Fabrication of Cheap Optical Transducers (CHOTs) on film carriers for in-situ application and generation of surface acoustic waves

V. Ageeva, T. Stratoudaki, M. Clark, Michael Geoffrey Somekh

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Abstract

Cheap optical transducers (CHOTs) are patterns on the surface of a component activated by lasers to generate and detect ultrasound. Excited optically, with minimal surface impact, and fully customizable, CHOTs provide a simple alternative to conventional piezoelectric transducers, offering wireless, remote operation. Of particular interest is application of CHOTs for in-situ ultrasonic inspection of hard-to reach and complex-geometry components such as those of aero-engines. A suitable fabrication method has been developed to allow in-situ application of CHOTs onto large size and curved components, as well as those already in service, challenging for current laboratory-based micro-patterning methods. This work describes the fabrication of a transferable g-CHOT for generation of ultrasound. The g- CHOT has been made on an SU8 carrier film using a sacrificial polystyrene layer, allowing the transducer to be transferred from the substrate and subsequently delivered and applied to the surface of the sample in-situ. The functionality of the fabricated transducer is demonstrated by detection of the Surface Acoustic Waves (SAW) generated by the g-CHOT transferred onto glass and aluminium samples.
Original languageEnglish
Article number012010
JournalJournal of Physics: Conference Series
Volume581
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2015
Externally publishedYes
Event13th Anglo-French Physical Acoustics Conference, AFPAC 2014 - Selsdon Park Hotel, Croydon, United Kingdom
Duration: 15 Jan 201417 Jan 2014

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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