for determining clamping status of semiconductor wafer
US7260023B2 (en) * 2004-11-02 2007-08-21 United Statesof America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Remote underwater laser acoustic source
US20060272418A1 (en) * 2005-06-03 2006-12-07 Brown University Opto-acoustic methods and apparatus for perfoming high resolution acoustic imaging and other sample probing and modification operations
US7624640B2 (en) * 2005-06-03 2009-12-01 Brown University Opto-acoustic methods and apparatus for performing high resolution acoustic imaging and other sample probing and modification operations
WO2008097527A1 (en) * 2007-02-05 2008-08-14 Brown University Enhanced ultra-high resolution acoustic microscope
JP5134277B2 (ja) * 2007-03-30 2013-01-30 三菱重工業株式会社 超音波検査装置
JP5260130B2 (ja) * 2007-08-10 2013-08-14 三菱重工業株式会社 超音波検査装置、超音波検査方法および原子力プラントの非破壊検査方法
JP5078755B2 (ja) * 2008-05-29 2012-11-21 三菱重工業株式会社 超音波検査装置および原子力プラントの非破壊検査方法
JP4688977B2 (ja) * 2009-06-08 2011-05-25 パナソニック株式会社 音波発生器とその製造方法ならびに音波発生器を用いた音波発生方法
WO2011047016A1 (en) * 2009-10-13 2011-04-21 Picometrix, Llc System and method for detection and measurement of interfacial properties in single and multilayer objects
KR101989155B1 (ko) * 2012-08-01 2019-06-17 삼성전자주식회사 초음파 변환기, 이를 포함하는 초음파 발생 장치 및 시스템
US20230236155A1 (en) * 2020-06-18 2023-07-27 Agency For Science, Technology And Research A light-acoustic system and a method for detecting an anomaly in a structure

Family Cites Families (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2483768A (en) * 1944-06-15 1949-10-04 Rca Corp Microwave-acoustic wave translator
FR1377335A (fr) * 1963-07-30 1964-11-06 Centre Nat Rech Scient Adaptation de têtes laser sur des ensembles mécaniques, en particulier sur des microscopes
US3322231A (en) * 1964-12-29 1967-05-30 Mobil Oil Corp Methods and systems utilizing lasers for generating seismic energy
US3392368A (en) * 1967-03-15 1968-07-09 Ibm Ultrasonic and hypersonic sound generator
US3532181A (en) * 1967-06-01 1970-10-06 United Aircraft Corp Laser induced acoustic generator
US3583212A (en) * 1968-11-22 1971-06-08 Bell Telephone Labor Inc Apparatus for generating and utilizing frequency-swept phonons

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2172994A (en) * 1984-03-08 1986-10-01 Rockwell International Corp Contact-free ultrasonic transduction for flaw and acoustic discontinuity detection
GB2172994B (en) * 1984-03-08 1989-08-16 Rockwell International Corp Contact-free ultrasonic transduction for flaw and acoustic discontinuity detection
GB2185816A (en) * 1986-01-27 1987-07-29 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Ultrasonic weld monitoring
GB2185816B (en) * 1986-01-27 1990-04-25 Atomic Energy Authority Uk Ultrasonic weld monitoring
GB2270159A (en) * 1992-03-13 1994-03-02 Scient Generics Ltd Optically controlled ultrasound array

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
US4137991A (en) 1979-02-06
DE2732855A1 (de) 1978-05-24
FR2371243A1 (fr) 1978-06-16
FR2371243B1 (enExample) 1982-04-09
DE2732855C2 (de) 1983-01-20
JPS5811639B2 (ja) 1983-03-03
CA1097791A (en) 1981-03-17
JPS5365718A (en) 1978-06-12
IT1118045B (it) 1986-02-24

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
GB1583057A (en) Sonic pulse generator
US4430897A (en) Acoustic microscope and method
EP0012262B1 (en) Apparatus and method for acoustically examining a microscopic portion of an object
AU684706B2 (en) A device for determining the size and charge of colloidal particles
Hutchins et al. Laser generated ultrasound at modified metal surfaces
US3529465A (en) Fatigue testing and apparatus therefor
Cargill III Electron‐acoustic microscopy
Wright et al. Studies of laser‐generated ultrasound using a micromachined silicon electrostatic transducer in air
US3233450A (en) Acoustic flaw detection system
JPS61250551A (ja) 走査型音響顕微鏡
US3605486A (en) Method and apparatus for measuring adhesion of material bonds
US3742439A (en) Imaging system
Weaver et al. Acoustic microscopy of solid materials
US4553089A (en) Devices designed to measure locally the electric charges carried by dielectrics
US4593565A (en) Apparatus for nondestructive workpiece inspection employing thermoelastically and electrodynamically induced elastic waves
Wetsel Jr Ultrasonic‐wave generation by harmonic heating in composite structures
Davies et al. Scanning electron acoustic microscopy
Marchand et al. Determination of the elastic constants of materials, in the form of plates, by a free vibration method
Fay et al. The influence of spatial polarization distribution on spot poled PVDF membrane hydrophone performance
Or High frequency transducer for ultrasonic bonding
Hutchins Non-Contact Ultrasonic Transducers for not
US4062105A (en) Method for fabricating ferroelectric ultrasonic transducers
Aas et al. Investigation to determine the feasibility of employing laser beam holography for the detection and characterization of bond defects in composite material structures Final report
Hutchins et al. Ultrasonic Waveforms in Metal Plates Using Laser Generation and Emat Detection
Radziszewski Propagation parameters of ultrasonic waves in polymer composites

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PS Patent sealed [section 19, patents act 1949]
PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee