Holographic Interferometry Apparatus and Method of Measuring Deflections of Dynamic Bodies.

Abstract

In the holographic interferometry apparatus of the patent application an object is arranged for synchronous rotation with a holographic recording plate on a motor shaft to thereby provide a constant spatial relationship between the object and plate. A pulsed source of coherent light is optically divided into an object and a reference beam which are expanded by separate lenses and directed symetrically of the axis of the rotating object. The expanded reference beam illuminates the holographic plate while the expanded object beam is scattered off the rotating object back to a centrally-apertured fully reflective mirror disposed concentrically of the object beam axis. The object beam is reflected by the mirror onth the holographic plate.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 25, 1974
Accession Number
ADD001208

Entities

People

  • Frederic T. Mendenhall Jr
  • Jerome P. Sikora

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Angular Motion
  • Deflection
  • Interferometry
  • Patent Applications
  • Patents
  • Rotation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.