During the last decade, significant advances in the field of remote detection of ultrasound
have taken place. Optical systems with increasing sensitivity for monitoring ultrasound on …

The first book devoted to laser techniques in the generation and reception of ultrasonic
waves in materials, Laser Ultrasonics: Techniques and Applications provides a full …

The laser generation of ultrasound in solids is reviewed with particular emphasis on the
application of this unique ultrasonic source. Three regimes for the generation of ultrasound …

Most books on ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation (NDE) focus either on its theoretical
background or on advanced applications. Furthermore, information on the most current …

A method which allows broadband (from typically 1 KHz) optical detection of ultrasound with
large light gathering from a scattering surface is presented. The wave scattered by the …

The main suggestions in practical applications of dynamic photorefractive holographic
recording for interferometry, processing of 2D pictures, operations with laser beams, and …

The characteristics of an interferometric system based on two-wave mixing at 1.06 μm in
photorefractive InP: Fe under an applied field for the detection of ultrasonic motion of a …

We report on a noncontact photoacoustic imaging (PAI) technique in which a low-coherence
interferometer [(LCI), optical coherence tomography (OCT) hardware] is utilized as the …

Optical methods have widely been used for measurement of particle velocity and
displacement, dynamic surface displacements associated with impact, and shock wave …

Ultrasonic techniques are widely used in industry for thickness gauging, flaw detection and
materials characterization [1]. The ultrasonic waves are usually generated and detected by …