DocumentCode
500107
Title
Terahertz imaging of aircraft composites
Author
Bohn, Matthew J. ; Stoik, Christopher D. ; Blackshire, James L.
Author_Institution
Air Force Inst. of Technol., Wright Patterson AFB, OH, USA
fYear
2009
fDate
2-4 June 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Damaged aircraft composites were prepared simulating voids, delaminations, puncture holes, burns and paint removal. Terahertz time domain spectroscopy in reflection configuration was assessed as a non-destructive evaluation (NDE) technique and compared to traditional NDE techniques.
Keywords
aerospace materials; composite materials; nondestructive testing; terahertz spectroscopy; terahertz wave imaging; NDE; aircraft composites; nondestructive evaluation; terahertz time domain spectroscopy; Aircraft manufacture; Aircraft propulsion; Composite materials; Delamination; Glass; Military aircraft; Optical imaging; Optical pulses; Spectroscopy; Ultrasonic imaging; (110.6795) Terahertz imaging; (120.4290) Nondestructive testing; (300.6495) Spectroscopy, terahertz;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-869-8
Type
conf
Filename
5225488
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