Time-division-multiplexed 3D shearography

Stephen W. James; Ralph P. Tatam

doi:10.1117/12.357738

13 August 1999 Time-division-multiplexed 3D shearography

Stephen W. James, Ralph P. Tatam

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Proceedings Volume 3744, Interferometry '99: Techniques and Technologies; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.357738
Event: International Conference on Optical Metrology, 1999, Pultusk Castle, Poland

Abstract

The development of a time-division-multiplexed 3D digital shearography instrument is described. The system provides simultaneous measurement of the in-plane and out-of-plane deformation gradients, allowing full surface strain analysis. The object under investigation is sequentially illuminated from three directions by three fiber coupled high power laser diode sources, and imaged onto a CCD camera through a single shearing interferometer. The pulsing of the sources is synchronized with the camera frame rate. Phase stepping is achieved using laser diode wavelength tuning combined with a path length imbalance in the shearing interferometer. The source pulsing schedule and image acquisition are controlled from a PC. An analysis of the optimum illumination geometry is presented. The performance of the system is evaluated on laboratory test samples.

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Stephen W. James and Ralph P. Tatam "Time-division-multiplexed 3D shearography", Proc. SPIE 3744, Interferometry '99: Techniques and Technologies, (13 August 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.357738

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