Laser Technology in Aerodynamic Measurements.

Abstract

;Contents: An introduction to the laser; Principles of holography; Mathematical methods in coherent optical systems analysis; Effects of coherence on flow visualization methods; Aerodynamic holography; Experimental holography; Characteristics of dielectric holograms; Applications of pulsed laser holography; Laser beam probing for aerodynamic flow field analysis; The laser in high speed photography; Laser metrology; Application of duel scatter laser doppler velocimeters for wind tunnel measurements.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0742619

Entities

People

  • R. C. Pankhurst

Organizations

  • AGARD

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Flow
  • Flow Fields
  • Flow Visualization
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • High Speed Photography
  • Holography
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Photographic Materials
  • Photography
  • Pulsed Lasers
  • Systems Analysis
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy