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Fiber Bragg grating sensing system for detection of laser-induced ultrasonics in application to railway

  • Yang Zhao
  • , Yinian Zhu
  • , Junfang Wang
  • , Songye Zhu
  • , Jian Ma
  • Laser Research Institute of Shandong Academy of Science
  • Northwestern University
  • Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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Abstract

This paper presents a new approach for detecting ultrasonic generated by a laser in the confined ablation regime, utilizing an adaptive fiber Bragg gratin (FBG) sensing system. A nanosecond pulsed laser is used for generating ultrasonic wave in aluminum specimen with water-confined layer. Experimental measurements demonstrate that the amplitudes of Rayleigh wave in the confined ablation regime are unexpectedly 8 times larger than the ones in direct ablation regime when the incident laser intensity is about 0.12×109 W/cm2. It is shown that confinement of the surface with a waterconfined layer provides an effective method of enhancing amplitude of laser-induced ultrasonic waves in the target material about an order of magnitude. These results indicate that the possibility of applying the laser-based FBG ultrasonic sensing system in nondestructive testing (NDT) and structure health monitoring (SHM) within special structural materials of high-speed train.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationStructural Health Monitoring 2017
Subtitle of host publicationReal-Time Material State Awareness and Data-Driven Safety Assurance - Proceedings of the 11th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, IWSHM 2017
EditorsFu-Kuo Chang, Fotis Kopsaftopoulos
PublisherDEStech Publications
Pages2830-2839
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)9781605953304
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event11th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring 2017: Real-Time Material State Awareness and Data-Driven Safety Assurance, IWSHM 2017 - Stanford, United States
Duration: 12 Sep 201714 Sep 2017

Publication series

NameStructural Health Monitoring 2017: Real-Time Material State Awareness and Data-Driven Safety Assurance - Proceedings of the 11th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, IWSHM 2017
Volume2

Conference

Conference11th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring 2017: Real-Time Material State Awareness and Data-Driven Safety Assurance, IWSHM 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityStanford
Period12/09/1714/09/17

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