Fiber-optic interferometric sensor for the detection of acoustic emission within composite materials.
An optical-fiber Michelson interferometric acoustic emission sensor is described. The sensor uses ordinary singlemode fiber and is embedded in the composite material under test. Signals are demodulated through the active homodyne. This system provides a novel approach for material nondestructive evaluation.
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