• DocumentCode
    956308
  • Title

    Generation of surface acoustic waves by means of a c.w. laser

  • Author

    Ash, E.A. ; Dieulesaint, E. ; Rakouth, H.

  • Author_Institution
    Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Laboratoire d´Acoustoélectricité, Paris, France
  • Volume
    16
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    1980
  • Firstpage
    470
  • Lastpage
    472
  • Abstract
    Acoustic surface waves have been generated in a solid by using a c.w. laser modulated at 10 MHz. The arrangement is regarded as potentially useful for a nondestructive testing system in which both the generation and the detection of surface waves is effected by means of a laser.
  • Keywords
    acoustic generators; laser beam applications; nondestructive testing; photoacoustic effect; surface acoustic wave devices; surface acoustic waves; CW laser; SAW; nondestructive testing system;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19800331
  • Filename
    4244100