Holographic Interferometric Fringe Analysis and Measurements of Controlled Surface Displacements.

Abstract

Piezoelectric transducers were used to control small displacements of a diffusely reflecting surface. Using double exposure and real time holographic techniques, the relationship between the surface motion and resulting interference fringe patterns was studied. The extent of the surface displacement was measured from the two and three dimensional nature of the interference fringes. The interferometric results were correlated with the actual displacements. The results indicate that holographic interferometry can be used as a practical method to obtain deformations of three dimensional objects and that piezoelectric transducers are an effective aid for the study of holographic interferometry. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0874653

Entities

People

  • George H. Ratner

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Displacement
  • Interferometry
  • Measurement
  • Piezoelectric Transducers
  • Three Dimensional
  • Transducers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.